Central Body Company

Central Body Company is a family-owned auto body and collision shop based at 4000 NE 33rd Terrace Ste. 7 in Kansas City, Missouri. It has been at it for "more than 45 years." It does not come to you, so you bring the RV to the shop.

Its RV work is RV repair, RV roof replacement, Armorthane roof coating, ceramic coating, fiberglass repair, auto paint and mechanical services. Its list names motor homes only. It names Kansas City and Shawnee for its service area and gives no radius around either one. Roof, fiberglass and paint work in one place means one trip, which the company puts this way: "so you only need to make one stop."

It does not publish a trip fee, hourly rate or diagnostic fee, and its online estimates are for Omaha only. Its mechanics will "prepare fast estimates while you wait" at the shop. No hours are posted, though it says it has "extended hours and are open on weekends and holidays," and that "immediate appointments are available" for repairs that cannot wait. Ask for the labor rate and the shop hours before you drive over.

It lists RVDA (RV Dealers Association) among its certifications. That is a dealers' trade group, so it shows ties to the RV trade, not any one technician's training. No technician or owner is named, and it does not publish a license or insurance statement. It does accept "all insurance company claims," RV claims included, which matters if an insurer is paying for the repair. Its guarantee is a "100% workmanship guarantee," with the note "limited to manufacturer warranty," so read that before you sign.

Google rates it 4.8 stars from 54 reviews.

This is a good fit for an RV owner near Kansas City who can bring the rig to the shop for roof, body, paint or coating work.