Panel, frame, finish
Collision Repair
If your car or light duty truck has been in an accident, we put the body lines back where the factory drew them, and we work the insurance claim with you instead of leaving you to it alone.
Chapter 01
What a hit actually does to the car
A wreck rarely stops at the panel you can see is dented. A hit to the front or rear corner walks force back through the frame rail, and if that rail is out of alignment the doors stop closing flush, the hood gaps unevenly, and tires wear on one edge no matter how new they are. We have had cars come in from a low speed parking lot tap that looked cosmetic and turned out to need a frame pull once we got it on the rack.
We see the same pattern from customers on East Main Street here in Lewisville after a highway merge clip or a deer strike out on the farm roads. One customer hit a deer in December when other shops in the area quoted up to a two month wait to even start. We got that car in and working right away, because a car sitting outside for two months with a cracked bumper and an open panel seam is a car taking on more damage every week it waits.
A finished white SUV, cleaned and ready for collection after collision repair at Alex Paint & Body Shop
How we work the repair
We pull the vehicle onto the frame machine first, before any bodywork starts, and measure the unibody against factory spec rather than eyeballing it square. Panels that can be straightened are worked back true; panels that were bent past factory tolerance are replaced rather than filled and hoped for. Paint is matched and blended into the adjoining panels so the repair does not read as a patch under afternoon sun on the lot.
Alex was patient and helpful walking a recent customer through the insurance side of a claim, and that is how we run every job that goes through a carrier: we document the damage, work the estimate with the adjuster, and keep you updated rather than handing you a claim number and going quiet. With over 25 years in this shop, ASE and I-CAR certified technicians, and BBB accreditation, the same people who take the estimate are the ones doing the frame and paint work.
Chapter 03
Why finishing it right matters
A frame that is out of alignment even slightly will keep chewing through tires and pulling the car to one side long after the visible dent is gone, and a panel gap left uneven is usually the first sign an insurance appraiser or a future buyer will spot that the car was in a wreck. Getting it measured and corrected the first time, rather than bolted back together to pass a glance, is what keeps the repair invisible for the life of the car.
Every collision repair car leaves the bay cleaned inside and out before you pick it up. If you notice a new panel gap, a paint edge catching light differently, or a pull to one side in the weeks after a repair, call us and we will look at it. We are at 545 E Main St in Lewisville, and after hours the shop runs a 24 hour emergency towing line at (972) 219-7090 if a breakdown or another hit happens before your next visit.
Alex Paint & Body Shop, 545 E Main St, Lewisville, TX. Rated 4.8 out of 5 from 258 Google reviews. Call (214) 222-3141, or reach the 24 hour tow line at (972) 219-7090.
Need a tow after a wreck? The 24 hour emergency line is (972) 219-7090.