{"id":680,"date":"2026-09-18T19:07:54","date_gmt":"2026-09-18T19:07:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/northlanecreative.com\/demo-sites\/vector-collision-studio-repair-portfolio\/"},"modified":"2026-09-21T13:54:19","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T13:54:19","slug":"repair-portfolio","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/northlanecreative.com\/demo-sites\/collision-center\/repair-portfolio\/","title":{"rendered":"Vector Collision Studio \u2014 Repair Portfolio"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"680\" class=\"elementor elementor-680\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-910001d5 e-flex e-con-full e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"910001d5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-910001d4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"910001d4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-910001d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"910001d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">REPAIR PORTFOLIO<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-910001d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"910001d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Show the repair story\u2014not just the shiny after photo.<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-910001d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"910001d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Higher-end collision websites can use case studies to demonstrate complexity: damage, blueprint, repair operations, refinishing, systems work, and final fit\/finish.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-910001f1 e-flex e-con-full e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"910001f1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-910001f0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"910001f0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-910001dd e-flex e-con-full e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"910001dd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-910001d7 e-flex e-con-full e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"910001d7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-910001d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"910001d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"810\" src=\"https:\/\/northlanecreative.com\/demo-sites\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Vector-structural-repair.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-659\" alt=\"Vehicle undergoing structural collision repair in a garage\" srcset=\"https:\/\/northlanecreative.com\/demo-sites\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Vector-structural-repair.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/northlanecreative.com\/demo-sites\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Vector-structural-repair-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/northlanecreative.com\/demo-sites\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Vector-structural-repair-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/northlanecreative.com\/demo-sites\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Vector-structural-repair-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-910001dc e-flex e-con-full e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"910001dc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-910001d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"910001d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">CASE 01 \/ FRONT CORNER IMPACT<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-910001d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"910001d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Structural + cooling + refinish + calibration path<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-910001da elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"910001da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Initial view:<\/strong> front bumper, lamp and fender damage.<\/p><p><strong>Blueprint additions:<\/strong> reinforcement\/bracket damage, cooling stack inspection, structural measurement, adjacent-panel blend, post-scan and calibration review.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-910001db elementor-mobile-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"910001db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-lg\" href=\"https:\/\/northlanecreative.com\/demo-sites\/collision-center\/services\/collision-repair\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">COLLISION SERVICE<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-910001de elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"910001de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-910001e6 e-flex e-con-full e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"910001e6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-910001e3 e-flex e-con-full e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"910001e3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-910001df elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"910001df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">CASE 02 \/ HAIL<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-910001e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"910001e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mixed PDR + conventional panel repair<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-910001e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"910001e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Damage map:<\/strong> roof, hood, decklid and upper body panels.<\/p><p><strong>Repair mix:<\/strong> PDR where finish\/geometry permitted, conventional repair\/refinish where damage exceeded PDR limits, trim removal and final lighting inspection.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-910001e2 elementor-mobile-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"910001e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-lg\" href=\"https:\/\/northlanecreative.com\/demo-sites\/collision-center\/services\/hail-pdr\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span 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srcset=\"https:\/\/northlanecreative.com\/demo-sites\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Vector-hail-PDR.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/northlanecreative.com\/demo-sites\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Vector-hail-PDR-300x246.jpg 300w, https:\/\/northlanecreative.com\/demo-sites\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Vector-hail-PDR-1024x838.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/northlanecreative.com\/demo-sites\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Vector-hail-PDR-768x629.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-910001e7 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"910001e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-910001ef e-flex e-con-full e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"910001ef\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-910001e9 e-flex e-con-full e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"910001e9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-910001e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"910001e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/northlanecreative.com\/demo-sites\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Vector-refinishing-prep.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-660\" alt=\"Automotive body panel being sanded and prepared for refinishing\" srcset=\"https:\/\/northlanecreative.com\/demo-sites\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Vector-refinishing-prep.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/northlanecreative.com\/demo-sites\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Vector-refinishing-prep-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/northlanecreative.com\/demo-sites\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Vector-refinishing-prep-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/northlanecreative.com\/demo-sites\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Vector-refinishing-prep-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-910001ee e-flex e-con-full e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"910001ee\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-910001ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"910001ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">CASE 03 \/ COSMETIC + PAINT<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-910001eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"910001eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Panel repair with adjacent color transition<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-910001ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"910001ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Concern:<\/strong> side scrape through paint with panel deformation.<\/p><p><strong>Repair:<\/strong> metal repair, surface restoration, blend strategy, refinish, denib\/polish and final fit\/finish inspection.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-910001ed elementor-mobile-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"910001ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-lg\" href=\"https:\/\/northlanecreative.com\/demo-sites\/collision-center\/services\/paint-refinishing\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">PAINT + REFINISH<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-910001fb e-flex e-con-full e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"910001fb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-910001fa e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"910001fa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-910001f9 e-flex e-con-full e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"910001f9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-910001f3 e-flex e-con-full e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"910001f3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-910001f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"910001f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/northlanecreative.com\/demo-sites\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Vector-finish-detail.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-664\" alt=\"Technician applying protective film to a finished performance vehicle\" srcset=\"https:\/\/northlanecreative.com\/demo-sites\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Vector-finish-detail.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/northlanecreative.com\/demo-sites\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Vector-finish-detail-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/northlanecreative.com\/demo-sites\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Vector-finish-detail-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/northlanecreative.com\/demo-sites\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Vector-finish-detail-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-910001f8 e-flex e-con-full e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"910001f8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-910001f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"910001f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">DELIVERY DETAIL<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-910001f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"910001f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The portfolio can sell process quality without making claims it cannot prove.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-910001f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"910001f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Show panel fit, finish quality, polish, trim alignment, cleanliness, documentation and the final handoff. A premium site should make the invisible parts of quality visible.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-910001f7 elementor-mobile-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"910001f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-lg\" href=\"https:\/\/northlanecreative.com\/demo-sites\/collision-center\/estimate\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">START YOUR REPAIR INTAKE<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>REPAIR PORTFOLIO Show the repair story\u2014not just the shiny after photo. Higher-end collision websites can use case studies to demonstrate complexity: damage, blueprint, repair operations, refinishing, systems work, and final fit\/finish. CASE 01 \/ FRONT CORNER IMPACT Structural + cooling + refinish + calibration path Initial view: front bumper, lamp and fender damage. 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