Please let me know who you would use if you had to. I used Perfection a few years ago behind the police department but they seam to be closed now. Any help would be appreciated.
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Randall's on 2nd Street. Good workmanship and honest.
Ronnie Campbells on 72, I just about own stock there. ha they have always done a great job and get your vehicle back to you as soon as possible... wouldn't use anyone else..
Regency (Middle Rd.) is the only way to go if you want perfection on a newer car, in my opinion. I have had numerous vehicles repaired as well as restored several classic Chevy's and Regency's paint skills are superior to any I have found, and they have always come in under estimate for me. As someone who has done some bodywork restoring cars, I can say that you will be hard pressed to find any flaw in their work. Ronnie Campbell's has also done pretty good, but they don't spend as much time and effort on cleanup afterward and I have seen several that had to be returned for minor corrections.
If it is an older auto, that doesn't have to be absolutely perfect, just needs to look good, Harold's in Killen is a good choice. His specialty is restoring antique autos, and he is good at it. He seems to do the best when he is painting the entire car; not quite as good at matching everything up when fixing just small spots. By the way, he is more reasonable than most of the others, so if it is an older car, you might try him.
Any of these three will work well with you and try to please you, and that's worth alot.
If it is an older auto, that doesn't have to be absolutely perfect, just needs to look good, Harold's in Killen is a good choice. His specialty is restoring antique autos, and he is good at it. He seems to do the best when he is painting the entire car; not quite as good at matching everything up when fixing just small spots. By the way, he is more reasonable than most of the others, so if it is an older car, you might try him.
Any of these three will work well with you and try to please you, and that's worth alot.
Our car is a 2004 Honda Element. I'm not sure if they will try to repair or just replace the damage. My wife got rubbed by the trailer of an 18 wheeler so the driver door and front fender have a tire mark on them and the bottom of the trailer came across the top of the fender and hood and put a good scuff on those as well. My dad used Ronnie Campbell once before and was pleased with him as well.
I've used Ronnie Campbell a couple of times and was always pleased with his work. I used Simpson's once, and they did a great job - they got the insurance to agree to just total my truck out 
Now that I am in Madison, I highly recommend Joe Hudson's Collision Center. Good luck getting that Element fixed.
Now that I am in Madison, I highly recommend Joe Hudson's Collision Center. Good luck getting that Element fixed.
Ronnie Campbell's body shop is my pick.
simpsons is great
Gary Newton in Lexington.
Ronnie Campbell has a great reputation, as does Gary Newton. I would use either one of them.
Randalls on 2nd St I am not sure about. I have my OWN personal beliefs but I feel like if anyone wants to use them, it is their business, not mine.
I guess it has a lot to do with where you live, and who you know.
Randalls on 2nd St I am not sure about. I have my OWN personal beliefs but I feel like if anyone wants to use them, it is their business, not mine.
I guess it has a lot to do with where you live, and who you know.
Ronnie Campbell. unfortunately I have had to go to Ronnie's more than I would want to. But I have always been pleased. The car come out looking like it just came off the show room floor. They even vacuumed and cleaned the inside of the car!
Quality Collision in Florence, if they are still around. Also, Long Lewis Ford of the Shoals body shop does good work.
I used to work for State Farm and handled lots of auto claims. It seems to me that Simpson's, Quality, & Ronnie Campbell's were always the most popular. I have personally used Simpson's, more than once (oops) and Hunt's. Unfortunately, my expereience with Hunt's was not that great.
Either location of Simpsons, Sheffield or Killen. Danny Simpson in Sheffield is a stickler for perfection. Which for the customer is a good thing. I took our Pathfinder there once with $8000 worth of damage. When he got through, it was showroom perfect. But Mark in Killen is good too.... cant go wrong at either place.
quote:Originally posted by bama1983:
Ronnie Campbells on 72, I just about own stock there. ha they have always done a great job and get your vehicle back to you as soon as possible... wouldn't use anyone else..
Ronnie Campbell is the one and only one I would recommend. He does a great job and very easy to deal with.
quote:Originally posted by DHS-86:
Quality Collision in Florence, if they are still around. Also, Long Lewis Ford of the Shoals body shop does good work.
Quality Collision isn't around anymore but the prior owner, Greg Richardson, is at Bentley Chevrolet's collison center. He still does great work.
Agree about Hunt's Body shop. Had some recent repair there and he didn't do anything he promised. Will never trust him with a repair again.quote:Originally posted by pintsize:
I used to work for State Farm and handled lots of auto claims. It seems to me that Simpson's, Quality, & Ronnie Campbell's were always the most popular. I have personally used Simpson's, more than once (oops) and Hunt's. Unfortunately, my expereience with Hunt's was not that great.
Johnny's in Petersville...unfortunately, we've used him many times (teenagers! UHG! ), but he does a good job at a fair price.
), but he does a good job at a fair price.
Superior Body Shop, period.
Have to say my experiences with Simpson's were not good. Greg at Quality(now closed but is working at Bentley) painted two of my cars, two of my friends cars and did excellent jobs. I was very pleased and they were too.
Heard the same stories about Hunt's.
Heard the same stories about Hunt's.
I've used Simpson's a couple of times & I loved the outcome... I had my car painted once when I was 17 and the night I picked it up, someone keyed it! I called Simpson's the next day and they fixed the entire driver's side for FREE! good times... Also, I'm obligated to say something nice about Hunt's (b/c obviously no one else can & I'm practically married to one of the guys that work there). Honestly, there is only one person I wuold let work on my car there b/c the others tend to be ding-dongs...
since it sounds like the semi drivers insurance is paying, I'd say go to simpsons. they have fixed my moms cars for years (yes, they know us by our first names now).quote:Originally posted by cjtl1000r:
Our car is a 2004 Honda Element. I'm not sure if they will try to repair or just replace the damage. My wife got rubbed by the trailer of an 18 wheeler so the driver door and front fender have a tire mark on them and the bottom of the trailer came across the top of the fender and hood and put a good scuff on those as well. My dad used Ronnie Campbell once before and was pleased with him as well.
my one suggestion is to make sure of the work to be done. some insurance companies don't pay to pull glass before painting. in those cases, the paint will orange peel on the flat edge going under the window, and it can't be buffed smooth without cutting thru the paint on the rolled edge. its not a big deal, but insurance companies will do whatever they can to save a buck, and the shops usually have their hands tied.
if it was your wifes fault, I'd say check out car-parts.com and source used panels in the color you need. I fixed an accord with parts I found online that turned out to be local. they were factory painted in the correct color and were the same age as the rest of the car. it was a tenth of the price of buying new parts and trying to color match old paint. in one day of removing and replacing, my car was as good as new.