{"id":194280,"date":"2023-07-20T13:56:34","date_gmt":"2023-07-20T11:56:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.levertouch.com\/?p=194280"},"modified":"2023-07-20T13:56:34","modified_gmt":"2023-07-20T11:56:34","slug":"repairing-hail-damage-to-vehicles-false-myths","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.levertouch.com\/usa\/repairing-hail-damage-to-vehicles-false-myths\/","title":{"rendered":"Repairing hail damage to vehicles: False myths"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Every year there are more hail storms<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We are seeing violent hail storms striking different areas of Spain, Italy, France&#8230; with large hailstones. When one of these storms hits, vehicles that are on the roads or parked outside usually sustain serious damage to the bodywork and windows.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The cost of repairing hail damage to a vehicle <strong>can range from 500 to 2,000 euros<\/strong>. In the most serious cases, the price can go as high as 5,000 euros.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-194290 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.levertouch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/shutterstock_666794881.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.levertouch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/shutterstock_666794881.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.levertouch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/shutterstock_666794881-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.levertouch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/shutterstock_666794881-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Online you can find more or less original ways to fix the damage caused by hail to your car, but let me tell you beforehand that they don&#8217;t work.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Repairing dents caused by hail. Avoid DIY.<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the event of damage due to hail,<strong> it is best to avoid DIY fixes<\/strong>, which can even worsen the situation.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It&#8217;s easy to find &#8220;false myths&#8221; and &#8220;miracle solutions&#8221; on the Internet, such as:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Park a dented car in the sun<\/strong> so the heat expands the metal in the body, smoothing out the dents.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If it worked, which it doesn&#8217;t&#8230; How long do you think it would take for the sun&#8217;s heat to get rid of every dent on the car? The sun&#8217;s heat isn&#8217;t enough to eliminate the dents caused by hail.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Place dry ice on the affected areas<\/strong> so the temperature difference shifts the dents to the outside. It doesn&#8217;t work on such small and nearby dents.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-194296 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.levertouch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/shutterstock_668621941.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"732\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.levertouch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/shutterstock_668621941.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.levertouch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/shutterstock_668621941-300x220.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.levertouch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/shutterstock_668621941-768x562.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Apply hot air to the dents<\/strong> with a hair dryer. According to this theory, you point the hot air from a dryer from some 15 cm away.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Spoiler: You&#8217;re much more likely to ruin the paint on the car than repair the dents.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-194284 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.levertouch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/shutterstock_614299778-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.levertouch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/shutterstock_614299778-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.levertouch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/shutterstock_614299778-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.levertouch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/shutterstock_614299778-1-768x511.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Use hailstorm dent<strong> repair kits<\/strong>.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Buy a dent remover<\/strong> that, using suction, will suck out (really) the dents caused by the hail.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It won&#8217;t work. In a car with dozens of dents, the end result isn&#8217;t worth the cost, nor the time and effort you&#8217;re going to invest.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Things you can do to repair your hail-damaged vehicle<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><b>Insure your car. The insurance won&#8217;t always cover acts of nature.<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If your vehicle has been damaged by hail, the first thing you have to do is<strong> check what coverage you have with your insurance company<\/strong>, together with the civil liability coverage required by law. Damage from hail is usually not covered, since it is an atmospheric or natural phenomenon, even if you have broken window coverage.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ask your insurance agent about the cost of this coverage and see if it might be worth purchasing it. Hail storms are becoming more frequent and can strike anywhere in the country, completely at random.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-194303 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.levertouch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/shutterstock_2175244659.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"437\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.levertouch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/shutterstock_2175244659.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.levertouch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/shutterstock_2175244659-300x131.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.levertouch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/shutterstock_2175244659-768x336.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><b>Trust the professionals<br \/>\n<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Should you be unfortunate enough to have a hail storm dent and destroy the bodywork or windows of your car, <strong>it&#8217;s best to trust a professional service with fast turnaround times<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Choosing a workshop that has an agreement with your insurance company, if you have this coverage, will significantly reduce the wait time, and you may also be eligible for additional useful services, such as a replacement car.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-194247 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.levertouch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/041A8668-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.levertouch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/041A8668-1.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.levertouch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/041A8668-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.levertouch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/041A8668-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.levertouch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/041A8668-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/b><\/h2>\n<h2><b>Take your car to a specialised body and paint shop\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is the fastest and most effective option. These workshops have the tools and professionals that will make your car look like it did before.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Whether you have an insurance policy that covers hail damage or not;\u00a0 the best solution is undoubtedly to take your car to professional body and paint repair shop.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They will analyse the extent of damage and, by using the right tools and equipment, <strong>will fix the problem once and for all<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><b><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-194241\" src=\"https:\/\/www.levertouch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/041A8678-copia-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.levertouch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/041A8678-copia-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.levertouch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/041A8678-copia-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.levertouch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/041A8678-copia-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/b><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><b>WHERE TO REPAIR A CAR DENTED BY HAIL<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can currently find body and paint workshops that specialise in repairing hail damage using techniques that will leave your car like new in record time. In <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">other words, the time between identifying the damage, approving the budget and getting it repaired is reduced.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These shops use <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.levertouch.com\/usa\/paintless-dent-repair\/\">PDR techniques<\/a><\/strong>, which rely on traditional tools and techniques that are very effective at repairing all the dents on your vehicle.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lever Touch, with a network of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.levertouch.com\/repair-shops-partners\/\">more than 400 multi-service workshops across Europe <\/a><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, offers a comprehensive hail damage repair service that is fast and effective. We work with the leading insurance companies. All our staff are trained in no-paint repair techniques, so the work is more eco-friendly and your car retains its value (no repaints).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-194271 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.levertouch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/solicita-info-en.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"570\" height=\"430\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.levertouch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/solicita-info-en.jpg 570w, https:\/\/www.levertouch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/solicita-info-en-300x226.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 570px) 100vw, 570px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can contact us at <strong><a href=\"mailto:info@levertouch.com\">info@levertouch.com<\/a><\/strong> t<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">o get information on the trusted hail damage repair shop closest to you.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every year there are more hail storms We are seeing violent hail storms striking different areas of Spain, Italy, France&#8230; [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":194231,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[403,398],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-194280","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-insurer-partnerships-usa","category-repair-shops-usa"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.levertouch.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/194280","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.levertouch.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.levertouch.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.levertouch.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.levertouch.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=194280"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.levertouch.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/194280\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":194316,"href":"https:\/\/www.levertouch.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/194280\/revisions\/194316"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.levertouch.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/194231"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.levertouch.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=194280"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.levertouch.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=194280"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.levertouch.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=194280"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}