BMW E46 M3
Touch-ups
This stunning m3 has left us now after a few touch ups to make her look good as new.
Luke, @lb_autoworks
Smoothed.
Matched.
Sprayed.
Paint and custom body work, out of a body shop in Ripley. Bumper and panel repairs, resprays and colour changes — matched to the car they go back on.
What comes through the shop
Jobs Luke takes on
Bumper and panel repair
Scuffed corners, kerbed bumpers, dented wings and quarters — repaired and blended back in rather than replaced where the panel allows.
Respray and colour change
Single panels through to a full change of colour, sprayed in the booth.
Smoothing and custom body work
Handles, badges, aerials and boot locks shaved and smoothed, then painted so the panel reads as one piece.
Alloy wheels
Wheels stripped and refinished in a new colour to change how the whole car sits.
Paint matching
Colour matched to the car it is going on — including matching one finish across two different vehicles.
Machine polish and tidy-ups
Smaller jobs: touching in chips and marks to bring a good car back to its best.
Recent
Off the ramp
Vauxhall Corsa
Front bumper repair
Nice little bumper repair on this corsa this week plus much more.
Luke, @lb_autoworks
How it works
Photo first,
paint second
Send a photo
WhatsApp Luke a picture of the damage — one of the damaged area, one of the whole car — or give him a ring if you would rather talk it through.
Hear what it needs
He can usually tell from a photo what a job involves — a repair blended back in, a panel resprayed, or a full change of colour.
In the booth
The car is masked up and sprayed in the booth, the colour matched to the car it is going back on.
Where
Ripley,
Derbyshire
The body shop is in Ripley, DE5 3JH. Send a photo of the damage over on WhatsApp, or give Luke a ring, and he will come back to you.