Was recommended from a friend. He had Rick paint his Fiero. That was back in early 90's. Still use him. He has fully painted 1/2 dozen of my cars and paint parts due to unexpected things. Does great body work. Unfortunately I know first hand. Paint match is right on. If you need paint and body done Rivk Kreher Customs is the place. 0range is Carousel Red From the Pontiac GTO orange. Copper is from the Honda Odyssey. read more

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Rick and his team are legendary. he painted my 66 custom supercharged mustang 13 years ago, and i reached out to him recently to respray the camper shell on my 2014 chevy silverado, it was oxidizing pretty bad in the sun outside.... not only did he do an amazing job by sanding it down, spraying it factory jet black, and a beautiful clear coat and buff, i only asked him to do the top and blend it but he re clear coated the whole shell and UNDER the price he quoted, he also buffed out my headlights for free.... i cannot say enough good things about rick kreher customs.... ill be bring my ferrari f430 in there shortly to respray the bumper from some dings from the previous owner(i dont trust just anyone w that car, needless to say) thats how much i trust his crew read more

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I was referred to Rick's shop by a good friend who recommended him as trustworthy with great communication and excellent repair skills. I'm glad I took her recommendation, Rick gave me the best pricing around and really put a lot of care and attention into the detail of my repair. I got my car back quicker than expected and am so happy with the final result. I would highly recommend Rick's services, and will definitely keep him in mind for future repairs! read more

OK my turn to write a late review! I brought my old 1993 Ford Pickup to Rick and got a very reasonable estimate to repaint and restore my old baby that's sat in the driveway for several years. I choose Rick out of 5 other body shops (all were much higher and not recommended as highly). Boy was this the right decision. If you're looking for collision body work or restoration like mine, go to Rick. He and his partner Greg are the tops. Thanks Rick and Greg for the great work. read more

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This place was recommended by another car enthusiast. It's no lie we are a huge car family. The Mister's baby has easily 500K on the chassis. He was looking for a body shop to do some sprucing up on his car, replacing out the wing, trunk, side skirts and making sure the paint matched, all that fun stuff. We had a deadline for mid January, in order to showcase his car at the Eibach throwback meet. We dropped off the car the beginning of January and had it back in just over 3 weeks. Our quote was good for all the work they did Employees are super friendly. read more

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I had a huge dent in the side of my car. The quote I got from.Calibrr Collision was $6500. My auto mechanic recommended Rick, and he fixed it perfectly so you can't even tell there is ever any damage to all three panels, for $2000. I hope to never use him again, but if I do have a fender bender, I will drive straight there. read more

Brought in an ole 1956 Ford pickup with a lot of body work issues, Rick went through the truck assured me that's it's nothing he can't handle. His patience and workmanship was 2nd to none. I can tell you this is the best place to come where you won't be taken advantage of Rick definitely a stand up guy. Fair pricing but most of all takes the time needed never rushed through anything thanks again Rick will refer you to anyone that wants quality. read more

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Look no further! Rick is awesome! I purchased a topper for my truck and it wasn't same color. Rick color matched it perfectly!! Great pricing and down to earth guy. I would highly recommended him to anyone needing some paint work. No matter how big or small of a paint job you need Rick is your guy! read more

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I should have wrote this review awhile back. A friend recommended Ricks. Rick came out to my house to give me his thoughts and quote. I had a horrible experience with another painter. My car was all taken apart. Rick gave me reasonable quote. Went with Ricks Kustom and I'm sure glad I did. Greg and Rick do great work. Btw, this was all through the Covid madness. Now, I get numerous compliments on my car. I've referred about a dozen folks to Ricks. So, kudos to you Rick, and Greg. Thx.! read more

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I damaged the rear driver's side of my classic Corvair and found Rick Krehers Kustoms near my home. After a visit and a quote, I dropped my classic car off for repair. Rick and his crew did a fantastic job of repairing the metal to its original shape and skillfully blended the color and finish. The repair was completed quickly and handled with professionalism. I'm very happy with the results. Highly recommended! read more

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Ricks Kustom is the best!!! Don't take your car anywhere else. I took my wife's 1960 Corvette to Rick for some paint repairs. Rick repaired the problems and reshot the front of the car. The color match is perfect. Their prices are great and the workmanship is top notch. One other note......Rick and Greg are really nice guys to deal with. Thank you both. read more

