Airbrush and graphics
Portraits, lettering, flames, tribute work. Laid into the paint and cleared over, so it is part of the finish rather than something stuck on top of it.
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Empire started as a dent company and kept adding trades rather than farming them out. This is the whole list, and all of it happens at Spencer Street.
Collision
Collision repair.
Anything from a parking lot scrape to a real hit. Panels straightened or replaced, structure put back where it belongs, and color matched to what is already on the car so the repair does not announce itself in daylight.
- Preferred or approved vendor with the major insurance carriers
- We talk to your adjuster directly, so you are not the middleman
- Written estimate that says what is repaired and what is replaced
- $4 million in garage liability cover while the car is with us
Paintless dent repair
Dents and hail damage.
The trade the shop was built on, back when it was Empire State Hail Company. The dent is massaged out from behind the panel with rods and picks. No filler, no primer, no repaint, and the factory paint that came on the car stays on the car.
- Hail damage, door dings, creases, minor collision dents
- Faster and cheaper than a conventional repair on the same panel
- Mobile paintless dent repair if you cannot get to Spencer Street
- Send photos and we can usually tell you what you are looking at
- Lifetime warranty on every paintless repair
Wheels
Alloy wheel repair and refinishing.
Curb rash on the lip, scuffed faces, worn clear coat and peeling finish. The wheel is repaired and refinished rather than replaced, which on most cars is a fraction of the price of a new set.
- Factory silver, machined face or gloss black
- Custom colors if you want them to stand out
- Wheels can be done alongside other work
- Motorcycle wheels as well as car wheels
Plastic and paint
Bumper repair and refinishing.
A cracked or gouged bumper cover is usually repairable, and a repair beats the price of a new cover almost every time. The blend is done so the corner of the fender does not give the job away.
01
Repair, not replace
Cracks, tears, gouges and scuffs in plastic covers are welded and filled properly before any color goes near them.
02
Color that matches
Modern metallics move under different light. Color is matched to the panels either side, then blended so the edges disappear.
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Trim goes back right
Sensors, brackets, grilles and clips get refitted the way they came off, not held in with a couple of screws and hope.
Finish
Detailing and ceramic coating.
A full detail department for cars and motorcycles, which is unusual in a body shop. Everything here is done in house, and it is the same crew that finishes the custom work.
- Paint correction
- Ceramic coatings
- Headlight restoration
- Trim restoration
- Glass polishing
- Show car prep
- Steam cleaning
- Odor removal
If you are selling a car, a correction and a coating is usually the cheapest thing you can do to the price. Ask when you book.
The fun end
Custom paint and restoration.
Cars, trucks, motorcycles, helmets, guitars and the occasional thing nobody expected. Airbrush and graphics, candy and pearl, full color changes, and restorations that run from a stripped shell back through to finished paint.
Restorations
Long jobs done properly. Metal work first, then block and prime, then color. You get told where it actually is, not where it should be by now.
Motorcycles
Tanks, fenders, fairings and full bikes. Custom paint, Lumilor, Cosmichrome and detailing, plus Viking bags if you need the luggage to match.
PeelClear
Peelable paint.
A waterborne peelable coating, sprayed on through the gun like any other finish and removed by hand in sheets when you are done with it. Nothing is cut, nothing is stuck on, and the factory paint underneath is exactly as it was.
- Empire is one of a handful of certified applicators in New York
- Front end, full exterior, or full exterior with the jambs done
- 165 RAL solids, 85 pearl and iridescent, 17 shifting colors, or an OEM match
- 20 year peelability warranty
Three things nobody else near here does
Lumilor, Cosmichrome and PeelClear.
All three are certified finishes, and Empire holds the certification for each. They have their own pages because photographs explain them better than words do.
Protection and accessories
Fitted here, not posted to you in a box.
Undercoating and bed liners
Worth doing in Central New York, where the salt does more damage over ten winters than anything that happens on the road.
WeatherTech
Empire is a WeatherTech Diamond Dealer. Floor liners, mud flaps and cargo trays, ordered and fitted here.
XKGlow LED lighting
Underglow, rock lights, accent kits and pod lights, wired in properly rather than run through a fuse tap and left dangling.
Custom Offsets wheels and tires
Empire is a Custom Offsets vendor, so a wheel and tire package can be ordered, fitted and, if you want it, refinished here in one go.
Viking motorcycle bags
Empire is a Viking distributor. Saddlebags, tail bags and luggage, and we can paint them to match the bike.
Custom decals and signage
Decals, stickers, banners, shirts and can cozies. Handy when the vehicle is a work truck and the truck is the advertising.
Ceramic coatings
On new paint or old, on cars and on bikes. Easier to wash, better gloss, and one less thing eating your Saturday.