SHOW YOUR CAR SOME LOVE

Kurt's CARSTAR Collision Center recommends you Give Your Car a Makeover that Will Bring Back that New Car Love

There’s nothing like falling in love for the first time with a new car. The smell of the new interior, the shine of the brand new paint and the thrill of those first few drives just made your appreciation for your new vehicle grow. Now, after a few years, it sits in the street looking faded and in need of some help to restore its once beautiful shine.

“It’ sad to see a car that used to be the pride and joy of its owner become run down, lose its looks and be cast aside in favor of a newer, shinier model,” “Rather than go to the expense and trouble of replacing a car, there are a number of affordable improvements that a local Maryville collision center can do that will take years off of a car’s looks.”

With these simple updates, you’ll fall in love with your car all over again. Not only will your car look just like it once did, you’ll preserve the value of the vehicle for years to come.For a $500 investment, a local St Louis area body shop can make the following updates to restore the looks of your car that will last much longer and retain it's value:

1. Replace missing or damaged trim or decorative elements.
2. Restore the headlights to remove scratches and yellow hazing that age the car and diminish visibility.
3. Clean the wheels and tires to remove brake dust and highway grime.
4. Conduct a thorough cleaning of the car’s exterior and interior
5. Repair small scratches in the clear coat and paint to a like-new surface.
6. Repair minor dings and dents without replacing the body panels.
7. Restore black plastic bumpers, door handles and tires to brand new finish.
8. Update all of the light bulbs with newer long-lasting bulbs.
9. Restore the finish of the car, starting with clay bar and rubbing compound and finishing with a long-lasting synthetic wax.
   

For more information on tips to dealing with an accident or having your car repaired after a collision. Kurt's CARSTAR Collision Center offers high-quality, reliable repair service in Maryville, Edwardsville, Troy, Collinsville, Glen Carbon and Highland Illinois. Just call 618-345-4519 when you need a vehicle repair and we will send the tow truck, contact your insurance company, arrange for a rental car and repair your car. For more information on services and locations, please visit the St. Louis Area Carstar website.

Understanding Your Auto Body Repair Estimate

When your vehicle needs to be repaired, you want a repair facility you can trust to keep you informed throughout the process, provide excellent customer service, deliver your vehicle on time and get you back on the road with the highest quality repair. It is also important to know before the work begins how much out of pocket expense you may encounter and to ensure your auto body repair estimate is covering everything.

Your estimate should include: 

• A thorough inspection of the work to be done on your vehicle
• A description of the repair parts to be used
• What items your insurance will and will not cover
• The expected amount of the repair.

One of the reasons estimates may differ from another shop is thoroughness of the appraisal process. Some estimates may leave necessary repairs out of the initial estimate, causing the amount to be different from another facility. At Kurt's CARSTAR Collision Center in Maryville, IL we are thorough to identify the steps necessary for a quality and safe repair for your vehicle.