Structural welding after a hit. Panels, brackets, rails and undercarriage brought back straight and solid, finished ready for your painter.
4.9 50 reviews from Cleveland customers
Rated with the BBBArc Wheels Welding LLC, since 2023
Black ownedIndependent shop on Cleveland's southeast side
There is a category of collision damage that falls between two shops. Too structural for a body shop that mostly does bumpers and paint, not worth an insurance claim, and quoted by a collision centre at a number that exceeds what the vehicle is worth. The owner ends up driving something with a crumpled corner because nobody wanted the job at a price that made sense.
That job is welding. Panels get pulled and repaired, brackets and mounting points that tore get rebuilt, and rails that moved get brought back. What it is not is an insurance repair with a paint booth attached, and being clear about that difference is what makes the price different.
Panels crumple, which is visible and is usually the easiest part to fix.
Brackets and mounting points tear, which is not visible and is what makes doors stop closing properly afterwards.
Rails and structural members move, which is why a car can look repaired and still pull to one side.
Undercarriage components take damage from debris and from the vehicle being dragged or lifted badly after the fact.
Previous repairs let go, because an impact finds every weak weld on a vehicle at once.
Structure first, always. Panels hang off structure, so aligning a fender to a rail that has moved gives you a panel that fits nothing once the rail is corrected.
Measure before, during and after. Diagonals and reference points get recorded before anything is pulled or cut, because after is too late to find out where it was supposed to be.
Torn brackets get reinforced rather than tacked back where they were. A mounting point that tore in an impact was the weak spot, and repairs that copy the original faithfully leave you with the same weak spot.
Gaps get set with access to adjust, not at the end.
Insurance work. We do not handle claims, estimates for adjusters or supplements. If your repair is going through insurance, a collision centre is the right shop and we will say so on the phone.
No. This shop does not do claims or adjuster estimates. If the repair is going through insurance you want a collision centre. Where we are useful is the repair that is not worth claiming on, or the one an insurer has already written off.
Often yes, and that is a large part of this work. A total loss is an economic decision about replacement cost, not a statement that the vehicle is unrepairable. Send photos and you get a straight answer.
In the repaired area, generally stronger, because the mounting points that tore get reinforced rather than reproduced. What we cannot restore is factory crash structure that has been designed to deform, and we will tell you when that is what you are looking at.
No. Metal only, taken through to dressed and treated, then to your painter.
Most quotes come back the same day the shop is open. Free, no obligation, and if it cannot be repaired you will hear that straight.
