Mobile body & paint — flat-priced, matched, paid.
The scuffed bumper from the parking garage, the key scratch, the curb-rashed wheels, the chip-peppered hood. SideWRK prices it the way mobile SMART repair actually bills — a flat price per repair, materials as one honest line — keeps the paint code on the vehicle record so the match starts at the door jamb, gets the estimate approved in writing before you sand, and shows what the job really made you.
See it in action
Tap a screen to open the live body & paint demo — the whole app, loaded with a sample mobile repair business. No signup, nothing to install.
The dent’s out.
The scraped fender is the next ticket — same driveway.
One app, every trade.
Multi-Trade — $39/mo for all 42 trades.
Built for mobile SMART repair — in one app
Flat per-repair pricing, like the trade bills
Bumper scuff, deep scratch, chip session, wheel, headlights — each repair is a tap with your price on it. Wheels bill per wheel, and "Paint & materials" rides as one honest flat line per spray job, the way solo operators actually simplify P&M.
The paint code on file
Year, make, model — and the paint code off the door-jamb sticker, because the color match starts there, not at the paint store. VIN scan included, so the vehicle record builds itself in the driveway.
Pre-work photos, time-stamped
Photos of the damage and any prior bodywork before you touch the panel are the dispute-killer in paint work. Snap them on the job and they live on the record — estimate, invoice, and after.
Approved in writing, before you sand
California's BAR requires a written, itemized, authorized estimate before body work starts — and it's good practice everywhere. Your customer taps Approve from their phone; the name, time, and amount are logged, and the color-match disclosure rides the document.
Truck stock that warns you
Sandpaper sleeves, 2K aerosol clear, masking tape, mixing cups — logged once, decremented as you use them, with a per-item "warn me when down to" so you never mask a bumper with the last three feet on the roll.
Real profit, not just revenue
A $375 bumper ticket with $30 of materials in it is a very good day — if you can see it. The Money tab shows what the visit actually netted after paint and supplies, month by month, ready for tax time.
From scuff to "paid" in three steps
Write it up
Add the customer and the vehicle, grab the paint code, tap the repairs off the menu, and snap the pre-work photos. The estimate builds itself while you walk the damage.
Send it
Text or email the estimate. The customer sees the photos and taps Approve — a written authorization with the disclosures on it, logged before the sandpaper comes out.
Get paid
It becomes a numbered invoice with your registration number on it. Take a card, or point them at your Venmo or Zelle — no merchant account, no fee.
What does mobile body & paint work cost?
SMART repair prices flat, per repair — quoted from the damage, trip rolled in. Here's what the work runs in 2026, plus a free calculator to price a job. And the honest scope line: this is the legally-clean mobile service mix — spray-gun refinishing needs a filtered enclosure, and past a panel it's booth work you refer out.
By the repair
A painted bumper scuff repair runs $150–$600, sweet spot $300–$450 — under the shop's $800+ full respray. Chip touch-up sessions run $100–$250. A typical solo ticket lands between $250 and $500.
Depth decides
A clear-coat scratch polishes out for $75–$150 — no paint at all. Through the color coat it's a $300–$600 fill, prime, match & blend. Primer-deep past a panel is booth work, and saying so sells the rest of the quote.
Wheels & headlights
Curb-rash wheel refinish runs $100–$250 per wheel; headlight restoration $50–$150 the pair. Both are minutes while you're already set up — the "while I'm here" add-on that turns a $375 visit into a $600 ticket.
Auto body repair cost calculator
Tap the repairs — scuff, scratch, chips, wheels — and hand back a number before the customer walks inside.
These tools run free right here — inside SideWRK they fill your estimate for you →
Auto Body & Paint guides from the field
Written for the business side of the work — pricing, getting customers, and keeping them. Free to read, no signup.
One price. Every trade you run.
Single Trade
- Up to 100 customers, unlimited jobs
- Branded estimates & invoices
- Registration # on every invoice
- Customer approvals + photos
- Real profit tracking
Multi-Trade
- Everything in Single, plus:
- All trades unlocked
- In-app trade switcher
- One client list across trades
- For the do-it-all operator
Pro
- Everything in Multi-Trade, plus:
- Unlimited customers — Single & Multi cap at 100
- Your Google & Yelp review links on your public page
- AI estimate drafting — photos in, priced lines out
Add dent repair — the other half of the panel.
Half the damage you quote comes with a dent under it, and half of those dents don't need paint at all. Paintless dent repair picks up exactly where SMART repair leaves off: dents without paint, paint without a booth — same driveway, same customer. Small dents start around $150 and the consumables are glue sticks. The Multi-Trade plan runs both trades from one login for $15/mo more than Single Trade; one door ding covers the difference for months. Month-to-month — add or drop a trade right from Billing. Detailers land here too: SideWRK for Auto Detailing rounds out the same driveway visit.
SideWRK for Paintless Dent Repair →Auto Body & Paint FAQ
Is mobile auto body and paint work even legal?
The SMART service mix is — that's the point of it. Scratch polishing, brush and pen chip touch-up, aerosol work, and airbrush or small-cup (3 oz or less) spot repairs sit outside the EPA's spray rule entirely, and headlight, wheel, and bumper-crack work applies no spray at all. Full spray-gun refinishing is legal only inside a filtered mobile enclosure with HVLP equipment and current painter certification — and many cities restrict body and paint work in residential zones regardless, so check your city and air district. SideWRK puts the right notice on the document; the legal setup is on you.
What should I charge for mobile body work?
Flat, per repair. In 2026 a painted bumper scuff repair runs $150 to $600 with most tickets landing $300 to $450; a clear-coat scratch polish runs $75 to $150; a deep scratch repaired and blended runs $300 to $600; wheels run $100 to $250 each and headlights $50 to $150 a pair. Use the free auto body repair cost calculator to build a number.
How does the color match work on a mobile job?
It starts with the paint code off the door-jamb or B-pillar sticker — SideWRK keeps it on the vehicle record so the basecoat gets mixed to the code, not eyeballed. On aged or faded paint an exact match isn't always possible on a spot repair, so the honest move is the color-match disclosure on the estimate before the work, not an argument after. The app carries that note for you.
Can I run more than one trade?
Yes — the Multi-Trade plan unlocks every trade and you switch in a tap, sharing one customer list. Body and paint pairs naturally with paintless dent repair — dents without paint, paint without a booth, same driveway, same customer.
How much does it cost?
Single Trade is $24/month for one trade. Multi-Trade is $39/month for every trade. Pro is $89/month for full-time operators. Every plan starts with 14 free days — no card required. You're only charged after you pick a plan. There's no permanent free tier.
Wondering what to charge? How to price Auto Body & Paint jobs — with real numbers →
Spraying mobile? The EPA 6H lanes and the repair records →
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