Category: Car Care Tips

Don’t Get Dinged, Follow these Steps Most of us will go years, perhaps decades, without getting into a wreck.  If you’re a safe driver, you’re not likely to be involved in a crash.  But many of us won’t make it through one year without our vehicle getting dented or dinged. Sure dents and dings are frustrating.  And they’re not really going to cause problems (unless they break the paint).  But they’re unsightly, lower the value of the car, and take...

How You can Void Your Vehicle’s Warranty Buying a new vehicle is exciting!  One of the best perks is that repairs, and often even general maintenance, are under warranty.  When something goes wrong, there is no additional cash outlay for you. But why keep that vehicle pristine?  Why enjoy the perks of a warranty when you can void that warranty with reckless behavior?  We have come up with a list of the 5 easiest ways to ensure that your warranty...

Don’t Skip the Winter Prep! Winter in Montana is just about here… even though we technically have over a month until winter truly starts.  Soon each night will be below freezing, snow storms will come through, and the roads are going to be slick to drive on.  Is your vehicle ready? As your choice for auto body repairs in Billings, we want to make sure that you’re being as safe as possible on the roads.  So we have put together...

Peeling Paint has a Few Causes Your car’s paint isn’t just there to look good; it protects the vehicle from the elements.  So when the paint starts to chip, fade, or peel, it can be irritating to say the least.  But why is this happening?  And what can you do about it? If you recall from our last post, the paint is actually three layers: the primer, the paint, and the clear coat.  Different causes of paint damage and failure...

Swirl Marks in the Paint Happen Have you ever spent an hour or two really cleaning up your rig?  You vacuum it out, throw out those old Taco Bell wrappers, clean the windows until you can’t even tell the glass is there.  You wash the exterior, then give it the old spit polish.  You step back and admire your handiwork only to realize that something looks funny.  Upon inspection, you notice the paint has swirl marks.  You’re certain that you...

When to Ignore; When to Replace Driving on our Montana roads, you’re likely to get a rock thrown up onto your windshield a time or two.  It happens to everyone at some point, and generally speaking the hit isn’t direct, and glances off with little more than a loud smack.  But what happens when it chips or cracks your windshield? There’s a little bit that we have to dive into here.  And as we strive to be the best auto...

Maintain to Avoid a Costly Crash When’s the last time you had your vehicle in for maintenance?  If you’re like most people, you tend to put it off a bit longer than you should.  In fact, most people put it off too long, and end up needing costly repairs instead of moderately priced maintenance. Here at Big Sky Collision Center, our goal is to ensure that your vehicle is safe to drive.  So we have rounded up the most likely...

Avoid Unsightly Scratches with These Tips How many times have you walked up to your vehicle and noticed a big scratch that you are certain wasn’t there yesterday?  If it has happened once, it has happened too many times!  Scratches, dings, dents, scrapes, and paint rubs generally won’t affect your vehicle’s performance, nor will they cause furthering issues (depending on their severity of course), but they look bad! Here are a few tips how you can make sure that your...

The Garage is to Protect; Not Damage If you’re able to park your vehicle in a garage, that’s awesome!  It will last a whole lot longer that way, plus you don’t have to worry about scraping ice off the window in the morning.  But as vehicles get bigger, garages are often not quite big enough to accommodate them.  Many people damage their rigs simply pulling in, or out, of the garage. Here are a few tips to help make sure...

No Need for a Full Upgrade; Just Improve! Most of us love our vehicles.  But as new technology improves, and our rigs wear out, we end up looking longingly at buying something new.  If you love your vehicle, and you don’t want to spend the cash on upgrading to something new, here are a few ways that you can soup up your car (does anyone say “soup up” anymore?) so it looks and feels like a new one. The vehicle...