Extraordinary work & customer service!! Just be smart and take your car directly to Rick Krehers Kustoms! Trust me, you will not be anything but satisfied!! Unfortunately, I was in a car accident on the 55 freeway heading to work one morning. I was rear-ended pretty badly and I thought the insurance company would've totaled my car but they decided to fix it. First they had it towed to Caliber Collision. Caliber called me and said they tore my car apart and will be putting after-market non-Honda parts on my car. Excuse me?! Umm no, you will not be touching my car any further Caliber. Did I mention that I'm 6 months pregnant and will be having a newborn in my car in a few months and do not feel safe in a car with after market parts?! I immediately called Rick and told him my concerns with the after-market non-Honda parts they wanted to put on my car. Rick told me to have my car towed to his shop and he will make sure that me and my car will be taken care of. I had my car towed to Rick's and of course Caliber "forgot" to put all the parts they tore off on the tow truck. Greg, who is Rick's right-hand man at the shop, went out of his way and drove over to Caliber Collision and asked for the parts they forgot to give me. I've never heard of a body shop go out of their way to make their clients this happy. Rick even dealt with the Insurance company for m since it was just stressing me out. Needless to say, after my car was with Rick and his guys, they did an amazing job on my car. My car looked better that day I picked up my car at Rick's than it did when I drove it off the car dealer lot! I'm so happy I took it to Rick's auto-body shop. They not only went above and beyond for me and put all Honda parts on my car, he was a pleasure to work with. I promise you will not be disappointed!! read more

Rick's attention to detail and commitment to excellence has earned a lifelong customer! I brought Rick my 3000GT VR4 in not so great condition. Needless to say, it was a bodywork nightmare. Rick had the task of taking some of the most rare and least understood custom molded body panels and molding them to this car. Nothing fit properly and there were gaps everywhere. Rick and his crew spent a great amount of time making sure each seam, and every fold was properly prepped and the results were absolutely stunning. I'm pleased to announce that the car has just won best in show at our local tuner meet and that's all because of Rick's dedication to excellence. Take your car that you don't trust anyone to work on and feel absolutely safe with Rick's shop taking it to your next goals. Take your daily driver that suffered in an accident, either way, you're going to end up with your car looking better than you could imagine. Rick, I can't thank you enough for the amazing work and congrats on the best in show! That is all you! -Tim read more

Congratulations! You found it! Look no further, because you are in good hands here. I'm going to embarrass myself and tell you that I hit a stationary, concrete, black poll backing up out of my work with my white, brand new Honda Civic. Scraped the living $hit out of the front bumper and headlight and dented the fender. I was referred over to Rick and his merry men to take get an estimate. We were able to work out a price that wouldn't completely toast me and made it worth while for the shop. Three days later ZING it was done. Completely straightened out, perfect paint(which was not easy-pearl)...basically my car turned out better than before I beat it up. Dealing with Rick is a dream. It's what you hope to find when something like this happens. He will forever be in my digital Rolodex and heart. read more

I'm all about customer service, and the owner Rick is awesome. He's very cool and down to earth, and helped me with a DIY that I had go very wrong lol his pricing beat everyone else's and the work came out great. I'll be a returning customer if I ever have any other auto body issues. read more

Rick and Greg are the best. They go above and beyond to make sure your car is right when it leaves.

I should have reviewed this shop long ago. Was looking for some one to repaint my 38 Chevy Sedan. The car was painted in 1996 and started to bubble and crack. I took it to Rick and told him I wanted just the way it was originally. They say a picture is worth a thousand words. Then let the one attached do the talking. Well, He did such a great job, I took him my next project, my 2002 Dodge Viper. I wanted the entire car brought back tp the way it was when it was delivered from the factory. Rick could have easily sanded and primed the car and painted it. Instead he did exactly what I hoped he went through every panel and made sure it was perfect! Fixed and fitted the panels perfectly. Vipers are not bolted together they are mostly riveted. Rick drilled out the rivets because painting over them wouldn't be the correct way. He didn't cut any corners. I picked the car up a couple days ago and I can't stop looking at it. It is perfect he really out did himself! read more

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Rick is the man to see. I was here last week after my wife was in an accident with a Strawberry stand, yes you heard right - a Strawberry Stand. She was on the 22 freeway and a stand flew off a truck and nailed her car - the front bumper was smashed in and the car look like it...hit a Strawberry Stand. COST: After getting quotes from two other dealers and sending them to Rick, he came back with a quote that was lower and the exact same specifications as the other shops. He honored this quote also with no surprises in costs. SERVICE: Rick was very accommodating and made sure everything was done in a timely manner, including drop off and pickup times. He was accurate with his estimated repair time. WORK: Extremely good details, I've seen some crap jobs done and his work made the car look exactly as it was before the accident (if not better). The paint was not easy to match as the car has the special Honda OEM Metallic in it, he matched it perfectly. The bumper itself and parts used for the repair were also OEM. Overall this is a very good shop to have repairs done, Rick is an honest, hardworking guy and it shows, he is personable and does business they way it should be done. Not only did his cost beat the bigger shops out there but his service levels were excellent. I only wish all businesses treated their customers this way, big thumbs up. TAKE YOUR QUOTES TO HIM you will not regret it. read more

