When fixing hail damage with Paintless Dent Repair does it effect the paint job down the road?
My husband’s car was recently damaged in a hail storm and the insurance adjuster gave us a quote based on Paintless Dent Repair if it was repaired at the collision center where it was taken for the estimate. I’ve heard that getting PDR done stretches the paint and can cause it to eventually crack down the road and damage the paint job. Is this true? Would it be better to have the car repaired by replacing some of the damaged areas and repainted?
February 11th, 2010 at 6:29 pm
for small and few dents PDR is ok if done by a professional, for larger and many dents i would try stay away from it if possible. if done incorrectly PDR can cause tiny hair line cracks in the paint surface that will eventually consume enough water for rust to form under your paint film and bubble up.. use your judgment with your situation and if your feeling a little leery of PDR talk it over with your insurance company, u have the right to get your car fixed the way you want
February 12th, 2010 at 1:15 am
“All’s fair in love and war”!!
February 12th, 2010 at 1:55 am
I used to work for a body shop and I can tell you that pulling dents without repainting them can cause the paint to bubble off of the body.
Whenever dealing with your insurance company, remember they want to lowball you. They’re in it to save money. You are entitled to have your vehicle fixed to your satisfaction.
Let me explain it like this. I lived in Dallas and we had hail every winter. Dealerships are mostly outdoors and they would have “hail sales” where they’d take an additional $3k off of a vehicle and let you fix it if you cared to do it.
Now, considering these dealerships all have body shops and can do it it at cost, why don’t they do that? And considering dent repair is cheaper, why don’t they do that? Why don’t they spend $1000 to fix a car instead of losing $3000 on it?
Because dent repair sucks. Get your car fixed. Get the dents pulled, bondoed, smoothed down and painted like new.
February 12th, 2010 at 4:06 am
The paint is already damaged by the hail so pulling out a dent is probably not creating any more damage then if you left it alone.
Talk to your insurance agent about your concerns which are legitimate and see if they re-paint it for you.