Grace Body Shop

Walt and Richard restored my 2005 Corolla XRS back to new after getting hit by a drunk driver in San Francisco. They were really helpful, great and kind-​hearted old school kind of guys. They took care of me throughout the whole process and agreed to use only OEM Toyota Parts! Grace Body Shop hasn’t lost their touch at all and they got my pearl paint job just right! I can’t tell the difference at all!

I’ve taken my truck here ever since i got it. Great service and professional work. Great people and employees and shop. Always going to take my vehicles here and tell me friends to do so also. Want work done right, come here. You won’t regret it. The Srt-​10 conversion and bedliner photos are my truck. Love it!

Grace Body Shop did an excellent job with our Volvo which was rear ended. They worked to get proper OEM parts that fit our car exactly. Also, because of the accident there were problems with the backup sensors and they worked with the insurance company to get it fixed correctly at no cost to us, even though the Insurance company insisted the crushed backup sensors in the rear bumper were not related to the accident.
I will do business with them again, I hope it is to restore or detail a car and not because one of our cars got crunched. I highly recommend Grace Body Shop if you want your car looking like new again.

Grace Body Shop does fabulous work at a great price. In the interest of full disclosure, I work really close to Walt’s (the co-​owner) home and have known Walt socially for awhile, and this is the first time I’ve gone to his shop.
I was rear-​ended and needed the bumper repaired and repainted, and the bumper retainer replaced. My car was there for under a week. Walt, the co-​owner, gave me a ride to pick up a loaner car and dropped off my car after it was done. The car came back to me cleaner than it left, and had a few minor paint scratches buffed out for free. It has been a month or so now, and you would never even guess that the bumper was ever hit. My car looks better than ever, and I’d definitely recommend Grace Body to anybody.

Grace body shop is great! Walt, Richard and their crew do some amazing specialty work and are never too busy to help a customer. They were recommended to me because I have a 3 wheel meter maid cart and nobody else wanted to bother with a damage estimate for teh insurance company. They spent time assessing the damage, drove me to the BART station and handled the insurance inspection. Proof of their work is all over the shop. The number of custom work, classic cars, etc is incredibly impressive!

The reason I chose Grace Auto Body was first, the way the phone was answered. The woman was nice, and when I asked a question about getting an estimate without bringing my car in she was so nice and had the owner, Walt, speak to me. Walt was so nice, honest, and professional. Jose worked on my vehicle while I waited, only about 30 minutes. He attached the panel that fell off and buffed out the marks, it looks like new. They are honest and professional and have a clean and organized shop.

Walt was thoroughly professional and very helpful for a minor dent I had in my car. I have an old car and didn’t care about the look so much as the function (it was where the passenger door met the fender so it made a cracking sound every time the door opened). He fixed it for a good price and it looked better than I expected. Also as I work very close by and he had some free time, he was generous enough to give me a ride. Highly recommend. They also have some pretty sweet looking vintage care restorations going on in the shop (love the ’65 Mustang).

I’ve been to Grace Body Shop twice, both incidents were NOT my fault. My 1997 Accord was scratched up by fire fighters putting out a fire on a car next to mine. My 2003 TL was rear ended on highway 92.
I visited & received estimates from 11 body shops. Grace Body Shop was the best one! They have been in business for decades, have a large shop, and have a great «bake room». From my research, it seems like only 3 out of 10 body shops have a «bake room». In a bake room, the paint is baked on. With a bake room, the paint is completely cured after baking in the room. Without a bake room, the curing process is around 30 – 90 days (I cannot remember the exact number).
I’ve seen many nice cars there including collectible cars. I recommend this body shop!

You’ll be hard pressed to find a better, more honest body shop. The people at Grace do great work, are completely up-​front and honest about everything (including the fact that things often get a bit delayed), and they are happy to do whatever is necessary to make sure you’re taken care of right. They invite you to come into the shop and see the work being done first hand, so you know what they’re doing. None of the «customers aren’t allowed in the work area» BS most places try to get away with.
Their paint work is absolutely top notch — better than anything you’ll get out of the factory. If you want work done, and done very well, for reasonable rates and by people who you know aren’t trying to screw you over, go to Grace. You’ll be happy you did.
They’re also highly recommended by the bay area Audi community, and with good reason.