Panel Beating in Innisfail
- Panels reshaped, not just replaced
- Chassis & structural straightening
- Steel & aluminium bodywork
Reshaping Damaged Bodywork
A dented door or a creased guard won't fix itself, and putting off the repair usually means dealing with rust later on. At A1 Collision Repair Centre Innisfail, our panel beating work covers everything from a supermarket car park ding through to heavily damaged bodywork after a collision. We use dent pulling equipment and a scissor lift chassis aligner, which lets us work panels and structures back to their original shape rather than replacing them wherever possible. That usually keeps the cost down and keeps more of the original vehicle intact. Once the panels are right, most jobs move straight through to spray painting so the finish matches the surrounding bodywork. Call us on (07) 4061 7091 for a free quote.
What Panel Beating Involves
Panel work covers a wider range of jobs than most people expect.
- We work dents and creases out of panels using dent pulling equipment rather than cutting them out. Keeping the original panel is usually cheaper and holds its value better on an older vehicle.
- Where a panel is too far gone to save, we replace it and align it against the panels around it. Getting the gaps and lines consistent matters as much as the panel itself.
- We straighten chassis and structural damage on a scissor lift aligner, which pulls the vehicle back to its correct measurements. This step comes before any cosmetic work, because panels fitted to a twisted structure will never line up.
- Aluminium panels and fabricated sections are handled separately from steel, as the two behave differently under heat and pressure. We take on aluminium fabrication where a section needs to be made rather than bought.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Panel beating is the specific craft of reshaping and replacing damaged bodywork. Smash repairs is the broader job of returning a vehicle to a roadworthy, pre-accident condition, which usually includes panel beating as one part of it.
Sometimes, if the paint surface hasn't been broken or stretched, a dent can be worked out and left as is. Once the paint has cracked or the metal has been filled, the panel will need refinishing to match the rest of the vehicle.
It depends on how far the metal has been stretched and whether any structural sections are involved. A skilled repair is usually possible on shallow damage, while sharp creases and torn metal are generally better replaced.
