Collision repair shops do not lose money on bad repairs. They lose money on misused payroll and missed margin.

Every time a repair-qualified technician is pulled away from billable work to clean a vehicle, labor costs rise and profit drops. That same cleaning work can be structured as an insurance-paid service that increases margins instead of shrinking them.

Post-repair cleaning is not optional. Vehicles must be returned clean after collision repairs. The difference is whether that work is treated as a payroll expense or as a revenue-generating line item.

Collision vehicles also do not come back lightly dirty. After an accident, interiors are often heavily soiled from the event itself, emergency response, towing, storage, and repair handling. Fluids, debris, broken materials, and biological contamination are common. These vehicles require controlled, professional reconditioning before delivery.

Our collision center reconditioning support is built to remove cleaning from your payroll while increasing margins on every repair order.

We operate as a dedicated post-repair cleaning partner for collision and body shops, handling interior and exterior reconditioning so your technicians stay focused on repairs. Vehicles are returned to customers clean, safe, and ready for delivery, without slowing down your operation or inflating labor costs.

WHY THIS CHANGES HOW COLLISION SHOPS OPERATE

Post-collision vehicles often require deep interior cleaning due to:

• Bodily fluids and biological contamination

• Debris from impact, airbags, and broken components

• Residue from towing, storage, and transport

• General interior degradation from the collision event

This is not work that should be handled by repair technicians. When high-value labor is used for cleaning, it directly reduces throughput and inflates payroll costs.

By outsourcing post-repair reconditioning:

• Technicians stay focused on billable repair labor

• Vehicles move through delivery faster

• Shop workflow becomes more efficient

• Liability and inconsistency are reduced

This allows collision centers to complete more repairs without expanding staff.

INSURANCE APPROVAL AND PROFIT STRUCTURE

Post-repair vehicle cleaning is not optional. Vehicles are expected to be returned clean after collision repairs. Because of this, insurance consistently approves post-repair cleaning as a line item when it is properly included in the repair estimate.

Our partners typically resell this service at a $50 to $100+ markup per vehicle, depending on the level of reconditioning required. This line item is submitted to insurance with the rest of the repair estimate.

Once approved:

• Insurance pays the full estimate

• Your shop collects payment as usual

• We invoice you at an agreed wholesale rate

• No sales tax is charged on our invoice

The difference between your retail rate and our wholesale rate becomes pure margin for your shop.

Instead of absorbing cleaning costs internally, collision centers:

• Reduce payroll waste

• Increase margins on every repair order

• Create a new revenue stream paid by insurance

This is added profit without additional staff, bays, or overhead.

OPERATIONAL IMPACT

Shops that use this model see immediate improvements:

• Faster cycle times

• Higher repair volume

• Less internal labor spent on non-repair tasks

• Cleaner, more consistent final deliveries

Cleaning stops being a bottleneck and becomes a controlled, outsourced process that supports growth.

SERVICES PROVIDED FOR COLLISION PARTNERS

Collision center reconditioning support typically includes:

• Deep interior cleaning after collision and repair work

• Removal of biological and environmental contamination

• Interior surface sanitation and reset

• Paint-safe exterior washing appropriate for fresh repairs

Service levels can be adjusted based on repair severity, vehicle condition, or shop standards. We align our process to your workflow, not the other way around.

BILLING AND WORKFLOW SIMPLICITY

Collision shops with a reseller permit add post-repair reconditioning as a line item on the repair estimate. This is submitted to insurance alongside the repair work.

After completion:

• Insurance pays the approved estimate

• You collect payment as usual

• We invoice your shop directly

Invoices include:

• Repair Order (RO) number

• Vehicle information

• Date of service

You remain in full control of the customer relationship and billing. We operate in the background as a service provider.

WHO THIS IS FOR

This service is designed for:

• Collision repair facilities

• Body shops

• Insurance-driven repair operations

• High-volume repair centers

We support collision centers throughout the Tri-Cities, including Kennewick, Richland, and Pasco. If you want to remove non-repair work from your payroll, increase margins, scale your operations, and return vehicles in a condition that reflects the quality of your repairs, you can request collision reconditioning support in the Tri-Cities to discuss partnership details.