Hail FAQs
Hail Repair FAQs
Hail Dent Surgeon proudly serves the NE Colorado communities
There are some important things to understand about the paintless hail repair process and its limitations. At Hail Dent Surgeon, we take the time to address your questions and concerns going the extra mile for each and every customer.
If you carry comprehensive coverage, file a claim with your insurance company. (print and use the Hail Claim Check List provided on our site to simplify this process). The insurance company will complete an estimate for you.
Remember it is your choice where and how your vehicle is repaired and NOT the insurance company’s. Do not allow your insurance company to direct you to a repair facility of their choosing. For more info about illegal steering, please consult Critical Hail Info page.
No, you do not need any further estimates. Choose your repair facility and they will complete a full insurance evaluation. We use the Insurance Industry Pricing Matrix. Which standardizes the cost of repair by panel based on number and size of dents on each individual panel.
Hail Damage Repair Car Insurance Claim
This matrix is what the car insurance industry dictates we use and standardizes repair claim across Paintless Hail damage Repair companies. (main reason why no further estimates on hail repair are required by the insurance industry). Any difference between the insurance company’s estimate and final cost of repair is mange by filing a supplement for your insurance company to approve. Repair commences upon approval.
Most insurance estimates are under final cost of repair. Due to over looked damage and inadequate lighting to assess all the damages. Your only obligation is the deductible amount. The insurance company pays the balance of final repair cost.
Depends on the severity of the hail damage. Most body shops do not have paintless hail repair specialists on staff. To assess severity and plausibility of paintless hail repair, it is recommended to consult a repair facility specializing in paintless dent repair. Body Shops specialize in body repair and painting.
Choose Repair Facility that Specialize in Paintless Dent Repair for Hail Damage
Therefore, if you want your vehicle repaired paintlessly, it is advisable to take it to a repair center. Like Hail Dent Surgeon who specializes in unrivaled Paintless Hail Repair. We only repair paintlessly keeping your vehicle original.
Most importantly, don’t let your car insurance company direct you to claim on a preferred body shop when you would like hail damage to be repaired paintlessly! Most body shops do not specialize in this form of hail repair.
It totally depends on severity of the hail damage. Typical body shop repair can take 2-4 weeks depending how busy the shop is. Typical paintless hail repair takes 3-6 days.
Nothing devalues a vehicle’s worth more than painting factory finish. If panels needs to be replace, often with non-OEM panels, further devaluation occurs.
Paintless Hail Repair returns immediate value to your vehicle, restores its original pre-damaged value, and provides the closest repair possible to the damage never occurring in the first place.
Be very careful here! Once a big storm hits the area, PDR people invade the area from all over in a matter of hours. Because most body shops do not have paintless specialists. They may use these people or allow them to set up shop.
Don’t just trust your vehicle on facilities portraying to be PDR Expert
Many will hang signs, pitch a tent, rent a building, put up a web site. And portray they are LOCAL providers of the service. Some of these technicians are good and some are not so good at paintless hail repair. This is a highly specialized skill that requires extensive training, proper tools & equipment, and years of experience to master.
The important point is you may not know who is working on your vehicle, what skill level they possess, or how long they have been doing it. You won’t even know how long they will be in the area until the next big storm hits in another part of the country. There is no PROVEN TRACK RECORD or guarantee how long they will be around to address workmanship issues that may arise. Don’t trust your vehicle to just anyone.
Hail Dent Surgeon Proven Paintless Hail Repair Expert!
It’s our position at Hail Dent Surgeon to utilize LOCAL businesses specializing in Paintless Hail Repair with a proven track record of performance. A company you know and know who is working on your automobile, stands totally behind their repairs- now. And into the future when the rest have packed up and left the area. And one that fully Guarantees their work in writing. Hail Dent Surgeon proudly serves the NE Colorado communities of Loveland, Fort Collins, Greeley, Windsor, Berthoud and Longmont and calls the area Home!