It is a different matter when a car requires body repair. Although in some cases deformations can affect its handling, in most cases it is simply embarrassing to drive such a car because of its unpresentable appearance. All body defects can be divided into three categories:
– dents that can be removed without painting;
– defects requiring straightening;
– the need for body geometry restoration.
If the collision of cars occurred at a very low speed and the paintwork is not damaged, there is a fairly high chance of getting rid of the dent without resorting to straightening and painting. The procedure itself is relatively expensive, but you save on painting the car. The chance of successful dent restoration is 80%, which is very good.
In the second case, when the old-fashioned straightening is required, it is best to find an experienced master. If the repair is done by a recent graduate of some vocational school without knowledge and skills, there is a danger that there will be a centimeter layer of putty on the dent, while experienced body workers try not to use putty at all. Of course, with this type of repair, subsequent painting is unavoidable, but there is a way to save money. If you go to a modern service where they offer local painting using computer color matching, you can save up to 50%.
If the body is, as they say, 'accordion-like', but the mechanical parts are in normal condition, it can also be restored, but at a considerable cost. There are special computerized stands that, after diagnostics, simulate a reverse impact. Applying force of several dozen tons, they straighten the body, and then after welding work, a full paint job of the car will be required, which will not be cheap, but you cannot buy a spare body at an auto parts store, so the procedure of restoring body geometry is quite popular.
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