The Real Cost of Not Protecting Your Car from Hail

Storm season is rapidly approaching, and unfortunately, that means your car is at risk of being damaged due to hailstorms. Keeping your car protected is a priority, so we put together this list to help you come up with some ways to keep your vehicle safe.

We’ve also included some details about Brisbane paintless dent removal in case your car has already been damaged by hail!

How to Avoid Hail Damage
The only guaranteed way to avoid hail damage is to keep your car under a cover. Parking your vehicle in your garage or in an area that has coverage is still the best option when it comes to protecting your car from the dents and dings that are caused by hail. If neither of these options works for you, another way that you can try to avoid hail damage is to invest in a hail cover that is sold in a wide variety of automotive stores throughout Australia. For instance, you can buy a hail cover at Autobarn or Supercheap Auto.

These covers are designed to protect your car from the impact caused during a hailstorm. Most of them feature a foam layer that covers the top of your vehicle and works to reduce damage by spreading the force of the impact across a wider area. To affix these to your car, most use adjustable buckles that allows the cover to remain in place even in rainy and windy conditions! Since hailstorms can often be unpredictable, it may not always be possible to completely avoid hail damage. If you can’t get your car into a garage or undercover in time, you will likely see significant damage to your vehicle in the form of round dents. The hail may even damage your paint job, and your windshield can crack or shatter. In other words, you should try to protect your car from hail at all costs!

My Car Already Has Hail Damage – Now What?
If your vehicle has already been impacted by a hailstorm, your car is probably already covered in dents and damage and in need of repairs. Rather than taking your car into a panel beater to remove the dents, or investing in new parts or a paint job, why not consider Brisbane paintless dent removal services? The paintless dent removal option is a much quicker – and more cost-effective – option than taking your vehicle in for repairs using traditional methods. The experts that work at PDR 2U will use specialised techniques that allow them to fix your dents without needing additional paint or having to do extensive bodywork. As a result, the repairs can be completed much quicker, and the technicians can come out to you. This makes Brisbane paintless dent removal the best and most convenient option for repairing hail damage to your vehicle!

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What Is The Hail Repair Process For A Car?

Hail Repair Process

Before your car is repaired, it is assessed using specialised equipment and our technician’s trained eye. Thoroughly assessing your car before the repair is carried out ensures our technician is able to plan the best approach to restoring your car to its pre-dent condition. 

Hail storms do not discriminate when it comes to which panels on your car are dented. As a result, dents are often found in places on your vehicle that are less-than-convenient to repair. Places that are harder to access and repair using traditional panel beating methods such as cant rails, the middle of the roof and the top of a hatch door, can be quickly and easily repaired using specialised Paintless Dent Repair techniques.  Our highly skilled technicians use specialised tools and a variety of techniques to ensure your car is perfectly repaired every time without damaging the original paintwork on your vehicle.

To access dents located on the roof of your vehicle, it may be necessary to remove interior trimmings and the hood lining of your car. This process does not cause any damage to your vehicle and provides greater access for our technician to repair dents from the inside of your car. Removing and properly reinstalling the hood lining and interior trimmings of your car requires a comprehensive knowledge about how cars are constructed to ensure that your car is safely returned to its pre-repair state. Our technicians have been working in the automotive industry for decades, so you can rest assured your car is in good hands.

Tailgates, hatches and bonnets may also be removed from your vehicle to provide greater access to those hard to reach dents. Once removed, these panels are securely placed on specialised stands which allow our Paintless Dent Removal technicians to perfectly restore them. Once repaired, these panels are carefully refitted to your vehicle with your ongoing safety in mind.  

The entire hail repair process can take anywhere from a few hours to a few days depending on the severity and extent of a vehicle’s hail damage. Hail damage repairs may be carried out on-site, or at an external facility that is mutually convenient for our technicians and our customers. Hail damage repairs can be scheduled around your busy life, making the repair experience as stress-free as possible. Your safety and satisfaction is our number one priority. As a result, all PDR repairs completed by PDR 2U come with a lifetime guarantee. For an obligation free quote, call us today on 0448844328 or contact us through our website at www.PDR2U.com/get-a-quote

The Truth About Hail Damage To Your Vehicle

The truth about car hail damage…what you need to know!

Hail storms show no preference for which panels they damage on a vehicle. It is the severity of the storm and the size of the hail stones that determine the extent of the damage. While the roof, boot and bonnet are directly exposed to hail, hail storms that are combined with strong winds can damage every panel on a car. Small to medium sized hail stones can produce dents that can easily be repaired using paintless dent removal techniques, while larger hail stones can smash windows and damage panels beyond repair, leaving no other option than to completely replace the panels. In some cases, the damage can be so severe, that vehicles cannot be repaired at all.

Many people believe that hail damage can only be fixed by a panel beater, but this is not the case. Hail damage to a vehicle is best repaired by a paintless dent removal specialist. Even if you take your car to a panel shop to be repaired, in most cases the panel shop will immediately contact a paintless dent removal technician to come in to complete the work. The most convenient and hassle free option for any customer with a hail damaged vehicle is to contact a paintless dent removal specialist directly. By contacting PDR 2U, you will be sure to receive expert advice and the highest quality customer service. Whether you have one hail damaged car or many, our technician will come to you at your home or workplace to give you a quote. This saves you dropping your car off at a panel shop for the day just to get a quote! If you are making an insurance claim, no problem! The team at PDR 2U will make the process simple and convenient and will do most of the work for you.

