A hail storm has left your car with hail damage. You are wondering whether to take it to an auto paint shop. But more importantly, you don’t know what repair work is necessary. Depending on the extent and type of hail damage, you may need paintless dent repair or PDR.
What is PDR?
Paintless dent repair involves repairing minor dents from a car’s body using specialized tools and techniques. Minor hail damage is one of the most common repairs that use PDR. PDR can be used on steel and aluminum, making it more usable in hail damage repairs.
Can It Fix Hail Damage?
PDR can repair most minor hail damages that have not affected the car’s paint. The method does not use paint and leaves your original car paint intact. And this makes it an ideal solution for hail storm damages.
Exemptions
But PDR is not always the solution for all kinds of hail damage. Paintless dent repair may not fix more severe hail damage. The auto body shop could opt for panel replacement and painting for some hail damages.
PDR cannot fix cracked paint. Sometimes, your car paint could have cracks because of the destructive hail hitting it. When this happens, you may need replacement and other repairs, not PDR. The same applies to severe or structural damage.
Take Away
Paintless dent repair can fix hail damage. However, the hail damage should not be too severe, so PDR may not fix it. However, always consult your auto body shop staff to know whether PDR will work for you. If it works, then it is easy and does not affect the integrity of your original car paint. Paintless dent repair is the most common method for handling hail damage in most auto body shops.