Hail Damage Repair in Saint Clair, MO

Look the car over in good light and take a few photos if you can. The damage is what it is and won’t get worse just sitting there; it only changes if the car gets hailed on again. When you’re ready, we can take a look.

We start with a free visual inspection. We look the car over and tell you roughly what the repair should cost and how long it should take. A full itemized estimate for insurance comes once we’re set to do the repair. Coverage is between you and your insurer, and you’re welcome to call them first. We’re glad to answer questions about any damage, and we’ll give honest advice or point you in the right direction even if we’re not the ones fixing the car.

Hail repair prices are usually set with an insurance matrix. Dents are counted on each panel and grouped by size — dime, nickel, quarter, or half-dollar. Each panel gets its own total from that count and size. Aluminum panels, limited access, and oversized dents can add to the amount.

On larger hail dents, we typically start by pushing with a broad, soft tip, and use glue pulling when it helps, then finish with sharper tips. Pushing too hard can leave texture in the panel, so that last part is done carefully. We read the reflection in the light board to see each dent.

Paintless dent repair typically goes faster than a body-shop repair because it skips the sanding, filler, priming, painting, and the disassembly, prep, and refinishing work that goes with them. The original factory paint stays on the car.

Hail damage that’s properly repaired with PDR will not come back.

We warranty everything we do for the lifetime of the vehicle. If there’s a specific issue we can’t warranty, we’ll discuss it with you before we start.