Auto painting · King City

Auto Painting in King City

Collision Auto Center refinishes King City vehicles after the incidents the township hands out — deer strikes on the sideroads, GO-lot hit-and-runs, vandalism, and panels repainted as part of a collision claim. Colour is matched to your code, adjusted to the car as it stands, and blended into neighbouring panels, with a lifetime warranty on the refinish. We are about 22–30 minutes down Keele or the 400.

  • Drivable or not
  • At fault or not
  • Free written estimates
Refinished panel being painted for a King City customer at Collision Auto Center
Onecall
We take it from here — claim, tow, rental, adjuster
Fast
Photo estimates — a written number back the same day
OEM
OEM parts preferred on every replacement
Lifetime
We guarantee our work — paint warranted for life

The incidents King Township hands its drivers

Paint in King City ages against the ground it drives on — gravel driveways, sanded sideroads, the salt bath on King Road and the 400 — and that weathered finish is the target any honest refinish has to disappear into. What actually puts a King City car in our booth is an incident with a date on it: a deer clipped at dusk on a concession road, a sideswipe in the King Road school-run queue, a corner caught on the gatepost, a scrape discovered after a long day in the GO lot with no note under the wiper.

Most of those events carry an insurance question along with the damage. An animal strike normally sits on the comprehensive side of a policy; a crash with another vehicle can run through DCPD or collision coverage; a keyed panel is vandalism. None of it is automatic — coverage depends on eligibility, your policy, repair approval, deductibles, and the insurance company’s decision — which is why the first honest step is photos you can send before ever driving down, and a written number to hold against the deductible.

Matching the colour your car is today

Every vehicle carries a paint code, but no five-year-old vehicle still wears it exactly. Our match starts from the code, gets sprayed out on a test card, and is checked against your actual panel under corrected light before the gun touches the car — then the colour is blended into the adjacent panels so there is no hard edge for sunlight to find. On metallics and pearls, common on the SUVs King City runs, that blend is the entire difference between a repair that disappears and one you notice at every angle in the driveway.

Preparation is where longevity is decided. The damage is cut back to sound material, any corrosion that started where the impact broke the paint is removed rather than sealed over, and primer, base, and clear go on in a controlled booth — not in dusty air that would leave texture in the finish. The refinish carries a lifetime warranty for as long as the car is yours, which only makes business sense because the preparation is done properly the first time.

  • Colour matched to code, then tuned to your car’s actual panels
  • Blend into neighbouring panels — no visible repair edge
  • Corrosion at the damage cut out before refinishing, never painted over
  • Booth-applied primer, base, and clear with a lifetime warranty

Paint work without repeat trips up and down Keele

Refinishing has a fixed rhythm — preparation, spray, cure, polish — so we schedule King City paint work to respect the distance. Photos come first: they let us scope the work, flag anything that is really hidden collision damage wearing a paint problem’s clothes, and put a written number in your hands before you commit to the drive. Drop-off is one trip down Keele Street or the 400, and if the work rides on an insurance claim, we time the rental through your coverage to that morning.

When the car is ready, it is inspected under proper light and driven before pickup. Hours are Monday to Saturday, 8 AM to 7 PM, Sundays by appointment; call (647) 594-3401 or start with photos and get the number first.

Good to know

Common questions

Straight answers before you commit to anything — and a human on the phone when you want one.

A deer came off the field and caught my fender on a sideroad. Paint job or insurance claim?

Usually both. Animal strikes normally fall under the comprehensive part of a policy rather than collision — subject to your policy, the deductible, repair approval, and the insurance company’s decision — and the damage is rarely paint alone once the lamp and the fender edge are inspected. Send photos; we scope the real repair, price it in writing, and open the claim if the numbers say it is worth it.

Can you match a faded colour, or will the new panel stand out?

We match to the car as it stands, not to the factory chart. The mix starts from your paint code, gets adjusted against your actual faded panel, and is blended into the panels on either side so the transition is invisible. A repaint that stands out is almost always one that skipped the blend, not one that mixed the wrong code.

Is paint damage from road salt or sand something insurance covers?

Gradual wear — chips, dulling, salt etching — is maintenance, not a claim, and honestly not the work this shop is built around. Paint damage from a collision, a hit-and-run, hail, or vandalism is different: it rides on that claim like the rest of the repair, subject to your policy, deductibles, and the insurance company’s decision, and the refinish carries our lifetime warranty.

Reviews

What customers say

The line we hear most: “I couldn’t tell where the damage had been.”

★★★★★

Honestly, I thought my car would never look the same again — but they completely proved me wrong. I couldn’t even tell where the damage had been repaired or repainted. The paint matched perfectly, and the bodywork was flawless.

Obaid S.
★★★★★

My car was in an accident and the entire rear was damaged. They replaced the rear bumper and tailgate, and the paint job was perfect — matched flawlessly. The quality of work exceeded my expectations.

Dewa J.
★★★★★

Very quality service and fair rates. The staff was professional, honest, and kept me updated throughout the whole process. My car looks brand new again.

Abdisalan A.
★★★★★

Absolutely the best auto body shop I’ve ever used. The paint matched perfectly and the car looked brand new again. They handled everything smoothly and finished on time.

Shahsawar M.

Get started

Tell us what happened.
We take it from here.

A few quick questions about the accident and the claim — a written estimate and a plan come back within 1 hour.

What happened?

A few quick answers — “not sure” is always fine.

Was this caused by a motor-vehicle accident?
Was anyone injured?
What help do you need? pick all that apply

Reply within 1 hour · free, no obligation · prefer to talk? (647) 594-3401

Photo estimates cover what the camera can see — hidden damage is documented and cleared with you (and your insurance) first. Your info goes to our estimator, never sold or shared. Coverage depends on eligibility, your policy, treatment or repair approval, deductibles, and the insurance company’s decision.

Been in an accident?

We’ll take it
from here.

Mon–Sat · 8 AM–7 PM · Sundays by appointment · Keele St & Sheppard Ave W, North York