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Old Mar 27, 2009 | 05:11 AM
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Default I agree and let me add some specifics.

Do some networking to find the best body person in your area. What is good work to one person could be horrible to me. I am as picky as they come. I ask for all body parts that need painting to be painted off the car so the overspray is eliminated. The color must be perfect to do this as most body shops want to blend paint down the entire side of the car. That is their easy way of hiding a bad color match. I was blessed with a great body man at my disposal for about 20 years. He died of cancer last year, so I would be in the same boat as you if I needed a body person. Knowing what you want before the work starts can be the difference in a huge loss in value of your car and a great job that can not be noticed by an educated car man. With the event of Carfax and other data services which the insurance companies report to, you can't completely hide a repair. But I have had the exact same type of damage to more than one car in the last 20 years because our highways are becoming full of dangerous items to look out for. I have been able to have cars repaired in the past with incredible precision. At the same time the same body shop could produce a horrible piece of work because it's not the shop you choose but the actual body repair person. Find the best body person and not necessarily the best repair shop. It's worth the extra work with a car like yours. If you need to talk to someone about this PM me and I will call you.
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