During a two week period in January of 2008, OSAR hired outside independent contractors to survey body shops in the Portland Tri County Area ( Multnomah, Clackamas and Washington Counties).
120 shops completed the survey with the following results:
(All responses are rounded up or down to the nearest amount.)
OSAR 2008 Auto Body Shop Survey Results Portland Tri County Area
Shops door - retail rate for:
- Body: $ 47.00
- Paint: $47.00
- Frame: $53.00
- Mechanical: $72.00
- Paint materials: $27.00
- Body materials: $7.00
- Set-Up and Measure time: 3.0 hrs
- Mark-Up on Sublet: 25%
- Mark-Up on Towing: 24%
- Do you place a cap on your material charges for paint materials? 89% NO
- Do you place a cap on your material charges for body materials? 91% NO
- Do you write for frame set up and measure, under the frame and measure, under the frame rate category? 95% Yes
Section two:
- When necessary, to restore a vehicle to pre-loss condition, do you prepare your estimate with any of the following procedures?
1. Tint color? Yes 92%
2. Blend color? Yes 94%
3. Full finish time on repair panels? Yes 96%
4. Feather, prime and block? Yes 84%
5. Denib and polish? Yes 93%
- When preparing an estimate to restore a vehicle to pre-loss condition, do you consult the “not-included” section in the p-pages of your estimating guide (ADP, CCC, Mitchell) and, if necessary, add those procedures to your estimate? 1. Yes 83% 2. No 17%