Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for accurately estimating the cost of parts, materials, and labor units needed to properly restore a damaged vehicle body. The invention is directed to a vehicle body restoration process and vehicle body restoration guide used during the restoration process. The process includes entering an identification data for damaged areas of a vehicle on a stand alone computer or on a client computer in communication with a host computer wherein the identification data is based on a damage report supplied by an insurance company claims adjuster. A checklist is then retrieved from a material database on one or more body materials required for restoring the selected damaged areas. The body materials are utilized in restoring the damaged areas of the vehicle body and a list, such as an invoice of the body materials is generated.