3426 N 15th St, Tampa, FL 33605
Mon–Thu 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Leave A ReviewFamily-owned since 1926 · serving Ruskin
Need an auto body shop in Ruskin that will treat a work truck and a family SUV with the same care? Dixie Paint & Body Shop has been family-owned since 1926, and South County drivers bring us dents, cracked bumpers, scratches and full collision work from Ruskin every week.
The drive north is worth it. You get an owner who looks at your car himself, not a front desk reading off a screen.
From Ruskin to our door
Take I-75 north from College Avenue, pick up I-4 west toward downtown, then head north of Ybor City to 15th Street.
During tomato season, US 41 through Ruskin fills up with produce haulers, flatbeds and pickups pulling equipment between fields. Slow trucks, sudden turns into farm gates, and loose dirt on the pavement add up to a lot of front fender and grille damage.
We take the front clip apart, check the radiator support and headlamp mounts, and put it back square through our accident repair process.
Shell and gravel shoulders along the back roads, plus I-75 at highway speed, leave hoods and front bumpers peppered with chips. Left alone, each chip lets moisture under the paint.
We sand, fill and refinish the leading edges so the hood looks smooth again. If the whole front needs fresh color, our paint booth work handles it.
Live near the Little Manatee River or out toward the bay and you know the salty film that settles on everything. It works into rock chips and seams, and small rust bubbles show up first at the wheel arches and the bottoms of doors.
We cut out the rust, treat the metal and refinish the panel instead of painting over the problem and watching it come back next summer.
Anyone who has launched at E.G. Simmons Park on a Saturday morning has seen it: a trailer tongue jackknifes while backing down, and the tow vehicle's rear bumper or tailgate takes the hit.
We repair the bumper cover or step bumper, straighten the tailgate and check that the hitch still sits level. Small dents and paint scrapes like these are covered on our Ruskin paint and body damage page.
College Avenue at US 41 has gotten busier every year as new rooftops go up east of town. Left-turn crashes and side impacts there can push a door into the B-pillar or shift the frame.
Our ASE certified technicians measure the structure and repair or replace what is bent. More on that work is on our Ruskin collision repair page.
Before any work starts you get a written estimate listing parts, labor and paint. Got a quote from another auto body shop in Ruskin or Apollo Beach? Bring it in. Our overhead is low and we will try to beat it.
Estimates are by appointment, or stop in if you are already up in Tampa.
We work with every insurance company, deal directly with the adjuster on photos and supplements, and you still get to pick the shop that fixes your car.
You hear from us with updates, so there is no guessing where the repair stands.
Three generations of the Traina family have run Dixie. Angelo Traina Jr. still inspects every finished car: panel gaps, paint texture, lights, the works.
When you search for an auto body shop near me from South County, most results are chains. A family-owned auto body shop in Ruskin drivers can call by name is harder to find, which is why so many make the trip to us.
Nurseries, farms and contractors around Ruskin cannot have a truck sitting for weeks. We repair all makes and models, and we give you a realistic finish date with the estimate so you can plan around it.
Businesses with more than one vehicle can read about our commercial fleet repair for Ruskin companies.
We hear from all over the South Shore. Neighbors a few miles east can read about our body shop for Sun City Center drivers, and folks just up US 41 have their own page for Gibsonton auto body repair. If you typed collision repair near me from anywhere along the bay, the drive to our Tampa shop is about the same.
The shop is at 3426 N 15th Street in Tampa, just north of Ybor City. From Ruskin it is usually 35 to 45 minutes up I-75 and I-4, depending on traffic.
You get a family-owned shop in business since 1926, an owner who inspects every car before it goes home, and a written estimate we will try to beat if you bring another quote.
Yes. We remove the rusted metal, treat what is left and refinish the panel so the rust does not keep spreading under new paint.
We work on all makes and models, foreign and domestic, including the pickups and work trucks that a lot of Ruskin customers drive.
Estimates are by appointment, but you can also stop in. We will look at the car and set up a repair date.
Usually. We repair and refinish the hood and front bumper and blend the color into the fenders so it matches.
Small dent and bumper jobs often take a few days. Bigger collision repairs depend on parts. We give you a time frame with the estimate.
Monday to Thursday, 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM. Call (813) 248-3156 or (813) 476-0312.
Fill out the form, call, or drive up. Ruskin drivers who started out searching auto paint shop near me and found a family shop instead usually come back with the next car too.
Curious about the paint side? Browse our auto painting services, or see how we handle collision damage. Either way, an auto body shop in Ruskin families have trusted is one highway ride north, and the best auto body shop in Ruskin for your car is the one that tells you the truth about it.