Hail damage repair sydney

Hail Damage Repair in Sydney

Hail damage is a catastrophic event that occurs when water freezes in the upper regions of storm clouds, mainly during summertime, and can vary in size, all from 5mm to 20mm up to as big as 150mm. As the size can vary, the extent of the damage will too.

It can be costly therefore if you leave your car outside. Make sure to have comprehensive insurance in order to cover the cost of any potential hail damage repair. It is also considered to have choice of repair on your insurance policy. Check your PDS.

Auto Dent Care, as an independent hail repair shop, when hail storm occurs, make sure you give us a call first, as it is highly advised to have made a consultation with us before you call your insurer. Often, they will recommend their own preferred repairer, with the main focus of cost savings and providing little or no quality to the repairs. It is a main procedure that insurance companies use ‘dodgy hail repairers’, where they bring in repairers from overseas, with the only intention of saving the most amount of money possible. Some of them may not even be licenced to do the work.

So make sure to tick that box for having your ‘Choice of Repairers’. With the risk of high costs and panel shops taking weeks or months to repair your vehicle, we at Auto Dent Car will take the stress away and handle the repair process hassle free for you. With a more efficient and time fashion procedure, the PDR technique is by far the best way to fix your car from a hail damage storm. You will retain your factory paint on your car, and you will not occur in a potential diminished value of your own asset.

We have a solid reputation providing the highest quality hail damage repairs in Sydney, repairing thousands of vehicles every year. We can help you whether repairing your vehicle privately or through insurance (if your policy allows you to do so) and assist you in lodging a claim in our office. Auto Dent Care will make sure you will get the best out of your repair!

FAQs

Can hail scratch your car paint?

Hailstones can be big, up to 10cm in diameter. And even if the hailstones aren’t as large, they can fall with such speed that they can cause your car’s paintwork to crack on rare occasions. Even if your car is parked overnight, freak hailstorms can strike when you least expect it, damaging your car when parked on the street or while driving. Because of the potential for dents and paint damage, you should invest in reliable hailstorm insurance protection with a reputable repairer to ensure you’re covered for any hail damage.

Is it worth fixing hail damage on a car?

As well as being an aesthetic component of your vehicle that affects its resale value, even small dents have the potential to crack your car’s outer paintwork, which is not just a visual element of your vehicle but also protects it. For these reasons, it is important to fix hail damage on your car, whether it's damaged paintwork or a cracked windscreen or glass. If the paintwork is scratched or damaged, it can expose the metal and lead to rust or other more significant problems, so it should be fixed immediately by a trusted hail damage repairer in Sydney like Auto Dent Care.

How much does hail damage devalue a car?

Even if hail damage is only cosmetic and hasn’t scratched your paintwork, the fact is that any dents will devalue your car. With simple fixes that can effectively remove dents and make your car look as good as new, it’s a good investment in the value of your asset to deal with hail damage as soon as possible.

Hail damage repairs can cost anywhere from $2000 to over $15,000, and it’s not an easy fix. Particularly for newer model vehicles, Advanced Driver Assistance Systems’ (ADAS) recalibration needs to be considered, from cruise control to automatic braking. Complicated trims like the car’s headlining may also require removal.

How do you pop out hail dents?

With years of experience in hail damage car repairs in Sydney, Auto Dent Care offers a range of services to remove dents. Our paintless dent removal procedure is by far the fastest and most efficient method available and will quickly and thoroughly remove dents. It’s also perfectly safe for your factory paint and won’t risk car devaluation. Depending on the location, size and scale of your hail damage, our technicians carefully apply pressure from either the front or back of a panel to precisely reverse any damage. For some difficult-to-reach areas, a special adhesive pulls panels back towards their outward shape without leaving any marks on your car’s paint.

Do dent pullers work on hail damage?

Car dent pullers remove dents from the car’s bodywork and straighten the metal. Depending on the business, particular dent pullers may or may not work on hail damage. At Auto Dent Care, our experts in hail damage repair in Sydney specialise in paintless dent removal for hail damage repair. We take a personalised approach to each job — depending on the style and scale of your hail damage — to restore your car to its former glory. Our paintless dent removal method is a highly effective way to reverse hail damage without affecting your car’s original paintwork.

What is the best way to repair hail damage on a car?

While removing a car’s dents might seem impossible without affecting the paint job, paintless dent removal (PDR) will repair your dents, dings, bumps and scrapes without the added expense of a repaint. This method of panel beating requires specific tools to remove any interior trims in the way and reshape the panel to its original form without cracking the paint seal. While you can purchase a DIY paintless dent repair kit, we highly recommend trusting the professionals to get the job done to the highest standard.

Some technicians take a one size fits all approach to repairs, resulting in poor-quality repairs that don’t completely reverse the damage. At Auto Dent Care, our hail damage car repair Sydney services are customised to each car’s unique challenges. We’ll thoroughly assess the damage to your vehicle and devise a strategy tailored to your car and the damage you’re dealing with.

How big of a dent in a car can you repair?

No matter how big or small your dent, our team can help. We have a range of approaches designed to deal with dents of all kinds caused by hailstones. Talk to us today to set up an initial consultation with our team and see how our hail damage repair in Sydney can restore your vehicle to brand new.