If your vehicle has been involved in an accident, you might be asking, “How long do car repairs take?” Essentially, the time it takes to restore your car to its former pristine state will depend on several factors, including the extent of the damage, how long it takes for parts to arrive and how busy your chosen panel beater is with other jobs.

Damage Assessment & Quoting

The first thing your panel beater has to do is assess the damage and provide a quote. A minor car scratch repair can be done fairly quickly, but if there’s more extensive damage, this can take far longer, especially if your repairer has to liaise with your insurance company to provide a reasonable quote that the insurer will accept. This process can take 3 or more days, depending on how long it takes for your insurer to approve the quote.

Waiting For Parts

For more major repairs, your panel beater will need to replace some of the parts that are more extensively damaged. This can delay the time it takes to repair your car, especially if parts are difficult to find or have to be imported from overseas. While you could expect a major repair to take at least two weeks, waiting for parts to arrive could easily extend this time by a few more days.

Panel Beating & Painting

Minor dents and scratches can usually be fixed within 1 to 3 days, as the Paintless dent removal process makes this relatively simple, and there will be no need for a complete spray paint. On the other hand, major repairs will usually take 1 to 2 weeks to ensure that the repair is carried out correctly.

Reassembly

Once all panels have been repaired and the new parts have been painted to match the colour of your vehicle, the car needs to be reassembled to bring it back to its original condition. This will all be included in the overall time of 1 to 2 weeks, as long as everything fits together smoothly.

Quality Check

After your car has been reassembled and any necessary spray painting has been completed, your panel beater must do a quality check of the workmanship to ensure that everything looks pristine. This usually shouldn’t take too long, depending on how many other vehicles need to be checked.

Panel Beater’s Workload

You’ll also want to consider how busy your chosen panel beater is. When you call them for a quote, the technician should be able to tell you when it’s possible to start the repair on your vehicle, depending on how many cars are in for repair at any given time.

What To Expect

• Your panel beater should communicate with you clearly and let you know exactly how long the repair is expected to take.
• If there’s any type of hold-up with getting parts, for example, you should expect your panel beater to be fully transparent and let you know.
• If things are taking longer than expected, make sure you communicate with your panel beater so that you know exactly what’s going on.
• Don’t be tempted to try and rush the work, because a rushed job can result in unsatisfactory workmanship and your vehicle won’t pass the quality assessment.

To Get A Good Estimate Of Your Repair Job, Contact Us Today

At Bridge Road Body Works, we endeavour to complete the necessary repair work on your vehicle as quickly as we possibly can without jeopardising the quality of our work. Once you let us know the extent of the damage, we can usually give you an estimate on how long it will take to repair. This way, you can plan for alternative transport while you’re waiting for your car to be fixed.