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Phil's Collision Center

34 stories

In their own words.

Customers, staff, and neighbors — filmed in the lobby. Filter by theme below.

“I'm a die-and-breed in this industry.”

Ed Kalinowski

Owner

“I do it with a lot of respect.”

Ivan

Staff

“The cream of the crop. Flawless.”

Ed (on a '65 Chevelle)

Owner

“We nail that so they're happy.”

Ward Brown

Staff

“If it's a ding, it ain't no thing, baby.”

Chef Q

Customer

“These guys are like family to me now.”

Bobby Charalambos

Customer

“It raised the value taking it out of here.”

Greg Malik

Customer

“We're not a client and a repair guy — we're family.”

Jim Nowak

Customer

“Could not be happier.”

Ron Kepple

Customer

“I was a customer. I was a friend.”

Terry

Customer

“They treat you like you're family.”

Gary Eckert

Customer

“It looked better than it did from factory.”

Harrison

Customer

“Good people. They care about what they do.”

Tim Duffin

Customer

“They fixed it like it was brand new.”

Sal Nuzzo

Customer

“When he's done, the car looks better than new.”

Chuck Pernick

Customer

“He matched us in cleanliness and finished product.”

Scott Allen

Neighbor

“You'd have thought we'd known him forever.”

Terry & Martha Haley

Customer

“My team has grown this shop. I can double my volume.”

Ed Kalinowski

Owner

“I have 188 LED light bulbs coming in this place. It's going to be so bright.”

Ed Kalinowski

Owner

“47 years in the industry, I want to go out of it with a bang.”

Ed Kalinowski

Owner

“Their quality can't come nowhere near what we can do.”

Ed Kalinowski

Owner

“You've seen my team. You see what we put out. Everybody else sees it.”

Ed Kalinowski

Owner

“We paint motorcycles. We paint Amtrak train bumpers.”

Russ

Staff

“For new people, the most important thing is don't ever give up.”

Russ

Staff

“Everyone takes care of everybody else here.”

Russ

Staff

“With two booths you can really operate more.”

Russ

Staff

“I want the maximum durability on that car.”

Russ

Staff

“Burn a hole into the paint. Now you know.”

Russ

Staff

“It's either my safe place or the panic room.”

Russ

Staff

“It takes a lot to stay with it.”

Russ

Staff

“We're equipped better than 90% of the shops that I've even visited.”

Tony Alvarez

Staff

“He just focuses on quality and customer service. That's it.”

Tony Alvarez

Staff

“The energy was right and the timing was right.”

Tony Alvarez

Staff

“He's got a really solid team, a great painter, great set of guys.”

Tony Alvarez

Staff

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