r/Autobody

127k members
r/Autobody is a subreddit with 127k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses looking for, hate, looking for a, advice, and repair, and they frequently recommend/review sander, power tools, and adhesive remover.
Discussion among Autobody enthusiasts, anyone wanting to become more aware of processes and what it takes to fix automobiles. If you are here for an Estimate WE DON'T DO ESTIMATES HERE! You will be banned, your post deleted. Just cause you saw it on Youtube doesn't mean its the right way to do it.

Popular Themes in r/Autobody

#1
Advice Requests
: "Please help - dealership sent my cpo S60 for paintjob under warranty to this tent on gravel. What would you do? What shohld I do?"
21 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "Scraped my dads car against a parking garage post… help"
9 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "Damn. What am I in for here?"
5 posts
#4
Ideas
: "Miata almost ready for paint"
1 post
#5
Money Talk
: "What is the most monetarily efficient method of straightening my Toyota so that it can deliver me to nice locations again"
1 post

Popular Topics in r/Autobody

#1

Looking For

44 posts
#2

Hate

19 posts
#3

Looking For A

19 posts
#4

Advice

17 posts
#5

Repair

13 posts
#6

Paint

12 posts
#7

Worst

12 posts
#8

Fix

10 posts
#9

Shop

10 posts
#10

Rust

7 posts

Products Discussed in r/Autobody

Sander

9 reviews
#1
Hutchins
5.0 from 3 reviews
#2
Dynabrade
4.3 from 3 reviews
#3
Rupes
5.0 from 1 review

Power Tools

7 reviews
#1
Milwaukee
5.0 from 3 reviews
#2
Mini Belt Sander
5.0 from 1 review
#3
Electric Ratchet 1/4"
4.0 from 1 review
#1
3M
4.3 from 3 reviews
#2
Astro Pneumatic Eraser Wheel
3.0 from 1 review
#3
Prep-sol
3.0 from 1 review

Flair Used in r/Autobody

#1
HELP! I have a question.
: "Wife comes home in 9 hrs"
95 posts
#2
Is there a process to repair this?
: "Looking for an inexpensive temporary fix, besides bubblegum or flex tape, to plug a hole in a fuel tank. 2011 Chevy box truck"
41 posts
#3
RUST
: "Hellbent on fixing my 06 accord EX-L"
15 posts
#4
Acceptable quality?
: "Is this acceptable? Shade looks really different to me, bumper and trunk was replaced after being rear ended."
13 posts
#5
Check this out
: "My buddies and I first paint job"
9 posts
#6
Project time!
: "Follow up to yesterday's post about my 2020 Denali"
8 posts
#7
Question about the Trade
: "A 16 year old girl backed into my wife’s 2020 suburban and the dad is asking me for an amount to pay for the damage."
6 posts
#8
I'm a fancy painter!
: "People always ask what it's like to paint trains. Here's one we just finished."
5 posts
#9
Tech Advice
: "Commission based pay (flat rate) question"
4 posts
#10
Arthur Tussik Certified!
: "Prepped my first blend panel"
1 post

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Yearly
+28k members(27.9%)

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Last updated: July 23, 2026