Just wanted to take a few moments to thank you Rick... Just so everybody knows this is going to be a long review. I'm the proud owner of a 1966 Mustang that was involved in a severe(totaled) accident... To make a long story short, I completely rebuilt the car in my garage and even try to paint it myself. Everything came out perfect except for the final stage of paint which did not adhere to the primer and was definitely not up to par to say the least... turns out I might have accidentally mixed reducer instead of hardener for the clearcoat stage, which made the clearcoat never actually harden and you could see your thumbprint in the paint three weeks after I painted it in my garage. I found Rick on yelp and he volunteered to come to my house after work for free to give me an estimate on the car. He agreed that the paint was totally botched and not even knowing who I was offered to let me borrow his infrared heat lamp for an undetermined amount of time to try to attempt to dry the paint while he finishes up a project until I can drop my car off. After we found that it would not dry off he decided He would have to completely strip the paint, re-primer the car, do some minor bodywork, shoot additional basecoat, and a new stage of clearcoat. Bottom line is that Rick gave me a smoking deal because he was sympathetic to my plight of trying to make it happen on my own, and he is one of the coolest guys I have ever met. He's an old-school guy with old-school values and I slept good at night, I showed up at his shop unexpected multiple times and every time my car was at a different stage and moving along nicely. Considering I live up the street.... my car was totally effed up and now it is totally show room condition thanks to Rick Kreher. If you have any project and you want to take to somebody that you can trust I highly recommend Rick Kreher for any project you have that has to do with anything related to auto body, him and his crew are super cool and hard-working down-to-earth guys. read more

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Rick is a great guy to work with - very friendly, down to earth, and honest about his work. I came in with a rear bumper fender bender and he set me up for about half of any other quote I got. Really, amazing work, color matched perfectly and looks brand new. A+ would definitely go here again for paint/body work read more

I was on a visit to SoCal from San Jose when I got into a fender-bender with a truck. The rear passenger side door was totally damaged beyond repair. Luckily I was referred to Rick, who did an excellent job at a very reasonable price. He suggested getting a 'new' used door as a replacement. The door that he ordered was of the same matching color as my car - so no additional painting was necessary. One cannot tell that the door was replaced. Moreover, once the replacement door arrived, he performed the repairs in one day - with hardly any inconvenience to me. I heartily recommend Rick and his shop. read more

Wrecked my classic 240z. Needed to have the frame pulled. Went to several places that wanted upwards of 700. Rick did it for 300. Looks great again. Worked around my busy schedule. Got my car back quickly and he also gave me a ride when I dropped of the car. Nice guy. Lots of experience. Highly recommended. read more

Excellent work. Had them install rear spoiler on my Buick GS 455. They put alot of extra work smoothing the spoiler pedestals to match contour of trunk. They also color matched the paint of spoiler to rest of car perfectly. read more

ok, just left (6-27-2018) there. Rick knows his stuff... He'll be fixing the scratches on my 1971 Buick GS. I have complete confidence after meeting him that the work will be spot-on. film at 11..bballsam read more

I totally agree, Rick is the man to see... I read these other guys reviews and I see why they were happy with Rick Kreher's Kustoms, everything they say is true Rick is the kind of pro. you want to deal with. I recently took my Linc. Cont. to him to have the big dent on the drivers side door finally fixed after two years. The reason I didn't do it sooner is because I've been unemployed for two years and didn't have the $$$. Fortunately I found his ad on Crags-list and I was able to do some Bartering with him, even though I didn't deal with any cash with Rick he did not cut any corners and left my car looking great. And trust me it was not an easy fix. I'm so pleased with his work that I definitely recommend getting your work done there. read more

First off, Rick is a really chill dude that's the only reason this review is getting 2 stars. Otherwise if you are getting a car painted with a single stage matte finish, I would not go here. I had 4 panels sprayed on my car and had to bring it back to the shop 2 times to redo. Finally picked it up today to find the paint was still off and there was damage to the paint on the window trim. I think this experience just beat me down. I didn't even bother to complain. I'll just take it to another shop and pay to get it repainted. Like I said, Ricks a nice dude but I have never had to deal with a rollercoster experience like this. Im tired and over it. Best of luck to you guys. read more

I was sure after my last experience with a new car that needed painting, that the paint on my 10 year old red Lexus would never match. Boy was I wrong! Rick did such a great job and did extra detail work on my old lights making them look new too. The car looks better and newer today than before my damage.I had difficult red pearl paint to match - you would never know it, even in bright daylight - it is a perfect match! I just wish I could show you the before and after pictures on this Yelp review. Thanks Rick for the great work! You have earned your 5 star reviews. read more

I had my 2010 Challneger repaired and it turned out fantastic! My last autobody shop I used a few years back did a really bad job with matching the paint and I was really upset about that experience. This time around my car came back to me looking brand new. Please support smaller quality shops lilke Krehers Kustoms, you wont be disapointed. read more

