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Automotive · Insurance-fed

The Auto Body Shop

A paint booth, a frame machine, and a stack of insurance estimates - collision repair is an auto trade that runs on direct-repair programs, where the carrier is the real customer and cycle time decides profit.

High capitalHands-on tradeInsurance-fed (DRP)Parts & paint heavy
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The Snapshot

Is this worth your attention?

Days
A car ties up a bay
Cycle time is the constraint
~42%
Of the ticket is parts & materials
OEM parts, paint, consumables
70%+
Of revenue can be DRP
The insurer is the customer
$350k+
To build out a shop
Booth, frame machine, lifts

A good fit if you

  • Have real capital or financing - a paint booth, frame machine, and lifts are expensive
  • Know the trade or will run skilled body techs and painters closely
  • Can build relationships with insurers and earn into direct-repair programs
  • Are comfortable managing cycle time, parts ordering, and a thin gross margin

A poor fit if you

  • Are undercapitalized - the booth and frame equipment alone are a heavy bill
  • Want a low-skill, hands-off business with simple pricing
  • Resent the carrier setting rates and calling total losses on your estimates
  • Underestimate cycle time - a car stuck in a bay is revenue you cannot turn
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Step Inside the Layout

A live look at one tool inside

This is the actual 3D floor from the full model - drag to explore it. Inside, you configure the space yourself and watch the economics move with every choice.

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This is just the surface

The full model is the complete, interactive deep-dive, and every business here is built to the same standard: a live economics simulator you tune to your own numbers, an interactive 3D walkthrough, a location scorecard, an owner-fit assessment, buy-versus-build guidance, and the full breakdown of how it makes money and what quietly kills margin.