Premier body and paint

06/18/2025

Oh no! Don’t panic! Just call Premier! We are family owned and operated and proudly serving Cowley county since 1992. Our PDR team is getting set up and we are readily available to help document, process, and repair your vehicles.

1424 South Summit Arkansas City Kansas
620-441-0820

A family owned and operated collision center. Specializing in vehicle collision repairs, hail damage

02/16/2025

Your trusted local body shop!
-Family-owned & operated since 1992
-Full service collision center
-Glass replacement
-Frame repair
-Free estimates

1424 S Summit, Arkansas City, KS. Get a quote today!

06/15/2022

🚨🚨 What is a DRP shop? 🚨🚨

So you get in a fender bender and contact your insurance agency and they want you to go to their “preferred” body shop. If you have another shop in mind that isn’t their preferred shop the insurance companies will use intimidation tactics like “We won’t be able to warranty their work.”

So what is a DRP (Direct Repair Program) shop? A DRP refers to the programs all insurance companies have in place for body shops who decide to go into a contract with them. A body shop in contract with an insurance company through a DRP program has to meet standards set by the insurance company. Unfortunately those standards usually don’t involve excellence, safe repairs, or top-quality repairs.

Instead those standards involve:
• QUICK REPAIRS!
The quicker the repair, the more work they can cram into their DRP shops, and nobody wants to be out of their vehicle for very long!
•CHEAP REPAIRS!
Insurance companies are always looking to cut costs and save money! So they find body shops that do the job at a lower price, using imitation parts!

Now a quick cheap repair doesn’t sound too bad does it? Well when it comes to your vehicle, that you put your family in, that’s the absolute worst thing possible! With these DRP programs the select shops are getting steered the work, the insurance company is saving money, and your vehicle is getting sub-standard work that may put you and your family’s safety at risk! You are getting the shortest end of the stick when you go to a DRP shop.

These are things to keep in mind when you are having your vehicle repaired. Always get a second opinion! You have the right to choose ANY body shop you like, and you DO NOT have to go to the shop your insurance insists you go to.

Pick a body shop that has both hands free to work for you

08/13/2021

Thank you Rod Iverson for having faith in us and trusting us with your Lexus. This is the second time we have done a full repair on the entire passenger side of the vehicle. This time it was a side swipe. The Lexus received two new OEM door shells. Rear bumper and lower quarter panel had light damage on them and were repaired. The uniside was sprayed as whole with the doors removed to ensure no hard lines were created during the refinish, just like it came new off the lot. Rod, it is always a pleasure to do business with you, thank you for always support my little family owned body shop.

08/10/2021

Cleaned up and ready to go back to work!!

Jerry, thank you sir for trusting the crew down at Premier Body and Paint with your beloved pick up. I wish I would’ve taken before photos but the boys and I have been completely swamped for the last few months, with no signs of it slowing down. When this Dodge came in, Clayton instantly began striping all the paint down to bare metal while Garrett and Dylan began removing all the handles, lights, trim, glass, and bumpers. Once she was all sanded down to bare metal a fresh couple coats of epoxy etching primer was applied to give a layer of protection against corrosion between the body work and bare metal. From there it went through a extensive few weeks of pulling dents and doing body work. Where two rounds of high build primer were applied and blocked down to a very suitable foundation for the base coat and clear to be applied. The flat bed was completely removed and sent to sand blast, when it came back it also went to epoxy, followed by SEM bedliner and high gloss black on the side rails and headache rack. I wish I could take credit for this one, but it was really my crew that made this happen. Big shout out to the boys, Clayton Rush who did all the body work and paint, Garrett Myers who did tear down and re-assembly, and Dylan Lyman for picking up the loose ends and getting her detailed up and ready for pick up. Not too shabby for a group of young men! (Oldest is in the crew is 29 while the youngest is 18).

Got a workhorse farm rig you love and want to continue to put to work and enjoy? Come on down and see us, why spend 80k on a new rig when you can spend a fraction of that on your tried and true rig to get it back up to looking respectable. A clean rig = a happy farmer.

Premier Body and Paint
Arkansas City Kansas
1424 South Summit
620-441-0820
Family owned and operated since 1993

07/22/2021

Good afternoon everyone. Friday July 23 the shop will be closed as I am headed to Salina Kansas for the KKOA leadsled spectacular to show two of Dads cars, the ranchero and the studebaker. I apologize for any inconvenience, we will be beck in the shop Monday morning.

Thanks, Lucas Myers.

06/22/2021

There’s only one thing better than providing automotive repair service to the Cowley County community! And that’s getting a hand written thank you letter from members of the community! Thank you Rick and Terry for supporting our little family owned body shop! I cannot express enough how great full I am to have a amazing team down here in the shop as well as amazing customers!

Here’s to serving Cowley county for another 29 years! 🎉🎉🎉

12/30/2020

‼️ PUBLIC SERVICE ‼️
‼️ANNOUNCEMENT‼️

The crew here at Premier Body and Paint would like to thank our community for all the condolences during these ruff times. As I am sure you may all know, my father Jeff Myers passed away 12/16/20 from complications during his surgery. Our hearts are heavy, but we remain high in spirit and morale. My father invested a lot of time into my brother Garrett, Clayton, and I. Throughout the last 6 years we have stood along side him as he taught each of us everything he had to offer (and there’s a lot to offer when it comes to Jeff Myers)! Not only did he invest in us by spending time we each of us everyday, but he made sure to give us the opportunities like paying for us to go off to Sikkens Product training classes to keep our skills sharp and up to date. My father opened up shop with a few partners in 1992 at the age of 25, which is coincidentally the same age as I. We are very sad to see him gone, yet proud to finally show the community how much time and effort he invested in each of us.
WE ARE here to stay, and we will continue to operate, business as usual. We want to thank you all so much for supporting our little family all these years, and it will be a honor to continue carry on doing business with you all.

We will all be back in the office January 4th 2020 for all of your auto repair needs.

🤘🏼 HERES TO ANOTHER 28 YEARS! 🤘🏼

09/25/2020

👀Detailed and ready for the weekend!👀

Premier Body and Paint
Arkansas City, Kansas
1424 South Summit
(620)-441-0820
Free estimates

Family owned and operated, proudly serving Cowley county since 1992.

09/23/2020

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Premier body and paint
Arkansas city, Kansas
1424 South Summit
(620)-441-0820
FREE ESTIMATES!
Family owned and operated since 1992.