3 January 2019
 Categories: , Blog

Many areas of the country experience severe hailstorms from time to time, and unfortunately these hailstorms can cause a lot of auto body damage when an automobile is stuck outside as a storm hits. Depending on the size of the hail and the length of the storm, it is possible for a vehicle to experience extensive auto body damage to the roof, hood, and doors of the car. If your car has auto body damage due to a hailstorm, you may be worried about the process of having it repaired. Luckily, many auto body repair shops now offer paintless dent repair, which works very well for hail damage. Some of the top benefits of paintless dent repair include:

Faster Repair Times

With traditional auto body repair, damaged panels are removed, a new one is put in place, and then the panels are painted. Since new panels often need to be ordered and the paint needs to dry, traditional auto body repair can be a lengthy process. This can be frustrating, especially if your auto insurance policy does not provide rental car service and you have to pay for a rental car out of your own pocket. Paintless dent repair takes a fraction of the time of traditional auto body repair, since no panels need to be ordered and the car is not painted, so you will get your car back, looking as good as new, much faster.

Preservation of the Paint Job

With traditional auto body repair, the repair shop works very hard to exactly match the paint on the new panels by ordering the paint from the car's manufacturer. However, it is not uncommon for new panels that are freshly painted to look slightly different than the original panels on the car. This fact bothers many people, and in some cases, it can lower the value of the car. When you opt for paintless dent repair to fix hail damage on your car, you can have the peace of mind that the paint job will be preserved and every panel of the auto body will still match perfectly.

More Cost-Effective Service

The price of paintless dent removal is a lot lower than traditional auto body repair, since no new panels are required and paint does not have to be ordered. In addition, paintless dent removal requires fewer labor hours, which further brings down the price. This is especially good news if you're paying to have the hail damage on your vehicle repaired out of pocket. But even if your insurance company is paying for the repair the lower price is a good thing, since smaller claims do not increase your insurance premiums as much as more expensive claims. 

For more information, get in touch with an auto body repair shop such as Sam's Automotive Reconditioning Center.