Hail Dent Repair in Lafayette, LA

You typically have six months from the date of the loss to submit a claim with an insurance company. If you wait and don't submit a claim within the allotted period, your insurance company might not pay for the repairs. The sooner you take action, the better.

You won't be compensated twice for the same hail damage if your car is hit by hail again. Yes, you can file another claim if your car was fixed before it was hit again.

Your insurance company will schedule a car inspection after you submit a claim. Make sure to have your car inspected indoors or in a shaded area. Get the damage inspected indoors rather than outside where it will be hard to spot all of the dents. Your adjustor will assess the extent of the hail damage and prepare an estimate for repairs.  When you've decided on a repair shop, they'll inspect your car as well to confirm the insurance company's estimate. They will submit a supplement to the insurance company for payment if there is extra damage discovered.

Your insurance provider may require you to get an inspection by a 3rd party or particular shop. However, the decision of where to get the damage fixed is entirely yours.

We won't file a Carfax report for your damage. In some circumstances, your insurance provider may notify Carfax if your car is totaled as a result of the damage.  However, this is not the case for minor damage.

No, your insurance premiums won't typically go up. A hail damage claim won't increase your insurance rates because hailstorms are considered as "Acts of God" and don't cause a raise in your insurance rates.

The cost of repair is very reasonable. The tools used are specially designed and don't affect the car's original paint. The PDR method also eliminates the need to touch up paint or apply fillers to your car, which would be necessary for a traditional body shop repair.

The cost of repairs for a car is determined by insurance companies using a set of metrics. They base their metrics on a few factors. How many, how big, and how deep the dents are on your car, and how many dents there are per panel. They calculate the cost to repair each panel on your car using this information. They advise replacing the panel if it is found that repairing the dents will cost more money than replacing the panel completely. They advise fixing the panel if it is less expensive than having it replaced. The majority of the time, even if the insurance company advises replacing a panel like a hood or roof, it is still something that can be repaired with paintless dent repair techniques, allowing for you to maintain your factory paint job.

If your vehicle was previously damaged, some insurance providers may refuse future claims on your car. It is advisable to fix any damage to your car as soon as possible. By doing so, you won't have any issues while submitting new insurance claims in the future.