SMART is an acronym and typically stands for Small to Medium Area Repair Technique.
SMART Repair as a specific and recognized discipline has only been around for 15 years or so and has grown rapidly as mainstream automotive dealers now embrace the repair as a professional repair.
Previously all bodywork restoration had been carried out with traditional equipment and techniques and involved painting or repairing entire and adjoining panels even when the damage was small.
As the name suggests, the system began as an alternative to full re-sprays for chipped paint and evolved from there into an entirely new discipline, related to but separate from bodyshop techniques, able to professionally repair all the everyday damage a vehicle is likely to acquire.
The specialist techniques are not suitable for repairing vehicles that have been involved in serious accidents; where there is structural damage to the vehicle, where panels need replacing due to corrosion or extensive damage, or when a vehicle requires a complete respray.
These repairs will always require the facilities and techniques employed by a traditional body shop.
Each is a series of specialized techniques focus on small, concentrated areas of cosmetic bodywork and interior damage.
Typically, the process performs best for single panel damage or an area of bodywork no larger than an A4 sheet of paper.
SMART Repair is specially designed to rectify scratched, chipped, and dented paintwork in the car body or plastics and to repair scuffed and kerbed alloys and damaged bumpers.
Even dents, mirror casings, scratched bumper, alloy wheel kerbing, vandal scratches, windscreen damage, leather seat fading, upholstery wear, and interior trim tears are all well within the capabilities of the process.
Because each of these special rejuvenation techniques focus on micro not macro repair, the end result delivers a far cheaper and considerably faster repair for the customer.
Repair times are typically 1-2 hours maximum.
Furthermore, the equipment and materials used do not require specialist environments (e.
g.
specialist paint booths) and expensive machinery.
This cost-saving is passed onto the customer which results in a far cheaper and quicker repair option.
There are numerous techniques employed today and the technology and materials are ever evolving but typically, the following disciplines are typically delivered as SMART Repair: • Paint Spot Repair - Chips, scuffs, scratches for most areas of the car bodywork.
• Alloy Wheel Repair - kerbed alloy rims, scratched alloys • Paintless Dent Removal (PDR) - dents, dings • Windshield Repair - bulleye's, small cracks • Plastic Trim Repair - cracked bumpers, mirror casing cracks • Interior Repair - cigarette burns, cracked dashboards, leather wear and fade
SMART Repair as a specific and recognized discipline has only been around for 15 years or so and has grown rapidly as mainstream automotive dealers now embrace the repair as a professional repair.
Previously all bodywork restoration had been carried out with traditional equipment and techniques and involved painting or repairing entire and adjoining panels even when the damage was small.
As the name suggests, the system began as an alternative to full re-sprays for chipped paint and evolved from there into an entirely new discipline, related to but separate from bodyshop techniques, able to professionally repair all the everyday damage a vehicle is likely to acquire.
The specialist techniques are not suitable for repairing vehicles that have been involved in serious accidents; where there is structural damage to the vehicle, where panels need replacing due to corrosion or extensive damage, or when a vehicle requires a complete respray.
These repairs will always require the facilities and techniques employed by a traditional body shop.
Each is a series of specialized techniques focus on small, concentrated areas of cosmetic bodywork and interior damage.
Typically, the process performs best for single panel damage or an area of bodywork no larger than an A4 sheet of paper.
SMART Repair is specially designed to rectify scratched, chipped, and dented paintwork in the car body or plastics and to repair scuffed and kerbed alloys and damaged bumpers.
Even dents, mirror casings, scratched bumper, alloy wheel kerbing, vandal scratches, windscreen damage, leather seat fading, upholstery wear, and interior trim tears are all well within the capabilities of the process.
Because each of these special rejuvenation techniques focus on micro not macro repair, the end result delivers a far cheaper and considerably faster repair for the customer.
Repair times are typically 1-2 hours maximum.
Furthermore, the equipment and materials used do not require specialist environments (e.
g.
specialist paint booths) and expensive machinery.
This cost-saving is passed onto the customer which results in a far cheaper and quicker repair option.
There are numerous techniques employed today and the technology and materials are ever evolving but typically, the following disciplines are typically delivered as SMART Repair: • Paint Spot Repair - Chips, scuffs, scratches for most areas of the car bodywork.
• Alloy Wheel Repair - kerbed alloy rims, scratched alloys • Paintless Dent Removal (PDR) - dents, dings • Windshield Repair - bulleye's, small cracks • Plastic Trim Repair - cracked bumpers, mirror casing cracks • Interior Repair - cigarette burns, cracked dashboards, leather wear and fade
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