Cosmetic repair services
Cosmetic Auto Repair Services in Charlotte
What looks expensive is often a driveway repair.
Robert Crenshaw repairs the visible damage that makes a car look rough: bumpers, paint, scratches, chips, and lenses. He brings the tools and the paint to you.
What cosmetic auto repair is, and what it isn’t
Cosmetic repair fixes what you can see: scraped and cracked bumpers, scratches, rock chips, scuffed mirror caps, cloudy headlights. The goal is for the damage to disappear from view without replacing parts that can be saved.
It isn’t collision repair. Robert doesn’t straighten frames, replace bumper covers, fix metal dents or hail, or touch mechanical and electrical systems. When the photos show that kind of damage, he tells you and points you to a body shop or mechanic. Detail shops and mechanic shops in the area refer their own customers to him.
Why mobile auto paint repair saves money and time
A body shop has a building, a paint booth, and a front office to pay for, and it usually needs your car for days. Robert works from a truck and trailer and comes to your driveway. Most repairs take under three hours, and the price often comes in hundreds to thousands of dollars below a body shop quote.
He also repairs instead of replacing wherever he can. A cracked bumper gets welded and refinished rather than swapped for a new cover that then has to be painted. A scratch gets buffed or hidden rather than the whole panel repainted. Read more in cosmetic repair vs. body shop.
All services
All cosmetic auto repair services
Pick the damage, or just send a photo. You don't need to know what the repair is called. Text a photo and Robert will tell you which of these it is.
Bumpers & paint
Bumper repair
Scuffs, scrapes, cracks, punctures, broken tabs, and small dents in plastic bumper covers, welded, refinished, and color-matched on site.Bumper painting & color matching
Paint mixed in your driveway from your paint code, checked with a color camera, and tinted until it matches. No blending into the panels next door.
Scratches, chips & lenses
Scratch repair
Light scratches buffed out, deeper scratches touched up so they disappear from view, plus car-wash damage and curb rash. The fingernail test tells you which.Rock & paint chip repair
Highway rock chips and small spots of missing paint, filled with color mixed on site so they stop catching your eye.Headlight restoration
Cloudy, yellowed, oxidized headlight lenses cleaned and restored in your driveway, with honest limits when the problem is inside the lamp.Side mirror repair
Scraped or chipped painted mirror caps and cosmetic housing damage, with a straight answer when the mirror needs to be replaced instead.
For owners & businesses
Lease return repair
Scuffs, chips, scratches, and bumper damage cleaned up before a lease turn-in or trade-in, the same work dealers ask Robert to do before inspections.Fleet & dealership repair
Several vehicles repaired in a day at your lot or office park. Built on years of weekly dealership work and 15 years painting sensor bumpers for a Volvo dealership.Motorcycle repair
Scratches, chips, and scuffs on fairings and painted motorcycle parts, looked at with the edges, fasteners, and graphics in mind.
How to get a bumper or scratch repair quote
- Take one or two clear photos of the damage from different angles, with the car dry and in good light. A short video works too.
- Text them to Robert with the vehicle and your area, or call.
- Get a quote from the photos, usually within minutes on a weekday.
- Pick a day. He’s usually out within two or three days and does the repair in your driveway.
Service areas for mobile bumper and scratch repair
Charlotte neighborhoods
Get a cosmetic repair quote from photos
Not sure which service fits?
You don't need to choose. Text a photo of the damage with the vehicle and your area, and Robert will sort it out.
Monday–Friday, about 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.