[Keith Seymore]

Exactly.

If it was just a little chip they would touch it up with a brush just like you or I would, before it was driven off the end of the line. Bigger repairs would go to a stationary paint repair area where it would be bumped and sprayed, then placed on a short moving line to go through a bake oven.

Major damage would get replacement panels. If the damage is extensive, particularly early in the build process (like the cab shop) sometimes it is easier to just scrap the vehicle and start over.

My '74 Chevelle, built in Oshawa, of which I am the original owner, must have gotten hit and repaired in the plant. When I stripped the front clip down the first time for a repaint I found bondo in the wheel opening area on one fender.

K