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Through the years, dedicated stall repair has proven to be inefficient and costly (dedicated stall repair is where one technician works on one or two cars at one time from start to finish). At OCR each vehicle goes through 8 custom repair stages operated by teams of technicians that will maximize work quality while minimizing vehicle down time. This system keeps OCR’s turn around times currently half or less than the market average.

This innovative method was designed by the owner. When designing Offutt Collision Repair, the owner designed a production method and then designed a building around it. While other body shops around the nation have used 3 basic repair stages, it has yet to be seen another shop that has 8 full stages. These 8 stages have teams of technicians that work daily on their specialty, which allows them to be experts in those particular areas. The 8 stages are estimates, teardown, body work, paint prep, paint, buffing, assembly and detail. All technicians are cross-trained in all other segments, so they can help when the work load is heavier and deadlines have to be met.

Offutt Collision Repair believes in remanufacturing a vehicle instead of fixing a vehicle. The thought is to make it look like it just came off the factory line. The technicians use a Pro-Spot welding machine in order to replicate those factory welds.

Offutt Collision Repair technicians also use a special dust extraction system that can be hooked up to their sanders. This system helps keep the dust out of the air to improve the air quality for the employees, the customers, their vehicles and the environment. There are also two ventilation systems that are positioned above the paint prep area to extract fumes and dust from the shop. Because the body shop sits on the edge of a neighborhood, it is important not to disturb the air quality anymore than necessary. For this reason, all vehicles are positioned on go-jacks while in the shop. Go-jacks fit underneath the tires of each vehicle allowing the vehicles to be moved front to back and side to side within the shop. This prevents technicians from having to crank the vehicles to move them throughout the shop, again improving the air quality of the shop and the neighborhood environment.