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60 Day Interest Free Payment Plan

For a limited time you can write up to 3 pre-printed personal checks to Hank’s Auto Body when you drop off your vehicle for repairs. Checks need to be dated with the start date of the repair. Checks will be deposited as you specify in the agreement with the first check (at least 1/3 of balance due) deposited on the date of completion. The final check must be deposited within 60 days of check date. Maximum total of all three checks cannot exceed $3,000.00.

For more information call us at 303.424.4242

By paying by check, you authorize us or our agent to process the check by traditional deposit, electronically, or through a “preauthorized draft.” If the check is returned for any reason, you authorize us or our agent to re-present the check one or more times by such methods, and you authorize us or our agent to collect a returned check fee up to the maximum amount as permitted by law.

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Hank's Auto Body West can also repair LARGE TRUCKS, SEMI'S and RVs

Liquid Anti-icers, De-icers and Magnesium Chloride

Anti-icers, or preventive winter road treatments, are liquid forms of salt compounds used to prevent the formation of bonded snow and ice for easy removal, and are used before the onset of a winter storm. De-icers, or reactive winter road treatments, are liquid forms of salt compounds used to break the bond of already existing snow and ice. They dissolve downward and penetrate until they reach the pavement. They then fan outward to undercut and disband the snow from the pavement surface. De-icers melt the ice and snow so that they may be easily removed by mechanical means such as plows and are not necessarily intended to clear every bit of ice and snow on the road.

Magnesium chloride is an anti-icer and de-icer used by the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) on the roadways during the winter weather conditions. Magnesium chloride is a liquid mineral salt compound that exists in nature and is extracted from salt-water solutions, most commonly the Great Salt Lake in Utah. To extract the magnesium chloride brine, water is removed from the salt water by solar evaporation or other forms of energy, and a simple refinement process, until elements have been extracted resulting in magnesium chloride brine.

While studies have shown that this naturally occurring compound has helped to decrease the number of accidents on Colorado roadways, magnesium chloride is not a perfect solution. In fact, CDOT “concedes the (magnesium chloride) has corrosive properties and urge(s) people to wash their cars to avoid rust”, according to a story on 9News.com. Hank’s Auto Body West, Inc. has also seen damage done to fresh paint jobs. The curing process of a new paint job takes approximately 30-90 days. During this period it is especially important that a vehicle be washed with soap and water within 24 hours of contact with magnesium chloride following a winter storm in order to prevent possible permanent damage.

At Hank’s Auto Body West, Inc. we care about your car.