Serving Mill Creek from Totem Lake, Kirkland
Mill Creek is a straight shot up I-405 and the Bothell-Everett Highway from Totem Lake, and its drivers come to L-M Body Shop for the same reasons Kirkland does: honest estimates and repairs done right. Paint is where a cheap repair shows. L-M Body Shop has been refinishing Mill Creek vehicles since 1987, and the goal on every job is simple: you should not be able to tell where the repair stops.
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The Bothell-Everett Highway and 164th Street SE are busy and accident prone, and the Mill Creek Town Center lots produce a steady run of door dings and parking bumps. Tree-lined neighborhood streets add the mirror and bumper scrapes. Newer family crossovers and SUVs, Highlanders, Pilots, Telluride and the like, alongside commuter sedans and trucks.
About Auto Paint
Auto body and paint work at L-M Body Shop covers scratches, chips, scuffed and cracked bumpers, dented panels and full refinishing. Damage is repaired properly first, then color is mixed to your factory code, test sprayed, blended into the adjacent panels and clear-coated in our paint booth so the repair disappears. Light scratches that have not broken the clear coat can sometimes be polished out. Deeper scratches and chips get a spot repair and blend. Panels with cracked paint or widespread clear coat failure get a full refinish. We tell you which one you need and what each costs.
L-M Body Shop is family owned, women led, BBB A+ rated and a Best of Kirkland Business Hall of Fame shop. Mill Creek customers who find us once tend to stay with us.
Our auto body and paint work customers come from Mill Creek Town Center, Silver Firs, North Creek, Heatherwood, Thrashers Corner and the rest of the Mill Creek area. Mill Creek is about fifteen to twenty minutes to our shop: SR-527 to I-405 south, exit at NE 124th.
Bring the car by 13209 NE 126th Pl, Suite A140 in Totem Lake for a free written estimate, Monday through Friday 7:30 am to 5 pm, or call (425) 821-8074.
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Collision happens, you call your insurance company, and then you call us. We work with every carrier below and many more, and we have handled claims from this same Totem Lake building since 1987. Don't see yours? Call (425) 821-8074, we almost certainly work with them too.
Also USAA, PEMCO, The Hartford, Mutual of Enumclaw, Esurance and any other carrier that writes auto policies in Washington.
After a collision the first call is usually to the insurance company, and the adjuster may steer you toward a "preferred" or "network" shop. In Washington the choice of repair shop is yours. Your insurer cannot require you to use a particular shop, and it still has to pay for a proper repair at the shop you pick.
Walk in Monday through Friday 7:30 to 5, or send photos through the online estimate form. You get a written estimate, free, with no appointment needed.
Using insurance? We open or update the claim with you, send our estimate and photos to the adjuster and remind them that you chose the shop.
Teardown, hidden damage documented, structure measured if needed, repairs to manufacturer procedures and computer-matched paint. Rental arranged through Enterprise.
Lights, sensors and panel gaps checked, the car washed and vacuumed, and a walk-around with you before you drive off. Small future scratches touched up free.
Neighborhoods we serve in Mill Creek: Mill Creek Town Center, Silver Firs, North Creek, Heatherwood, Thrashers Corner, Highlands. All services · Gallery · Before & after
Great service and great people. I had passenger side door's panel came off due to a little accident. I reached out to multiple body shop but LM body shop struck great impression in my mind. In the first interaction I knew that they're genuine and not trying to scam you. One of the part from the panel seems to be reusable and advised me to buy part by myself, so I can return if they don't ended up using it while repairing. And they didn't use it and saved me $500. Other bodyshops that I went, they never offered me this option and asked me to replace good part as well. In addition to that I didn't have to take the appointments for the quote, like I had to for the other places. They gave me quote promptly and squeezed the repair in their schedule as soon as the part arrived. I would definitely recommend this body shop to my friends and family.
Lorri and her team were amazing. This was my first time dealing with collision repairs and an insurance claim after someone damaged my rear bumper, so I wasn’t really sure what to expect. They took the time to answer my questions, explain the process, and made everything feel much less stressful. Lorri was calm, kind, and incredibly easy to communicate with from start to finish. Her customer service really stood out and made a difficult situation so much easier to navigate. Highly recommend for quality repairs and excellent customer service.
I can't say enough good things about L-M Body Shop. I brought my brand-new Lexus in for a scratch, and Lorri took the time to try the least invasive solution before recommending a repair. The result exceeded my expectations, and I truly appreciated the honesty and care. It's refreshing to find a shop that genuinely looks out for its customers. Thank you again, Lorri!
Yes. We mix to the factory paint code, test spray, compare under daylight-balanced light and blend the color into adjacent panels so there is no visible transition.
A spot repair or single panel is usually two to four days including cure time. Multi-panel and full repaints take longer, and we give you the schedule with the estimate.
If it has gone through to bare metal, yes, before the Pacific Northwest rain turns it into rust. If it is only in the clear coat we may be able to polish it, and we will tell you so.
More answers on the Collision Repair Q&A page, or call (425) 821-8074.
