Hail Damage

[USMC_TOP]

Anyone know if insurance companies replace or repair hood and roof from hail damage? Hail beat the crap out of my 3 yesterday afternoon. I'm just wondering if they replace panels or just fill the dents in with filler.

 

[Zach]

Really depends on how bad the damage is. If it is repairable, they will do so. If its beat to hell. They will replace it.

 

[ffmf2101]

Also depends on the body man that does the work!

 

[3Hummers]

Never had real hail damage.

 

[CaddyStrophic]

I had a Cadillac Deville get hit by hail a few years ago. 179 dents all over the car. They just cut me a check for the repairs and I sold the car without repairing it.

 

[USMC_TOP]

She's pretty best up. Hood and roof of course. I lost count at 80 on just the hood. Roof I would think they would use filler to repair but I would like a new hood.

 

[3rdH3]

Insurance will pay. If it is too bad, they will replace the parts they can or use paintless dent repair. I had about 4 dings on my roof and the "Dent Doctor" dropped the headliner and massaged them out from the inside. Great procedure for door dings also. There is no evidence they were ever there. Good Luck

 

[SuperBuickGuy]

Insurance will pay. If it is too bad, they will replace the parts they can or use paintless dent repair. I had about 4 dings on my roof and the "Dent Doctor" dropped the headliner and massaged them out from the inside. Great procedure for door dings also. There is no evidence they were ever there. Good Luck

this is the right advice.... don't use filler, most hail dents are pretty easy to remove with just a bit of heat and careful use of a hammer (WARNING: THIS IS A PRO JOB ONLY!!!!!! IF YOU DON'T HAVE AT LEAST A DECADE OF METAL WORK EXPERIENCE, DON'T TRY THIS AT HOME)

Even if you can't get to the dent from the back, it's possible to make it flat... don't use bondo. You don't need it, and it'll cause more trouble than it's worth

 

[USMC_TOP]

Yeah I forgot about paintless dent repair......

 

[Mark@PCMofNC]

My buddy had a bunch of hail damage on his car a few years back. The insurance agent cut him a check for the damage but told him to wait a year and see if any of the dents came out on their own. When the panels heat up during the day and cool off at night a lot of the dents can fix themselves. Sure enough, about 75% of his damage went away. Yours sounds much more severe though. I would get a quote from paintless dent repair. If there's a lot on the hood it would probably be cheaper to replace than to repair.

 

[benlaud87]

You can watch youtube videos of using a hair drier and canned air held upside down taking little dings out. I wouldn't want to do that for hundreds of dents though

 

[Gunner_45]

Get your check, replace the hood with a junk yard one of the same color and buy a Gobi with the remaining dollars.

 

[Highatop]

Thought they used dry ice also and they pop out...

 

[USMC_TOP]

Body shop says new hood! Roof not sure how they will repair it.

 

[jphh20]

I had a friend use the dent doctor who had a black Saab that was hail damaged. They removed all dents at a fraction of the cost without body work. I saw the vehicle post sent doctor and could not tell it had been repaired.

 

[chaos254]

Id have to agree with gunner. Cover it with a gobi and your set

 

[WillieMo]

Never seen much hail damage down here in Miami... very rare here and when it happens they are tiny.... any pics???