How Wrecked Cars Are Repaired | Cars Insider

How Wrecked Cars Are Repaired | Cars Insider

We got an inside look at Hendrick Collision center in North Carolina to learn how the frame machine, Bondo, flatliner and paint processes are used to fix damaged car bodies.

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How Wrecked Cars Are Repaired | Cars Insider

50 Comments

  1. sic on September 30, 2023 at 11:28 pm

    Love to see people wearing PPE while painting and sanding… Nothing lame about protecting your lungs folks.



  2. Avri Wyshogrod on September 30, 2023 at 11:30 pm

    Yield strength has left the chat



  3. Danin on September 30, 2023 at 11:31 pm

    How do they repair them? Simple. First they reverse time to before the accident. Then they quickly cover the automobile in big marshmallows. Then they forward time to the present. Having escaped the accident unscathed, thanks to the marshmallows, the automobile looks just like before. Easy peasy.



  4. Fahrenheit on September 30, 2023 at 11:32 pm

    Wish we had such a professional company in India .



  5. Aaron Little on September 30, 2023 at 11:35 pm

    I wrecked my 2006 Jeep Commander, the front Passenger corner, can you fix it?



  6. Kevin Bough on September 30, 2023 at 11:36 pm

    That guy could be a script writer



  7. vikk-slick on September 30, 2023 at 11:37 pm

    They just never be the same once is crashed



  8. quest 77051 on September 30, 2023 at 11:37 pm

    no way a car is safe to drive after being stretch like that. smh.



  9. Ron Wade on September 30, 2023 at 11:37 pm

    The single hardest job to do that brings the most permanent damage to the person doing the work!



  10. Allen Hanks on September 30, 2023 at 11:40 pm

    I can’t get my e brake fixed. No thanks



  11. James Smith on September 30, 2023 at 11:41 pm

    I’m in awe of these folks. When I was a younger man, I really wanted to get into this field. My career when a different way, but would still love to have these skills.



  12. Nathaniel Fuentes on September 30, 2023 at 11:43 pm

    That dent needed PDR, not to be sanded and welded with keys. Could have saved thousands and days in the shop with proper techniques.



  13. konz Steeds on September 30, 2023 at 11:43 pm

    👍🏼🎖️🎖️🎖️🎖️



  14. TheCarSurgeon on September 30, 2023 at 11:43 pm

    what is that tool used at 0:42?



  15. Brian O'Conner on September 30, 2023 at 11:44 pm

    Wow, so much appreciation for that worker.



  16. Danny Dinh on September 30, 2023 at 11:44 pm

    That’s a shit load of bondo



  17. TechCrazy on September 30, 2023 at 11:45 pm

    Once crumpled the structural integrity is gone. Might look nice after repairing but it will never be the same.



  18. tihzho on September 30, 2023 at 11:45 pm

    Sorry but bondo is not a repair, its cosmetic.



  19. Æon on September 30, 2023 at 11:48 pm

    That PDR work is amazing 😮



  20. J M on September 30, 2023 at 11:49 pm

    Only thing he did wrong is wear a respirator with a beard



  21. Karen Sylvia on September 30, 2023 at 11:49 pm

    What a great video, and a nice man narrating.



  22. Erik Dewayne Gonzalez Thompson on September 30, 2023 at 11:50 pm

    I love this profession. Been doing it since 2013 and every car is a different journey. I love the art of collision repair



  23. MilkBoy17 on September 30, 2023 at 11:50 pm

    It’s impressive what he’s able to do, although I’m guessing this shop has much higher tech equipment than your average scratch and dent shop. Anything structural, I’m getting rid of the car. It’s like a bike helmet, it’ll keep your head safe the first time, but it’s trash after that. That’s why we need the services that report salvage jobs and other repair work and sketchy shops that don’t accurately report that info need the hammer brought down on them.



  24. so what on September 30, 2023 at 11:53 pm

    This video was awesome and fun to watch! JC did an excellent job explaining everything



  25. ytugtbk on September 30, 2023 at 11:54 pm

    a. Cannot believe how many cars are on the road driving around with body damage on them. Some pretty severe as if the wind is about to rip parts off.

    b. Once bought a car from a family member in the 80’s who had a pretty severe front-end collision that resulted in a bent frame which he had straightened. Found it odd although the car acted fine at most speeds and the tire wear was normal, the car exhibited a noticeable left-to-right shake when decelerating through the 20mph zone. Weird.

