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    Body and exterior repair in Montreal

    Body work is usually about two things: repairing damage, and stopping corrosion before it spreads. In a salt-belt climate the second one has a direct effect on how long the car lasts and what it is worth.

    What this covers

    • Windshield / Glass
    • Paint / Body Repair
    • Rust Treatment

    Signs you may need this

    • Bubbling paint, or rust around wheel arches, sills and door bottoms
    • A chip or crack in the windshield
    • Dents, scrapes or panel damage after an incident
    • Paint damage deep enough to expose bare metal
    • Doors or panels that no longer line up correctly

    How often it's needed

    Not interval-based. Rust treatment is the exception worth planning: catching corrosion while it is still surface rust is dramatically cheaper than repairing a panel that has rusted through. An annual look underneath after winter is a reasonable habit here.

    Quebec context

    Road salt is the single biggest threat to a car's body in Montreal, and it does its work where you cannot see it — inside sills, behind arches, along brake lines. Windshield chips also spread faster in winter, because the temperature difference between a cold windshield and hot defroster air stresses the glass.

    What affects the cost

    • Size and depth of the damage, and how many panels are affected
    • Whether the panel can be repaired or has to be replaced
    • Paint matching, which is harder on metallic and pearl finishes
    • Chip repair versus full windshield replacement

    PitStop does not publish flat price lists — what a job costs depends on your specific vehicle. Describe your car and the problem and PitStop IQ returns a price range in seconds, before you pick a garage.

    Garages offering this service

    15 garages in the network offer this service.

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