Athen's Premier Automotive Collision and Car Repair Facility

Welcome to Specialty Paint & Body

Specialty Paint and Body is the premiere full-service body shop in Athens, Georgia. Outfitted with the most advanced equipment for body repair and painting, Specialty Paint and Body can help you fix the results of any accident.

Over 24 years in the business gives us the experience necessary to help you interact with insurance companies, perform the best repair for your vehicle, and simplify the repair process for our customers.

Our goal is to provide customers with quality car repairs, fair prices, and customer convenience. From the night drop box to our on-sight rentals we try to make your experience at Specialty Paint and Body as hassle free as possible. Specialty Paint and Body is designed to put the needs of the customer first. Come by and see us for a free estimate

Although customers are our number one priority, reducing our environmental footprint comes in at a close second. We have launched several in house campaigns focused on reducing landfill waste and improving air quality. In late 2009 we switched to the Onyx Waterborne paint line which significantly reduces the amount of toxins released by the painting process. Other successful campaigns include but are not limited to recycling paper products, steel, aluminum, batteries and plastics including bumpers.

As promised here is our award winning Chili Recipe from Saturday's MegaFest Chili cook-off. This recipe was awarded First Place in the Judge's category. (Click the link below to view this recipe)



Specialty Paint & Body Makes the News

8/2010 - Autobody News (autobodynews.com)

Thomas Durrence’s Specialty Paint & Body is growing — and his “green” efforts are making other things grow in the Peach State.

Since 1987, his full-service shop, 11542 Jefferson Road in Athens, Ga., has been providing auto body repair in the Athens and Jefferson areas. The 13,100-square-footshop, an I-CAR Gold Class service facility, repairs more than 800 cars and trucks annually. About 91 percent are insurance referrals, and the shop is also referred from several area dealerships, explains Durrence, who started Specialty after working in the collision industry for several years. 

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8/2010 - Athens Banner Herald (onlineathens.com)

Specialty Paint and Body in Athens has converted its painting system to a more environmentally friendly waterborne paint technology. The use of waterborne paints lessens the release of volatile organic compounds, which are chemicals that evaporate from liquids such as paint, paint thinner and gasoline.

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