    That and they never replaced the proportioning value that controls how much brake fluid pressure was sent to the front and rear brakes, so under hard-braking the car would always lock up the rear brakes first. Oh, well, guess that’s how one learns.



  26. Christopher Hernandez on September 30, 2023 at 11:54 pm

    Bruhhh techs in china just cut out the panels and replace it….for alot less!!😂



  27. jake90770 on September 30, 2023 at 11:54 pm

    This is dealer level repairs



  28. elsuzuki04 on September 30, 2023 at 11:55 pm

    If this is Hendricks body shop in concorde nc I delivered cars to this place that is the cleanest shop I have ever been in



  29. Mike Pawlik Guitar on September 30, 2023 at 11:55 pm

    Having this all done on your own car is cool and all. But I feel bad for the poor schmuck who ends up buying a used car with any of this done. Don’t be that guy!



  30. Pete Busch on September 30, 2023 at 11:56 pm

    Bending parts back will never be the same, you want your car totaled so when its time to crash make sure you send it.



  31. GG on September 30, 2023 at 11:56 pm

    Can u drop all items u use to restore vehicles?



  32. Mario Marmolejo on September 30, 2023 at 11:57 pm

    but how do you repair parts which are ripped? i mean, torn? do you just patch it up? or totally replace that part? for instance, a bumper but an area is torn or ripped? sliced,… i mean, how do you do it?



  33. Troy on September 30, 2023 at 11:58 pm

    Not repaired covered up



  34. MISCELLANEOUS on September 30, 2023 at 11:58 pm

    People are told NOT TO.TEXT.BEHIND THE WHEEL AND THEY STILL DO



  35. Pete Busch on October 1, 2023 at 12:01 am

    There are no more craftsman anymore. Wanting you car to be totaled is the new way.



  36. Dan Hectic on October 1, 2023 at 12:03 am

    they buy the cheapest aftermarket parts they can find, do no paint prep, paint crooked lines, and then can’t get it to fit right. then they don’t do the alignment they were supposed to. and then the rental CX-5 overheats. oh, that was just me and my poor WRX. * cry *



  37. Gold Diamond on October 1, 2023 at 12:03 am

    Unibody is bad



  38. Edward Demedeiros on October 1, 2023 at 12:05 am

    Awesome video! So much good information. Thanks.



  39. Angry Hooman on October 1, 2023 at 12:06 am

    That is the biggest size of bondo i have seen applied to a car in one spot.



  40. Scott Dooley on October 1, 2023 at 12:07 am

    Fascinating



  41. Wes Fields on October 1, 2023 at 12:08 am

    Does surprise me that so many pickup trucks demand for this repair



  42. Mehmet Eniste on October 1, 2023 at 12:10 am

    professional workmanship



  43. jello killer on October 1, 2023 at 12:13 am

    The guy talking sounds like he is reading a script.



  44. Brian Joseph on October 1, 2023 at 12:15 am

    Really pleasure to watch, but never buy it again after a frame damage car is never the same no matter how perfect it looks.



  45. Real N on October 1, 2023 at 12:16 am

    While these vehicles look fine on the outside, they are still absolute death traps. Straightening a crumble zone does not mean it is capable of taking another hit



  46. James Tranchitella on October 1, 2023 at 12:16 am

    i will use this tips



  47. Mr Hockey on October 1, 2023 at 12:17 am

    this might be 1 out 1000 guys that could actually explain what he is doing. Trust me this isn’t what happens in most shops lol



  48. We Are Many on October 1, 2023 at 12:20 am

    Never buy a car that has been wrecked or totalled out Cars are not meant to be repaired in this manner. Once structural damage occures to a cars frame the strenght and durability and integrity is compromised. It will not be able to withstand a direct hit in the same spot as when it originally rolls off the manufacturers assembly line. Bottom Line NOT SAFE.



  49. marcos fernández on October 1, 2023 at 12:22 am

    Los vehículos americanos son de mantequilla



  50. Strength2thend on October 1, 2023 at 12:23 am

    It will be much easier if you just did cars in plastic panels that way if a panel is damaged it can simply pop off and replace that panel duh!.