Spring, there is a hail storm-hail damage repair information

Fortunately for car owners without a garage, most hail storms do not cause physical damage to the car until the hail diameter is more than 1/2 inch. Still, you need a larger hail to do more damage. The first thing that happens after a hail storm is that a car dealer offers a hail sale and a mushroom-like hail repair outfit pops up after the rain.

1. Hail sales offer damaged cars at prices well below book value. But the real result is that car dealers simply pay higher fees and sell more cars. A car sold with unrepaired damage means that the damage is serious or too expensive to be repaired. All cars that dealers can repair with Paintless Dent Repair (PDR) before sale have already been repaired.

2. Repainting the car after removing the damage from the PDR or other hail will incur additional costs. PDR is suitable for small dents where there is no cracked paint in the dents.

3. Large dents for PDR repairs need to be dealt with in a traditional car store, and repairs need to be painted and finished.

4. Large, deep dents, or very stretched or cracked metal, require body shop repair work. Deep dents that break the paint will rust the metal body of the car body if left unrepaired.

5. Some insurance companies pay the car owner a quote, regardless of whether the owner makes the repair. It is legal to store your insurance claims unrepaired, but choosing to leave the damage unrepaired can affect your ability to take out full insurance for your car. In addition, future occurrences are excluded from coverage and may affect the amount of money you can earn for future repairs or similar damage.

6. If you use your insurance to repair a car hail damage, the CarFax Vehicle Report will list the repair from that point on. It helps insurers avoid fake damages claims and is also used by car buyers to learn about potential vehicle damage and repair history.

7. Owners who choose to leave it unrepaired may find the cost of hail damage deducted from the damages claim later in the life of the car. Document repairs for hail damage to ensure that future claims will be paid in full.

8. If you own your car completely, you need to decide how long you plan to own your car and how important repairs are to you. If you have a worthless car and plan to drive to death, it doesn’t make much sense to repair the damage to the hail.

9. If the car has a valid loan, the lien owner will probably need to make sure that the damage has been fixed. In some cases, hail damage repair checks may be applicable to your mortgage balance.

10. Before making a decision about filing an insurance claim, get an estimate of the damages and compare it to the claim payment offer minus the deduction.

11. Insurers may “total” older vehicles that are relatively less hail-damaged simply because the vehicle has a shorter useful life. Motorcycles can barely handle the damage caused by the hail before the insurance company considers them total losses.

When checking for damage to the hail or getting an insurance quote, be sure to check the windshield for cracks or chips. If the glass is involved, have it repaired and make sure that the permanent seals along the edges of the windshield and rear window are also properly repaired and set.