We have used him a few times. Rick is very easy in giving us the estimate (many other places refuse to do so by email, etc.), his price was the best by far (by comparison with the competitors), our car came back like new. I just recommended him to a few of my friends, and I am very comfortable doing so. :) read more

Ricks Kustoms is the best value I've seen in quality paint work. He really cares that you're happy and goes the extra mile to do the job right. Over the years, Rick has repaired a 4runner, 2 Ford Rangers, a Honda civic and a PT Cruiser for my family. He's also repaired numerous friends of mine cars and everybody has been very happy. I've seen a few of the complete custom paint jobs they've done too. One was a 70's gold corvette that just looked incredible! Another time I saw a Ford Cobra that was just insanely beautiful. The last time I was in there he had a 30's Chevy street rod with some serious custom paint work and striping. Rick is great. I highly recommend. read more

Great experience at Kreher's. A friend of mine recommended this auto shop after I damaged my car in an accident. My car needed frame work, light body work, and new parts to replace the radiator and condenser and more. Rick kept great contact with me by phone and by email. He sent me pictures of the damages and the repair and gave me very fair pricing. He asked me which route I wanted to take to get things fixed in regards to after market and factory made parts. The repairs were made very quickly and he was very courteous during the whole experience. I'm very satisfied with Rick and the service at his shop. read more

This professional has worked on many cars in my family in the last few years and now he's done great work on my truck. Although the quality of his bodywork and repairs are WAY ABOVE AVERAGE, his shop got the work completed in half the time and half the cost of what I thought an average body shop would charge. If you're in the SoCal area and need auto repair work done, this is the man to go to. read more

Rick is awesome and does great work. I go to him for all of my body work/paint projects. He painted the hard top for my car recently and he did a fantastic job. He is a super nice cool guy too. I definitely recommend going to him. read more

I highly recommend Rick's Kustoms. I have a classic '56 Chevy that he did a great job on. Most collision shops won't even work on customs and most of the custom shops I went to assumed I had an unlimited budget just because I own a classic car. Rick worked within my budget and went the extra mile to make sure the car looked as good as it could. I am very happy and can't wait to get the car back on the road for everyone to see the awesome work he did. Hopefully I can afford to do more projects in the future with Rick. read more

I brought in my grandma's car a couple days ago, he told me it would most likely be ready the first of next week. It was done today, and dang, it looks awesome. My grandma and I very pleased with the work. And the price; it was very fair, much cheaper than the proposal I got from a respected local shop, actually less than half of they quoted. I also spoke to a mobile body mechanic, but I couldn't research him like I can businesses on Yelp, and that's very important 'cause you don' t know who you're dealing with. Yay yelp! Anyways, the car looks better than before the accident. He also came through quicker than expected, and did it right. We checked under the hood and everything looked solid. And the parts, they seem solid too, like the hood. I noticed when I opened it a couple times after getting the vehicle back. It just seems like it was done right. Rick, the owner, is really cool too. He gave me a ride home, as well as picked my 90 year grandma up and I when the car was finished. Thanks again Rick, you were easy to deal with and do great work. We would definitely recommend your service to others. You've also given me inspiration to step up the service in my own company. Seriously. read more

My new car was severely damaged in a recent car accident. I love my car, so I was nervous about how it would look after being repaired. I brought my car to Rick Kreher's Kustoms and was extremely happy with my experience. Rick did a great job, when I went to pick up my car, I was thrilled that it looked as good as the day I bought it. He gave me a great deal, and the turn around time was exactly what he said it would be. I hope never to need repair work on my car again, but if I do, I will definitely bring it back to Rick's. read more

Rick painted my 67 Chevelle and did an awesome job. I have dealt with several painters that were unreliable, flaky, and did not do a good job. Rick did a great job, worked quickly, and kept me up to date along the way. He's honest, does great work, and has good prices. I would recommend him to everyone and will continue taking my cars to him. read more

Rick was awesome had my rear quarter panel repainted on my black Porsche. Wasn't quite to my satisfaction and Rick reworked it and came out great. He's great to work with!! read more

A school bus backed into my car 2 days after it was gifted to me :( my dad kept the car in great condition for 11 years. The drivers side was significantly dented. I went to Rick after seeing his yelp reviews. He ordered the part the same day. I dropped my car off Tuesday and it was ready by Friday. He kept me updated about the insurance and when my car would be ready. I picked it up Friday and it looked even better than before the dent. He even shined my headlights which honestly I was more excited about. Great experience and the car looks great. read more

A friend recommended Rick's Kustoms when I had been involved in an accident. I got a few estimates and not only was Rick's estimate the best but the quality of work was outstanding. His attention to detail surpassed my expectations. I would highly recommend you give him a call. read more