Restore your car's bodywork with Dale's Auto Body's comprehensive bodywork repair services. We've provided top-notch auto body repair, collision repair, glass installation, and more to Grand Rapids, MN car owners for over 40 years. Whether your vehicle has a minor scratch or a massive dent, you can count on us for a hassle-free fix.
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We proudly use PPG ENVIROBASE® High Performance paint, a high quality, environmentally preferred water-based product for automotive refinishing.
Dale's Auto Body started in 1984 when Dale and Becky Maunu took ownership of the existing business from Dewey Smith. Dale actually worked at the shop for 13 years before buying the company. He started working at the shop in high school, sweeping floors and doing small jobs to assist the technicians and other employees. By the time he was a high-school senior, Dale was a fully trained auto body technician repairing customer vehicles.
Dale juggled his career and his education in the following years. He graduated from ICC's forestry technician program while advancing his chosen trade. Shortly after finishing his degree, Dale asked Dewey if he could start working on paint. When the answer he got was "NO," Dale borrowed his father-in-law-to-be's car, painted it in his garage, and showed it to Dewey. Dale was painting customer's cars a few days later.
A year later, Dale turned his eye to the shop's management. He thought of better ways to run the business as it was making misstep after misstep, growing his desire to own the place he had so much love for.
Finally, in the summer of 1984, Dale and Becky bought the shop and renamed it to the name the Grand Rapids community knows and trusts today. However, within their first year of ownership, they quickly realized that Dale's beloved body shop needed more than just new management.
The couple adopted 3M's Advanced Repair Management System (ARMS) the following year to improve operations. ARMS allowed them to run the shop efficiently without sacrificing the level of service they provided customers. How we still run the shop today traces back to this transition to focus on continuous improvement in serving our customers.
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