When a vehicle accident occurs, the owner may have to pay for repairs out of pocket or their insurance company may agree to schedule repairs. If a body shop is hired to do the work, collision refinishing specialists are the ones who weld, mask, color plot and paint to restore the vehicle.

Collision refinishing involves precision work, so shop specialists need to pay attention to details. They may be required to work on suicide doors, firewalls, floorboards, transmission tunnels, or to airbrush and pinstripe.  As a result, auto body shops may look for technicians with training or experience in collision refinishing when hiring.

Collision body refinishing technicians may find work as:

• Welders
• Fabricators
• Custom painters

It can be a great career fit if you like working at a fast pace using your creative skills, welding and working in an automotive body shop environment.