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Paying someone to find out how bad the accident really was.
means The repair and restoration of a vehicle's exterior frame and panels after damage, or more broadly, massage and physical therapies that work on the body's structure and tissue.
from A straightforward compound of 'body' plus 'work,' first applied to the literal craft of shaping and repairing vehicle frames and panels — a trade term from the early auto industry. The term later extended, by analogy, to physical therapies focused on the body's structure (massage, Rolfing, and similar practices), borrowing the same sense of hands-on repair and realignment.
- actual cost
- paint and labor cost more than most engines
- insurance math
- small dents still total cars over sensor recalibration
- hidden damage
- frame misalignment often costs more than visible dents
- color matching
- exact paint match requires computer-blended formulas per car