Wednesday, January 27, 2021 • lyndentribune.com • ferndalerecord.com • A11
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Charlie’s Auto Body
We now offer.... AUTOMOBILE DETAILING Detail to include:
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Full Car or Truck Detail Starting at
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Some exclusions apply.
We offer pick up and delivery service
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360.739.8233
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To S c h e d u l e
E. Pole Rd. Guide Meridian
A new shop has joined the Charlie’s Auto Body family. Grand Central Collision Repair is located on Iowa Street in Bellingham, and Charlie’s owner Brent Maier sees some similarities between Grand Central and his family’s Lynden shop. “It was kind of a similar story to Charlie’s. A father passed it on to his son probably 15 years ago,” Maier said. “More or less they had been going back and forth on whether the son actually wanted to run the business or not, but because it’s a family business, they really wanted to keep that legacy going.” Grand Central’s owners were very particular about who they wanted to leave their legacy to, and they loved the story behind Charlie’s Auto Body and how Brent had a background working with his father. They kept the name and worked out a deal and the reins were passed to Charlie’s Auto Body. They’re nearing the six-month mark of owning a second shop, and while they have seen their share of challenges (2020 being one of them), it’s going well so far. “COVID was a blessing and a curse in this sense,” Maier said. The blessing part is that Charlie’s decided to grow its business rather than shrink it. However, business has slowed during the pandemic. “It’s been fine,” he said. “We’re definitely getting through it. We definitely want to be busier. We want to grow it, invest, just like at Charlie’s.” Now, the biggest task is putting some money into the shop for updated equipment. “Charlie’s is quite a bit ahead as far as equipment goes but Grand Central’s really set up. It’s got the face of a really high-end shop, but we want to make the interior match the exterior,” Brent said. “We gutted it, cleaned it up and made the workflow efficient. The nice thing about it is they had a really good team in the back.” Maier said Grand Central has one of the best painters he’s ever seen, and it’s nice to step into a shop that’s already well-established. “We added a manager from another shop to come in and run things and she’s doing a fantastic job on day-to-day operations,” Maier said. “It’s really great that we have a team in place.” For Charlie’s Auto Body, having another shop to the south is important in influencing the area as far as proper repairs are concerned. Charlie’s has led the charge in this area with its emphasis on quality over quantity and not just taking jobs sent its way by insurance companies. “We want to maintain the quality over quantity, safety-first mentality,” Maier said. Grand Central Collision Repair is located at 1811 Iowa St. in Bellingham. Charlie’s Auto Body can be found at 901 Evergreen St. in Lynden. Call 360-354-2172 for more information.
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• Exterior wash & dry • Steam clean seats • Steam clean & degrease engine bay • Steam clean wheel wells/rims • Removal of road tar & pitch • Exterior hand wax • Compound, polish & buff • Clean door jambs, seams & hinges • Interior vacuum • Steam clean & extract carpets • Clean interior/exterior glass • Clean & vacuum trunk • Wipe & polish dashboard • Ultraprotection on vinyl/leather • Tire dressing • Bumper & rubber dressing • Air freshener
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