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$30,000+. A quarter panel scheduled to be CUT OFF. 😳

That was the reality this Rivian owner was facing.

The conventional body shop repairs called for either removing the original quarter panel (entire uniside) or cutting and sectioning in a replacement. The customer simply wasn’t comfortable with either of those options—not only because of the nearly $20,000-$30,000 price tag, but because once that original panel is cut off, there’s no going back.

So instead, they made the trip all the way from NEW JERSEY to FLORIDA to see if I could save it. 🚙➡️🌴

Four days and MANY hours of extremely tedious metal work later…

✅ Original factory quarter panel SAVED
✅ Original factory paint PRESERVED
✅ NO drilling holes
✅ NO cutting or sectioning
✅ ALL factory welds left intact
✅ NO body filler
✅ NO repainting

The plastic bumper was also heavily damaged in the impact and the customer had already been advised that replacement would be necessary for perfect fit and alignment. They were completely comfortable living with the bumper damage for now and deciding on replacement later—my focus was strictly on saving and restoring the original metal quarter panel and paint.

Was this the easy way to repair it? Absolutely not.

But sometimes the goal isn’t finding the easiest repair—it’s finding the repair that preserves as much of the vehicle as possible.

Seeing how excited this customer was with the finished result made every hour invested worth it. They traveled from New Jersey to Florida with one goal: keep their Rivian original.

Mission accomplished. 🙌

Original is only original once.

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Using the hula hoop to fix a dent on this Camaro. 

It’s funny how you’ll have a tool that’s unused for years, and then one day it comes in clutch on a repair. Then all of a sudden you’re using it weekly. 

Expanding possibilities!

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