Our work, before and after

Drag the slider across each photo to see the damage we started with and the finish we handed back. Real jobs, real results.

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From damaged to done

Grab the handle and drag it left or right. The repaired finish is revealed on one side, the original damage on the other.

The same grey Mazda CX-9 fully repaired outside Solis Panelbeaters
Torn front bumper and broken lights on a grey Mazda CX-9 before repair
BeforeAfter

Front collision on a Mazda CX-9

A hard front-corner hit on this grey CX-9 tore the bumper and lights apart. Structure, panels and paint all brought back to factory standard.

The same silver Toyota Corolla Cross with straight repainted panels after repair
Dented doors along the side of a silver Toyota Corolla Cross before repair
BeforeAfter

Side impact on a Corolla Cross

Deep dents through both doors on this Corolla Cross, repaired and refinished so the side reads as one straight, factory-finished panel line.

The same silver Toyota Camry with its rear end fully restored after repair
Crushed rear end and open boot on a silver Toyota Camry before repair
BeforeAfter

Rear-end hit on a Toyota Camry

Rear-ended hard enough to crush the bumper and boot floor. We repaired the structure, refitted the lights and matched the silver perfectly.

The same red Mazda CX-5 with its rear quarter repaired and repainted
Dented rear quarter panel and scraped bumper on a red Mazda CX-5 before repair
BeforeAfter

Rear quarter repair on a Mazda CX-5

A dented rear quarter and scraped bumper on this red CX-5, repaired with the metallic red blended for an invisible colour match.

The same dark red Honda CR-V with straight refinished side panels after repair
Dented side panels on a dark red Honda CR-V before repair
BeforeAfter

Side panels on a Honda CR-V

Scrapes and dents down the side of this CR-V, worked back to straight metal and refinished in its deep factory red.

The same red Toyota RAV4 with straight refinished doors after repair
Dented rear door and quarter panel on a red Toyota RAV4 before repair
BeforeAfter

Side damage on a Toyota RAV4

Dents through the rear door and quarter of this RAV4 Hybrid, straightened and refinished so the red pearl matches panel to panel.

The same light blue Toyota Prius V with its front end repaired at Solis
Damaged front bumper and guard on a light blue Toyota Prius V before repair
BeforeAfter

Front corner on a Toyota Prius V

A knocked-about front corner with a misaligned bumper and dented guard, repaired and handed back sitting straight and factory fresh.

In the workshop

A look around Solis

Our New Lynn workshop, our team and a few of the cars that have passed through our doors.

Solis Panelbeaters shopfront in New Lynn with the red courtesy car fleet
Our New Lynn workshop and courtesy car fleet
Cars on hoists inside the Solis Panelbeaters workshop
Inside the workshop, where the work gets done
Car masked and prepared for respray in the Solis spray booth
Masked up and ready in the spray booth
Finished glossy red Mazda CX-9 after repair
A finished respray with a factory match
Solis Panelbeaters mixing room with a freshly repaired red performance car
Precision paint mixing for an exact colour match
Restored classic car with deep red paint finish
Classic restoration brought back to life
Custom matte black lifted Toyota Land Cruiser outside the Solis workshop
Custom work, from daily drivers to off-roaders
Structural body repair in progress showing welded panel work
Structural repairs done to factory standard
Wide view of the Solis workshop floor with multiple vehicles under repair
A full floor of repairs underway, every job tracked
Technician pulling a dent on a rear quarter panel
Panel repair the proper way, metal first, filler last
Technician's laser gun cutting rust from a leaf spring with a bright flame
Cutting rust out at the source
Wheel alignment target fitted to a wheel on the hoist
Alignment measured with proper targets, not guesswork
Repaired red Toyota RAV4 parked outside the workshop
Handed back straight, glossy and ready for the road
The full Solis Panelbeaters team on the workshop floor
The crew behind every repair
Candy pearl red respray masked up in the Solis spray booth
Candy pearl respray, show-quality colour work
Painter spraying a bumper in the Solis spray booth
Every coat applied by hand in a controlled booth
Bonnet masked and primed for paint in the spray booth
Masked, primed and ready for colour
Shelves of paint tints used for factory colour matching
Hundreds of tints for an exact factory match
Technician mixing paint in the Solis mixing room
Colour mixed and measured for every job
Severe collision damage on an SUV before repair at Solis
Where many jobs start, serious collision damage
Damaged bumper being repaired on the bench
Bumpers repaired on the bench, not just replaced
Technician block sanding filler on a black panel
Block sanding by hand for a dead-straight panel
Finished silver sedan after repair at Solis Panelbeaters
Another tidy repair ready to go home

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