by Marcelo Pacio | Aug 12, 2026 | Auto Collision Repair
A fender-bender that would dent a steel car can tear or crease an aluminum one. Audi and Land Rover build big chunks of their vehicles from aluminum, and that metal doesn’t repair like the steel most body shops know. Crashes are common. There are more than 6...
by Marcelo Pacio | Jul 23, 2026 | Hail Damage Repair
North Georgia summers bring pop-up storms, and those storms bring hail. One June afternoon at Avalon, your car looks fine; twenty minutes of marble-sized hail later, the hood and roof are dimpled like a golf ball, and the shine is gone. Add the everyday parking-lot...
by Marcelo Pacio | Jun 17, 2026 | Auto Maintenance
Quick Takeaways: Georgia’s summer sun, humidity, and heat oxidize clear coat and bake on bug splatter fast. A pre-trip detail with paint correction and a coating makes a long drive easier on paint. Bug residue and tar from GA-400 and I-85 are acidic and etch clear...
by Marcelo Pacio | May 20, 2026 | Hail Damage Repair
Quick Takeaways: Hail damage is often subtle — small dents on hood and roof panels may only be visible at a low angle in direct light. Paint chips and clear coat cracks from hail expose bare metal and can begin rusting within weeks in Georgia’s humid climate....
by Marcelo Pacio | Apr 23, 2026 | Paintless Dent Repair
Parking lot door dings, hail storms on GA-400, a stray shopping cart at the Avalon — Alpharetta drivers deal with dents constantly, and most of them assume that fixing it means body filler, primer, and a fresh coat of paint. That used to be the only option. Today,...