When hail dents are removed from a vehicle using paintless dent removal techniques, the factory paint finish on your vehicle is maintained. There are two paintless dent removal methods our technicians use when repairing hail damage. The first technique involves working behind the panel with specially designed tools to gently massage the dented metal back to its original shape. The second method uses a glue pulling system to remove the dents from the front of the panel. This method is often used in areas where there is no access available to the back of the panel. Both techniques bring your panels back to their pre-dent condition without affecting the paint on your vehicle. In contrast, when a panel shop repairs hail dents using traditional panel beating methods, your vehicle will end up with dents that have been filled with bog and painted over. This may leave your vehicle looking great in the short term, but leaves the factory paint finish compromised.

All PDR repairs completed by PDR 2U come with a lifetime guarantee. For an obligation free quote, call us today on 0448844328 or contact us through our website at www.PDR2U.com/get-a-quote

 

Protection From Hail Damage In Brisbane | PDR 2U

HOW TO PROTECT YOUR CAR FROM HAIL

The best way to reduce repair costs for hail damage to your vehicle is to prevent the hail damage from happening in the first place. While it is not always possible to have your vehicle tucked up safely in a garage at home when a hail storm hits, there are a few things you can do to reduce the risk of it being damaged. There are also a few myths out there about how to stop hail stones damaging your car, and it may be difficult to determine which are true and which will leave you with a car full of dents.

When at home or work, the safest place to park your car is in a closed garage or in an undercover carpark. Carports also offer some protection, but if they have open sides, strong winds have the capacity to drive hail stones into the sides of your vehicle.

One myth that we hear all the time is that parking under trees will protect your car from damage during a storm. While this may seem like a good alternative to storing your car in a garage, heavy storms with strong winds and hail stones may cause branches and other objects to fall on your car, causing extensive damage.

Another myth that we regularly hear is that placing a blanket over your car or covering it with mats or pillows will stop hail damage from occurring. As a last resort, a thick blanket may provide some protection against small hail stones, but larger hail stones will still leave your car dented. Unless they are tied down securely, they can also be blown away. Padded hail covers can also be purchased, which offer protection in a similar way to a blanket, but the level of protection they offer will depend on the type of cover purchased and the size of the hail stones. In Brisbane and Gold Coast we can get some big hail and this often results in a lot of damage being done.

Due to the unpredictable nature of hail storms in and around the Queensland area, there is always a risk of being caught out unprepared. If this happens, you could park your car as close as possible to a building, but remember to park on the opposite side of the building to the approaching storm. By doing this, hail may hit the building, but winds from the storm may blow the hail straight over the top of your vehicle.

Other places to look for protection when caught driving in a hail storm could include a service station shelter, a shopping centre carpark or under a bridge. If these options are unavailable, find a safe place to stop on the side of the road until the storm has passed. You may be left with hail damage, but a moving car can not only be unsafe, it can also increase the extent of the damage when the impact of the hail is compounded with the speed of the moving car.

One final, yet very important, point to bear in mind is to always put safety first. Never put yourself or others in danger in an effort to protect your vehicle. Panels can be repaired, but people can never be replaced.

If you find yourself with a hail damaged vehicle, give Wayne from PDR 2U a call on 0448844328. If you have one hail damaged vehicle or hundreds, our team at PDR 2U can have the damage repaired quickly and efficiently, with a lifetime guarantee on all paintless dent removal repairs. Whether it be an insurance repair or a private job, customer satisfaction is our number one priority.

Springwood Dent Removal | Hail Damage – PDR 2U

Dent removal for hail damaged vehicle in Springwood

Many people underestimate the damage that can happen to their cars by hail storms. This Volkswagen Golf was damaged in a recent storm affecting Brisbane and surrounding suburbs. It caused a lot of vehicle dents due to impact from multiple hailstones. When combined with strong winds, hailstones can cause dents in nearly every panel of a vehicle, as was the case with this Golf.

Using traditional panel beating techniques, a repair of this size would have been very costly and left the customer without a car for many days, if not weeks. Bogging and re-painting the panels would also mean that the factory paint would not have been maintained, reducing the quality of the car’s finish.

Fortunately, the owners of this vehicle had their car repaired by PDR 2U. They had peace of mind, knowing that all paintless dent repairs were carried out using efficient and cost effective dent removal techniques that maintained the high quality factory paint finish on their vehicle. They were also pleased to hear that they had a lifetime guarantee on all of their PDR 2U dent repairs.

Due to work commitments, this customer also had significant time constraints and could not be without a car for a long period. As a result, PDR 2U was able to work in with the customer’s busy schedule and had the car restored to its original condition in less than 48 hours. There are NO visible dents and the paintwork is completely undamaged. This quick repair time meant that the customer was able get on with his life with minimal interruption.

If you have any enquiries about hail damage dent repairs or need an insurance quote for your private or fleet vehicle, call us on 0448 844 328 to talk to one of our professional paintless dent repair technicians.

Take a look at the two images below to see the repair job

(Above) The Hail Damage to the Vehicle
(Below) The Repair

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