San Antonio has a lot of choices when it comes to choosing an auto body shop.  For most people involved in a collision or have some other damage done to their car, settling for the insurance companies preferred shop is good enough.  What a preferred auto body shop will not tell you is that they are preferred because they give discounts to the insurance company in exchange for the insurance company sending them customers.

This often transforms collision repair centers into shops that rely on volume to stay in business not quality. When you have a high volume of vehicles running through your shop and you don’t have multiple quality control checkpoints you will make mistakes, lots of them. This is one reason that many drivers who are concerned with the quality of the auto body repair work being done choose to go to Miracle Body and Paint. Miracle Body and Paint not only passes discounts on to the customer by offering deductable discounts, they also have multiple quality check points to make sure every vehicle is perfect before it leaves the shop.  Miracle knows that an independent San Antonio auto body shop needs to depend on happy loyal customers to stay in business, not the insurance company.

Before you leave your vehicle with any other collision repair center, go to Miracle Body and Paint, one of San Antonio’s A+ rated auto body shops by the BBB.

When you’re in an auto accident, the last thing you want to do is deal with the insurance company, they often try to steer you to a “preferred shop” and  seem to try to inconvenience you at every turn. For many of our clients, dealing with the insurance company is just one more reason to choose Miracle Body and Paint.

We deal with over a hundred accidents a month and know exactly who we need to talk to to get your vehicle repaired as quickly as possible. Because we have been in business for over 25 years we have a long history with many of the insurance companies and have built a trust relationship that are estimates are accurate and our work will be done perfectly. Although we are not a preferred shop in the sense that we pass discounts on to the insurance company, many insurance adjusters acknowledge that we make their job easier with our accurate quotes.

If you have been in an accident regardless if you are at fault and need to have your vehicle repaired. Visit our shop today and get an estimate. We will review your coverage, see if your deductible applies and can be discounted. Call your insurance company and handle everything else for you from there.

At Miracle Body and Paint we deal with much more then just auto accidents and collision repair. Much of the work we do is a result of Nature and the damage it can cause your vehicle. Many seemingly small incidents can result in major repairs being needed later. We have put together a list of the most common ways mother nature attacks cars and trucks and why having the damage repaired early can save you thousands of dollars while the repair is still small.

Hail Damage – In San Antonio we get hail at least once a year and it is not uncommon for vehicles to sustain more damage then the car or truck might actually be worth. If you do have hail damage to a vehicle and you have insurance, you should get an estimate as soon as you possibly can so that your repairs will be covered. Hail damage greatly depreciates the value if your car and not having the repairs done will save you some time now, but cost you when you are ready to get a new car.

Bird Droppings – Did you know that birds cause more damage to vehicles then any other animal including deer. This is because the acids in the burn droppings needs only 3 days to eat away your paint. This is why you should wash the paint on your car as soon as possible if you notice a bird got your car. Once your paint is exposed in one area the paint around it becomes more vulnerable and you will notice patches of discolored paint. Before long the entire area or car will need to be repaired. Bird droppings have been known to make a vehicle a total loss.

Wind – Wind can cause major damage to your vehicle, beside the large objects it knocks over like falling trees and branches you should also think small. If you have ever been caught in a dust storm or gone to the beach when it is really windy you may have felt just how hard little particles of dirt and sand can hit your skin. These micro sized objects can cause minor breaks and pits in your cars clear coat and expose small areas of your paint. Having a professorial shop look at your vehicle if you think you may have damage can save you hundreds of dollars on a paint job and may be able to have your insurance company cover the cost before  too much time passes and you are no longer able to prove the cause of the damage.

As you can see from the above three examples, auto body repair shops like Miracle Body and Paint handle more than just collision repair. We invite you to visit us if any of the above examples apply to you and appreciate you choosing us for all your Auto body repair needs.  Remember that we discount deductibles.

Final week of our three week tour with Manuel Rubio, owner of Miracle Body and Paint an auto body collision repair center in San Antonio Texas, giving our site visitors a tour of the shop so you can see the behind the scenes work that goes into each vehicle we repair.

Week two of our three week tour with Manuel Rubio, owner of Miracle Body and Paint an auto body collision repair center in San Antonio Texas, giving our site visitors a tour of the shop so you can see the behind the scenes work that goes into each vehicle we repair.

Over the next three weeks we have Manuel Rubio, owner of Miracle Body and Paint an auto body collision repair center in San Antonio Texas, giving our site visitors a tour of the shop so you can see the behind the scenes work that goes into each vehicle we repair.

Candy Apple Red, Jet Black, a car just isn’t the same without its paint job. For all its parts, the paint is what makes your car truly yours. No matter how much you appreciate your cars paint job before your vehicle is in an auto accident, you will absolutely notice it afterword. In this final piece to our 3 part series we will discuss how Miracle Body and Paints lifetime guarantee stacks up to guarantees offered by other shops.

The Guarantee – The integrity of the shop

In South Texas with our Baking heat, direct sun light and paint eating pollen your paint job takes a beating. You may still notice Mitsubishi’s driving around with pealing discolored paint because the manufacturer didn’t account for 103+ degree exposure here in South Texas during the early 2000’s. The  integrity of your vehicles color lies with the quality of the paint, the skill of the painter, and the integrity of the shop that stands behind it.  This is the core of what makes our guarantee the absolute best in the industry.

It seems like everyone guarantees their work, but what makes one guarantee better than another. At Miracle Body and Paint, our guarantee is for life, not the life of your car. This means in theory that we guarantee that our paint job will last longer than your car. We can do this because we know just how much time and effort we put into each of our repairs. Many shops offer a lifetime guarantee and your insurance company may also use this to push you toward a shop that offers them discounts on repairing your vehicle, but don’t let them full you. The value behind the guarantee comes from the shop, not the paper it’s written on.

Here are some factors that make the Lifetime guarantee at Miracle Body and Paint more valuable and concrete than those from other shops:

Turnover — Many shops have high turnover rates, the employees may cut corners because they are rushed to finish a job and if this paint job needs to come back in a couple of years they know they may have moved on by then.  We don’t have a high turnover rate. We attract the best technicians and do our best to keep them from leaving. Our work environment is truly that of a family run business and our employees see themselves as part of the company’s success. This means that from start to finish your car is in the best possible hands.

Quality control — No other auto collision repair shop in San Antonio has as many quality assurance check points as Miracle Body and Paint. This is why we can be sure that your repair is done correctly the first time, or that a mistake can be corrected before you even see it. We send every repair out knowing we will not need to see your vehicle again unless it’s involved in another accident.

Cost – We don’t charge extra for our guarantee. We truly stand behind our work and don’t think it’s fair for a company to charge you to ensure they do a great job. Because we are an independent shop and don’t have an insurance company funneling customers to our door every day, we rely on satisfied customers that not only come back for all their paint and body repair needs, but will refer their friends to us as well. We have been here for over 20 years and are dedicated to being here over 20 more; you can’t do that by cutting corners.

Now that you know why our auto paint shop is truly the best in San Antonio, come by and see some of our work. You can literally come in any day of the week and see the quality on every car we repair. If you need to have your vehicle repaired you can ask for our owner Manuel Rubio and he will be happy to personally inspect your damage and write you an estimate. How many owners of the big shops in town can you say are willing to do that for you?  Come back next week for a video tour of our shop.