After the hail storm that slammed St. Louis and Louisville on April 28th, you can imagine that the insurance companies are pulling out all the stops in trying to minimize the impact to their bottom line. We’ve already discussed why it pays to file a claim, even when your damage is minimal, and the possibility … Read more
Here is the hail report map for the hail that swept through St. Louis, MO, southern Illinois & Indiana, and Louisville, KY. Zoom in to see hail report markers to signify hail sizes.The green markers represent hail reports smaller than 1.5″, the blue markers represent hail reports between 1.5″ and 2.0″, and the red markers … Read more
Door Dings – dents caused by the driver or passenger of another car swinging their door into your fender, door, or quarter panel – are often easily removed using PDR techniques. This Honda Odyssey had a door ding in the driver’s side front fender right on the lip of the wheel well. Before PDR Repair … Read more
This hail dent on the roof of an Audi A4 came out perfectly! Dark paint colors are notorious for showing minor dents, so we use special LED lights that help us identify small imperfections in the reflection of the light. It takes a little longer, but the results speak for themselves. Before PDR Repair … Read more
Hail dents that are close to the front or back of a roof are sometimes shaped with a crease that is parallel to the windshield. The crease, along with the close proximity to the windshield make this a challenging dent to remove. As you can see in the after picture, we are able to remove … Read more
The hood of this Infiniti G20, which was caught by the April 3rd, 2012 hail storm in Coppell, had over 40 hail dents – many of them larger than a half dollar. You can see the swirls of light circling many dents in the before picture, and clean, straight lines of light reflection in the … Read more
Don’t Worry – It’s Just Part of the Process We see it all the time – insurance estimates that don’t come close to covering the costs of repairing your car’s hail damage. Probably over half of the cars we see have been adjusted too low. Many insurance companies lowball your hail estimate on purpose. They … Read more
Three Reasons to File a Hail Damage Claim on Your Car Hail Damage claims do not raise your insurance premiums. Your insurance premium is already elevated, spread out among everyone in a city that is prone to damaging hail storms. So, if you live in Austin, Texas, your insurance premiums are already higher because your vehicle … Read more
Short answer? No. No, your auto insurance company shouldn’t be able to deny your claim just because your car wasn’t in your garage. If you have comprehensive coverage on your vehicle, then its hail damage is covered, minus your deductible.
This Toyota Camry was pummeled by hundreds of baseball sized hail stones. The hood alone was pelted more than a hundred times. Hail of this size and density doesn’t hit major metropolitan areas very often, but this car is one of many we’ve seen from the April 2012 hail storm near Irving and Coppell, Texas. … Read more