Our Ongoing Technology Investments

Some Tools of the Trade

We continue to invest in best-of-breed technologies that help us to provide superior quality and service to our clients. When we constructed our current facility, we wanted to insure that we not only could efficiently provide state-of-the art vehicle repair and customer service, but that we would also be a good neighbor with environmentally sound practices.

Front Office - managing the information

Beginning with the first customer contact, through work in process and final delivery of your vehicle, our computer systems track the progress of your repair. We always know what stage your vehicle is in and expected completion date. This information system also allows us to work effectively with your insurance company when previously undiscovered damage is exposed during your vehicle's repair.

Straightening Things Out

Damage to a vehicle's frame is all too common after a collision. As we mentioned in the section on hidden damage, precisely correcting frame damage is vital to the driving characteristics and driving safety of your vehicle. We use the some of the best and most precise equipment available from Chief™ Automotive Systems. This is a 3-dimensional measuring and straightening system. When used with our computerized measurements system, this equipment allows us to correctly repair damage to vehicles ranging in size from small unibodies to medium-duty trucks.

Great Finish - Good Neighbors

We discussed our color matching technologies in a previous section. Our ability to apply a "factory quality" finish to your vehicle also uses advanced technology that is environmentally friendly to both our employees and our neighbors. Our Spraybake Paint Booth is environmentally friendly due to its unique, EPA certified water-wash system that scrubs paint and solvent laden air clean and neutralizes isocyanates. Unlike many other systems, the water-wash filtration system is located outside the booth, so the booth's interior stays dry. This allows the booth to be kept totally free of moisture that can adversely affect the finish.

Controlling the Air & Bake Until Done...

A downdraft system keeps a constant top-to-bottom air flow around the vehicle, reducing over spray and preventing particle "drift" during the entire painting cycle. A single control lever converts the insulated booth into a super efficient oven that quickly bakes the paint to a perfect finish. Spraybake's unique indirect heat exchanger can bring the baking temperature to an excess of 200 degrees Fahrenheit within just a few minutes.