I have hail damage on my vehicle, now what?

I have hail damage on my vehicle, now what?

Did you recently receive hail damage to your vehicle?  Do the hail dents stand out like a sore thumb every time you approach your vehicle you just stare at them in shock and disbelief? Well if so, we are here to help! From dealing with your insurance company directly, to handling the paperwork and estimating process, as well as the repair process itself, Sioux Falls Dent Repair is here to make your hail damage experience a hassle free and most importantly, a dent free experience!

 

I have hail damage, where do I start?

Great question!  First off contact your insurance company and notify them you have hail damage to your vehicle then you will receive a claim number.

Will a hail damage claim make my rates go up?

Hail damage is classified under your comprehensive section of your insurance.  Since claims made under the comprehensive section are referred to as “acts of god” this should not affect your rates.  Comprehensive claims are focused on natural items damaging your car, such as the wind blowing an item into the vehicle, trees falling on your vehicle or hail damage.

I have a claim number, now what?

Here comes the easy part!  Drop your vehicle off at Sioux Falls Dent Repair, and we will handle everything from there, from the paperwork, to dealing with your insurance company and repairing your damage!

This seems so simple, what’s the catch?

There is no catch, we are here to service you and to make this as pain free as possible, let us handle all of the hard parts so you can get on with your life, dent free again!

 

Do you have any other questions regarding hail damage?  Maybe you want to know about how we calculate the damage and severity, or maybe you don’t think your damage is not that bad, should you even file a claim?  These are all great questions that we are happy to answer for you.  Just give us a call and we’d be happy to discuss all of your questions!

Give us a call at (605) 595-4061

 

 

Crease Dent Repair in Sioux Falls, SD

Crease Dent Repair in Sioux Falls, SD

Today we will be talking about a crease style dent that will be repaired using the paintless dent repair method on a 2013 Ford Mustang. Paintless dent repair can also be referred to as paintless dent removal or as PDR.  This vehicle was recently purchased by our customer and he didn’t notice this damage prior to purchasing this vehicle.  The customer happened to be washing his vehicle shortly after purchasing his new Mustang and found this damage while drying the vehicle off.  After discovering this newly noted damage he had to have it fixed right away, after all who wants to drive around in a newer car like a Mustang and have a big dent in it!  He contacted us to come to his home in Sioux Falls, SD and give him a damage assessment.  He was very happy to find out  we could fix this using the paintless dent repair method rather than take it to a body shop.  This customer had prior experience in the paint and body industry and knew of all of the potential issues when it comes to painting a car, from incorrect color matches to adhesion issues, he knew he choose the correct form of repair for his vehicle.

We start the video off with showing you the damage in the natural light reflection,  this would be how a customer would see the damage if the car was for instance parked in their garage.  Next we show what the damage looks like under a professional paintless dent repair light,  to a technicians eyes they are then able to see the damage with much more precision, this allows them to fix it at the highest level!

To start this repair off, we roll the window down and install a stainless steel window guard, this protects the window from any damage when we install our tools down though the glass opening.  We then will setup our light to allow us to see the damage and start the repair.  During this repair process you will see the technician twists the tool with his wrist, this creates a prying motion on the damage slowly pushing it or massaging it back into its original shape.  Throughout the process the technician also uses what is called a blending hammer, the blue hammer shown in the video, to slowly blend the damage out.  This hammer has specialized tips on it that are highly polished and will not harm the painted finish.  When using a blending hammer, every hit that is made on the painted finish sends vibrations into the metal panel, this helps with the metal to move back into its original shape, making for a much cleaner repair.  The technician will then go back to using his tool to push the damage out once again.  Also shown later in the video is the use of glue pulling.  The glue pulling method was used in this case to pull out some of the slightly deeper damage, by using this other style of repair the technician is able to pull out bigger sections of the damage faster then once the damage is pulled out to a satisfactory point, the tech will then switch back to a tool to pin point the low spots and continue to remove the damage.

We finish the video off when showing you the damage completely repaired in both the natural light and with a paintless dent repair light.  As you can see the damage turned out great, the customer was very happy with the repair, and happy he choose Sioux Falls Dent Repair to repair his vehicle!