One of the reasons that auto hail is so damaging to a vehicle is due to how hard it is.

Unlike most types of debris that will create dents in your vehicle, hail does not compress when it strikes a car, so the entire force of the hailstone pushes against the surface. The result is often round crevices in metal around windows or on roofs, as well as shattered windshields.

After a hail storm, you can do a quick scan of your car to check for damage. Look at your car’s paint, windows on both sides of the vehicle, and windshields to see if there are any dents or crevices that were not there before.

Dents from hail will often be in round shapes with cracks stemming off of them. You likely have auto hail damage if you have cracked glass or indentations from a dent.

If you decide to get auto hail damage repaired, it is important to immediately contact us to make a claim. If done quickly, with full coverage your insurance provider will cover the hail damage.

Auto hail damage is categorized as an”act of God” by the average insurance company, meaning that it is a force of nature and not the policyholder’s fault.

Your insurance company will offer comprehensive coverage for vehicles at an additional coverage on top of standard collision coverage.

You should contact us and let us know when your vehicle was affected. Insurance companies use hail databases to see the affected areas, how long the hail came down for, and the size of the hailstones in each zip code. 

With this data, your insurance company can raise the rates of the policy holders in this zip code to recover their losses. This means even if your vehicle was parked in the garage and you did not file a claim, your rates could be affected, but never one policyholder’s rate individually. That’s why if you have hail damage on your vehicle it is important to claim it now, since it’s covered under the policy you are already paying for.

Depending on the damage, your hail damage repair options will vary. Some dents may be small and require only a paintless dent repair, but others could need more extensive repairs such as bodywork or auto glass replacement. If there is damage to body panels or parts of your car like roofs, hoods and glass, you can choose to go with Dent Mavericks paintless dent repair instead of taking your vehicle to the insured’s contracted companies like service king or caliber collision.

Paintless dent repair is a process that involves specialized equipment to pull dents out of the surface of the car.

Paintless dent repair makes the hail damage restoration process fast and easy and can even provide a better result than taking your car to a body shop.

When done right, paintless dent repair can help to avoid damaging the original paint of your vehicle and keep it looking as good as new for years to come. A paintless dent removal expert can guide you through how paintless dent repair can bring your vehicle back to its original shape.