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Before & after

Ferrari collision repair

Bertolucci's has served Sacramento as a body and fender shop since 1948. This Ferrari shows how we take a car from heavy front-end damage back to factory condition.

Before: red Ferrari with front-end collision damage to the bumper, fender and headlight After: the same Ferrari fully repaired and repainted, parked outside the shop

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Before and after

Left: the car as it arrived. Right: the car on delivery day.

Have a similar repair? Call us at (916) 454-4433 or walk in for an estimate.

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Step by step

Inside the repair

Twelve stages of the repair, from arrival to delivery.

  1. Step 1: Red Ferrari at Bertolucci's with a crushed front bumper, cracked paint and a damaged headlight cover
    Arrival

    Front-end collision damage to the bumper, headlight and fender.

  2. Step 2: Technician kneeling beside the red Ferrari mounted on a blue frame-straightening machine, front bumper removed
    On the frame machine

    The car is mounted and measured before teardown begins.

  3. Step 3: Front of the Ferrari stripped down with the hood open, showing a new primed fender and exposed structure
    Teardown

    Damaged front panels come off and a new primed fender is fitted.

  4. Step 4: White structural repair fixture bolted to the Ferrari's front structure on the frame bench
    Structural repair

    A dedicated fixture holds the front structure to factory dimensions.

  5. Step 5: Side view of the red Ferrari on the frame bench with a new white primed front fender and the front wheel removed
    New sheet metal

    Side view of the new primed front fender and rebuilt nose.

  6. Step 6: Ferrari front end on the frame bench with the hood raised and the rebuilt front structure exposed
    Front structure rebuilt

    The nose is rebuilt and ready for the new front panels.

  7. Step 7: Close view of the Ferrari's front end with a new primed bumper and fender fitted
    Panels fitted

    New front bumper and fender are hung and test-fitted.

  8. Step 8: Ferrari off the frame bench with primed front panels aligned to the red bodywork
    Gap check

    Panel fit and gaps are checked before paint.

  9. Step 9: Ferrari masked in plastic and green tape inside the paint booth, front panels in sealer
    Paint booth prep

    The car is masked and sealed in the downdraft paint booth.

  10. Step 10: Ferrari front end freshly painted glossy red inside the paint booth with masking still in place
    Fresh paint

    Color and clear coat are applied to match the original red.

  11. Step 11: Bertolucci's technician polishing the side of the red Ferrari in the shop
    Finishing

    The paint is color-sanded and polished by hand.

  12. Step 12: Fully repaired red Ferrari parked outside Bertolucci's with staff beside it
    Delivered

    Repaired, detailed and handed back to its owner.

Estimate appointments

Contact Bertolucci’s

Please call Bertolucci's at (916) 454-4433 to make a collision repair estimate appointment. We also accept walk-ins for estimates.

Call

(916) 454-4433 info@bertoluccis.com

Visit

1717 Stockton Blvd.
Sacramento, CA 95816
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Office hours

Mon–Fri
7:30am – 5:00pm
Sat–Sun
Closed