--- title: "Rapid Refinishers vs Sun City Panel & Paint: Which is more popular in New Zealand?" description: "Is Rapid Refinishers or Sun City Panel & Paint more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Nelson collision repair companies set in New Zealand. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/rapid-refinishers-vs-sun-city-panel-paint" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Rapid Refinishers vs Sun City Panel & Paint: Which is more popular in New Zealand? Is Rapid Refinishers or Sun City Panel & Paint more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Nelson collision repair companies set in New Zealand. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time. ## Key facts - **Compared**: Rapid Refinishers and Sun City Panel & Paint - **Competitive set**: Nelson collision repair companies - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Oct 2026 - **Rapid Refinishers Share of Search**: 3.7% - **Sun City Panel & Paint Share of Search**: 37% ## Is Rapid Refinishers or Sun City Panel & Paint more popular in search? - In October 2026, Sun City Panel & Paint had more branded searches than Rapid Refinishers among Nelson collision repair companies in New Zealand. Sun City Panel & Paint had about 100 branded searches, while Rapid Refinishers had 10. Sun City Panel & Paint made up 37% of all Nelson collision repair company searches we track, and Rapid Refinishers accounted for 3.7%. - Sun City Panel & Paint was ahead of Rapid Refinishers in every measured month of the 12 months ending October 2026. - Across the 12 months ending October 2026, Rapid Refinishers’ share of searches among Nelson collision repair companies in New Zealand moved from 26.2% to 3.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 110 to 10. - Across the 12 months ending October 2026, Sun City Panel & Paint’s share of searches among Nelson collision repair companies in New Zealand moved from 38.1% to 37%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 160 to 100. ## Top Nelson collision repair companies in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and one Google AI Overview, Rapid Refinishers and Sun City Panel & Paint were each mentioned in three out of four: in all three ChatGPT answers, but not in the Google AI Overview. Rapid Refinishers was listed before Sun City Panel & Paint in two out of three answers. Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options. | Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Guthrie's Collision Repair Specialists | 1st | 3 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 4 of 4 | | Rapid Refinishers | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 3 of 4 | | Sun City Panel & Paint | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 3 of 4 | | Brooks Auto Painters | 4th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 1 of 4 | | Quality Paint and Panel | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 | ## Every AI answer about Nelson collision repair companies - Asked ChatGPT "Which collision repair company should I hire in Nelson, New Zealand?": 1. Guthrie's Collision Repair Specialists, 2. Sun City Panel & Paint, 3. Rapid Refinishers - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best collision repair companies in Nelson, New Zealand?": 1. Guthrie's Collision Repair Specialists, 2. Rapid Refinishers, 3. Sun City Panel & Paint, 4. Brooks Auto Painters - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best collision repair company in Nelson, New Zealand for car body damage?": 1. Guthrie's Collision Repair Specialists, 2. Rapid Refinishers, 3. Sun City Panel & Paint - Searched Google, AI Overview "collision repair nelson": 1. Guthrie's Collision Repair Specialists Not named in any answer: Quality Paint and Panel. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in New Zealand on October 21, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand Nelson collision repair companies in October 2026? - In October 2026, Rapid Refinishers gained share of searches among Nelson collision repair companies in New Zealand, from 3.1% to 3.7%. - In October 2026, Sun City Panel & Paint lost share of searches among Nelson collision repair companies in New Zealand, from 43.8% to 37%. ## How has branded search for Rapid Refinishers and Sun City Panel & Paint changed in New Zealand over the last 12 months? | Month | Rapid Refinishers estimated searches | Rapid Refinishers Share of Search | Rapid Refinishers rank | Sun City Panel & Paint estimated searches | Sun City Panel & Paint Share of Search | Sun City Panel & Paint rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Nov 2025 | 110 | 26.2% | 2 | 160 | 38.1% | 1 | | Dec 2025 | 70 | 25% | 2 | 100 | 35.7% | 1 | | Jan 2026 | 90 | 23.1% | 2 | 160 | 41% | 1 | | Feb 2026 | 140 | 29.2% | 2 | 200 | 41.7% | 1 | | Mar 2026 | 50 | 11.9% | 4 | 180 | 42.9% | 1 | | Apr 2026 | 30 | 7.9% | 5 | 180 | 47.4% | 1 | | May 2026 | 40 | 11.8% | 3 | 180 | 52.9% | 1 | | Jun 2026 | 30 | 9.7% | 4 | 160 | 51.6% | 1 | | Jul 2026 | 20 | 6.3% | 5 | 180 | 56.3% | 1 | | Aug 2026 | 20 | 5.7% | 4 | 180 | 51.4% | 1 | | Sep 2026 | 10 | 3.1% | 5 | 140 | 43.8% | 1 | | Oct 2026 | 10 | 3.7% | 5 | 100 | 37% | 1 | ## How are Rapid Refinishers’ and Sun City Panel & Paint’s branded searches counted? Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Rapid Refinishers’ and Sun City Panel & Paint’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading. - **Rapid Refinishers**: Measured on the search term “rapid refinishers”. - **Sun City Panel & Paint**: Measured on the search terms “sun city panel & paint” and “sun city panel and paint”, summed into one figure. - [Rapid Refinishers profile](/demand/nz/brands/rapid-refinishers) - [Sun City Panel & Paint profile](/demand/nz/brands/sun-city-panel-paint) - [All Nelson collision repair companies in New Zealand](/demand/nz/locations/nelson/collision-repair-companies): The set both shares are measured inside, 5 brands. ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Is Rapid Refinishers or Sun City Panel & Paint more popular in search? In October 2026, Sun City Panel & Paint had more branded searches than Rapid Refinishers among Nelson collision repair companies in New Zealand. Sun City Panel & Paint had about 100 branded searches, while Rapid Refinishers had 10. Sun City Panel & Paint made up 37% of all Nelson collision repair company searches we track, and Rapid Refinishers accounted for 3.7%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Rapid Refinishers vs Sun City Panel & Paint: Which is more popular in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/rapid-refinishers-vs-sun-city-panel-paint This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/rapid-refinishers-vs-sun-city-panel-paint. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.