When a door, wing or bonnet is too badly dented for paintless dent removal, a skilled panel beater can usually still save it. At our Greenwich body shop we reshape damaged metal panels back to their original line, then paint them to match, so you only pay for new panels when a repair won’t do.
Send a photo of the whole side of the car and close-ups of the dented panels. We’ll tell you whether they can be repaired and give you a quote.
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Panel beating is the craft of reshaping damaged metal back to the shape the car left the factory with. A panel beater works the dent out with hammers, dollies and shaping tools, gradually bringing the metal back to the right line before a thin skim of filler, if any, and paint.
Done well, panel repair saves you the cost of a new panel and keeps more of your car original. We’ll always tell you honestly whether a panel is worth repairing, or whether it’s too stretched, split or rusted and a replacement is the better option.
Usually possible when:
Better when:
Bring the car to our Greenwich body shop for a free look, or send photos first.
Dented and creased car doors repaired, with the door re-hung if needed.
Wings dented by bollards, kerbs or another car.
Dents and creases in the bonnet, often after a front-end bump.
Rear panels pushed in after being hit from behind.
The fixed panels over the rear wheels, which are costly to replace.
Dents from falling branches, hail or loads on the roof.
We check how far the damage goes and remove trim or linings to reach the back of the panel.
The metal is worked back into shape with hammers, dollies and shaping tools.
Any small imperfections are skimmed and sanded until the panel is perfectly flat.
The panel is primed, painted to your paint code and blended into the panels around it.
Panel beating costs depend on the size of the damage and the panel involved. Repairing a panel is often cheaper than replacing it, especially fixed panels like rear quarters. We give you a written quote after a free inspection.
A small dent is quicker than a long, deep crease.
Fixed panels like quarter panels and roofs take more work to reach.
The repaired panel is painted and blended into the ones beside it.
A new panel adds the part cost, plus fitting and painting.
Recent panel beating and panel repair jobs from our Greenwich body shop.
Our body shop is in Greenwich, SE10. We repair car panels for drivers in Greenwich and the Greenwich Peninsula (SE10), Blackheath (SE3), Charlton (SE7), Deptford (SE8), Lewisham (SE13), Woolwich (SE18), Eltham (SE9), Kidbrooke, and the Isle of Dogs and Canary Wharf (E14).
Straight answers about panel repair, panel beating costs and replacement.
Panel beating is the repair of dented or damaged metal car panels by reshaping them back to their original form with hammers, dollies and shaping tools. It is followed by any light filling needed, then paint to match the rest of the car.
It depends on the size and depth of the damage and which panel it’s on. Repairing a panel is often cheaper than replacing it. We give you a written quote after a free inspection.
Paintless dent removal pushes out smaller dents without any paint, when the paint is undamaged. Panel beating is used for larger, deeper or creased damage, and the panel is repainted afterwards.
Most can, but not all. If the metal is badly stretched, split or rusted through, a replacement panel is usually the better option. We’ll explain why if that’s our advice.
Yes. Quarter panels are part of the car’s body shell, so replacing them is a big job. Repairing them by panel beating is often the more sensible option where the damage allows.
Yes. We paint the panel using your car’s manufacturer paint code and blend the colour into the panels next to it.
A single dented panel is quicker than several damaged panels or a panel that needs replacing. We give you a time estimate with your quote.
Our body shop is at Unit 3 Brookmarsh Industrial Estate, Norman Road, Greenwich, London SE10 9QE. We help drivers across Greenwich, Blackheath, Charlton, Deptford, Lewisham, Woolwich, Eltham, the Isle of Dogs and Canary Wharf.
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