J&B BodyWorks

J&B BodyWorks A collision repair facility with over 40 years of experience. Everything from Toyota to Bentley.

06/11/2026

There’s a weird moment in every restoration or color change where you realize you’re looking at the car for the last time.

Not the last time you’ll see the car, but the last time you’ll see that version of it.

The chips, the scratches, the faded areas, the little imperfections the owner has stared at for years. They’ve become part of the car’s identity, whether you like them or not.

Then it rolls into the booth.

A few hours later, all of those things are gone forever.

What I love about paint work is that it can completely change the way a car feels without changing the car itself. Same chassis. Same engine. Same story. Just a new chapter.

This is always one of my favorite days on a build.

06/08/2026

White is one of the hardest colors to get right.

Most people think white is just… white. But when a repair isn’t blended properly, the difference jumps out immediately. One door looks brighter, another looks creamier, and suddenly the side of the car looks like it was assembled from three different vehicles.

That’s why blending exists.

It’s not about selling extra work. It’s about making sure the repaired panel transitions naturally into the surrounding panels so your eye never catches where the repair starts and stops.

When it’s done right, you don’t notice it.

When it’s done wrong, it’s all you notice.

05/29/2026

The final boss 🌊

#964

05/27/2026

Prepping an RWB for Nakai is a very different experience from a normal build.

Usually, when a car comes in for new parts, we trial fit everything before moving forward because you never know if it’s going to line up perfectly. A gap here, a body line there… little things matter.

But this situation is completely different.

After sending Nakai photos of this RWB, we explained that we felt the fitment and gaps looked wrong.

And his response honestly shocked us.

He said the fitment was exactly how he likes it.

He would rather come and shape the car himself to create that signature RWB look by hand.

So now we’re in this weird position where every instinct is telling us to “fix” it… while also knowing that this is part of the process.

Would you be comfortable trial fitting parts knowing they aren’t supposed to fit perfectly yet?

05/26/2026

Part 2 of the 997 desert build.

Once we got the car torn down, the front nose told the story pretty quickly. Years of road rash, chips, and wear that would’ve come right back if we just sanded it and painted over it.

So we stripped those areas to bare metal and started building the foundation correctly. High-build primer, corrosion protection, and a uniform surface for the paint to actually sit on properly later.

At this stage, the car starts looking a little chaotic. Everything gets taped off, openings sealed, parts organized, and the rest of the prep work begins before it heads into the booth. Some pieces intentionally stay on the car until the last minute too, just to keep everything safe and manageable while we work through the process.

Part 3 is where color finally starts going down.

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