01Bodywork & prep
Dents, filler, sanding, panel preparation and how to get the surface right before paint ever touches the car.
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REAL CARS.
REAL REPAIRS.
NO BULLSHIT.
Bodywork, diagnostics, mechanical repairs, project cars and practical training — all built around what actually happens inside a working bodyshop.
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BODY REPAIR • PAINT • DIAGNOSTICS • MECHANICAL • PROJECT CARS • TRAINING
TRAINING BUILT IN THE WORKSHOP
LEARN THE JOB. NOT JUST THE THEORY.
Practical automotive training based on the work we actually do — explained properly, demonstrated on real vehicles and designed to be useful in the real world.
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02Paint & refinishing
Primer, basecoat, clearcoat, blending and the small details that separate an average finish from a proper one.
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AVAILABLE NOW03Polishing & finishing
Paint assessment, compounds, pads, machine technique, defect removal and getting the final finish looking right.
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AVAILABLE NOW04Basic Car Maintenance
Essential everyday checks and simple maintenance, including under-bonnet items, fluids, checking and topping up engine oil, tyres, brakes and air filter replacement.
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NEED THE ACTUAL JOB DOING?
BRING US THE CAR.
From dents and scrapes to paintwork, accident damage, diagnostics and mechanical repairs, we can inspect the vehicle properly and talk you through the sensible repair options.
- Quotes are carried out in person at the workshop
- We do not quote from photographs
- We inspect the vehicle before recommending the repair route
FROM THE WORKSHOP
MORE THAN JUST CUSTOMER CARS.
Long-term builds, strange faults, questionable purchases and the stories that happen in between.
FEATURED PROJECT
The Nova Project
Our long-term Nova kit car rebuild — bodywork, electrics, mechanical work and everything that comes with bringing an unusual old project back properly.
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WORKSHOP STORIES
The everyday heroes of the workshop
Steve the 10mm socket, Dennis the broom and Gary the disposable glove. Completely unnecessary tributes to the things that somehow develop personalities in a working bodyshop.
Meet the workshop legends →
DIAGNOSTICS
Find the fault. Prove the fault.
A fault code is a clue, not a shopping list. We use testing, live data and logical fault-finding to identify what is actually wrong before anyone starts throwing parts at the car.
See how we diagnose faults →LATEST FROM CBR
OUR LATEST YOUTUBE VIDEO.
The newest long-form upload from the workshop — automatically pulled from the Custom Body Repair channel.
WATCH THE LATEST BUILD / REPAIR
NEWEST VIDEO, NO MANUAL UPDATES.
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WE ACTUALLY DO THIS EVERY DAY.
Custom Body Repair isn't a classroom brand pretending to be a workshop. The repairs, projects, videos and training all come from real cars and real problems through the doors.
That means the useful bits stay in — including the awkward jobs, the mistakes, the diagnostics and the things that only make sense once you've actually done them.
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A BIG COMMUNITY OF CAR PEOPLE.
Follow along for repairs, project cars, workshop stories, buying mistakes, useful fixes and the reality of keeping old cars alive.