Critical Car Care

Critical Car Care is an auto body and paint shop based in Lancaster, California. Its main trade is collision and paint work, but it also takes on RV bodywork, so you bring the rig to its shop rather than wait on a mobile tech to come to you.

It works on full bodywork including electrical repairs, panel and bumper repairs, paint repairs, scratch and dent repairs, and aluminum repair, on motor homes and fifth wheels along with cars, trucks and other vehicles. Its own site describes the work as "custom RV, and auto body repair work, with full service painting and frame and suspension repair." That matters if your rig has taken a hit on the road, caught a low branch, or needs a roof, panel or paint fix rather than a mechanical repair.

No RV-specific pricing or hourly rate is published, so ask about the trip fee and get a quote when you call. The shop does offer free computerized estimates and pick-up and drop-off within 10 miles. Hours are Monday through Friday, 8am to 5pm, with Saturdays by appointment. It backs its work with a limited lifetime warranty and its technicians are I-CAR certified, both worth asking about before a body job. The shop has been open since 1988, and Dave Stark is named as the owner.

This is a good fit for an RV owner in the Antelope Valley, Lancaster or Quartz Hill area dealing with collision damage, a dented panel, scratched paint or aluminum body damage on a motor home or fifth wheel, rather than an appliance or system failure.