Using special tools and lights, a PDR technician removes dents from the door of a car.

Americas's PDR Hail Repair Experts!

Welcome to the Hassle Free Hail Repair experience at Dealer's Hail & Specialty. Whether you're the manager of a large dealership inventory that's just been pummeled, the owner of a hail damaged vehicle, or anyone in between, both your vehicle and your wallet will be happy with the decision you've made!  As one of the first firms in the U.S. to specialize in the repair of hail damage for car dealers and other fleet operations, we've restored thousands of vehicles back to market value. Our mobile response teams deploy quickly, and can be operational in as little as 24 hours. Our experience working with most major national floor plan underwriters allows us to immediately assess and repair any priority vehicles, helping to stabilize your sales process and keep units moving.

​Working with automotive retailers continues to be our core business, however a few years ago we expanded to include body shops and retail vehicles owners. We have the ability to repair any make and model vehicle, and are recognized as a Preferred Vendor for auto hail repair by almost every major national insurance company. From deductible assistance and free loaner cars, to a written lifetime warranty, our paintless dent removal hail repair service consistently creates an exceptional value and experience for vehicle owners nationwide.  

Whether you're the owner of 1 car or 1,000, we value your business tremendously. We hope this website will answer any questions you may have about paintless dent removal and auto hail repair processes. Check out the instant hail repair cost calculator and visit our online appointment book, just a few of the tools we hope help create a truly Hassle Free Hail Repair experience. If we can assist you further in any way, please do not hesitate to contact us.

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What Is Paintless Dent Repair (PDR)?

Paintless dent repair, also known as paintless dent removal or PDR for short, is a highly skilled metal working craft developed specifically for the removal of minor dents from the panels of an automobile. It is also used to repair larger dents and creases, as well as hail damage. Using special tools and lights, a PDR technician carefully applies pressure to the underside of a dent by making a series of gradual pushes, slowly releasing the tension created by the dent and allowing the metal to relax back to its previously stamped shape.

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We Accept All Insurance Claims

Does all or part of your car dent repair work involve an insurance claim? Dealer's Hail & Specialty has you covered! Over the years we have worked with numerous insurance companies and fleet managers. From developing a universal PDR cost and estimating process to helping build and scale in-house Catastrophe Response Teams, our staff is uniquely familiar with the specific procedures of each organization. Additionally, most major national and regional insurance companies have recognized us a Preferred Vendor for PDR and hail repair, allowing us to significantly reduce the time needed to process CAT claims and repair hail damaged vehicles. No matter who your policy is with, if you have a hail damage insurance claim or a question about any part of the process, please call us today. Our team of Hail Damage Insurance Claim Experts will coordinate directly with the insurance company and one of our PDR dent repair managers, streamlining the process to make sure your experience with a hail damage insurance claim or  paintless dent removal is pleasant, short lived and completely hassle free. 

Check out our Paintless Dent Repair and Hail Insurance Claim F.A.Q.'s

Dealer's Hail & Specialty is a Preferred Vendor for hail repair with all major insurance companies!

How Much Does Paintless Dent Repair Cost?

Since there are no panels being replaced or refinished, the cost of Paintless Dent Repair (PDR) service is much cheaper than conventional body shop dent repair methods. When you consider that PDR dent repair is performed in a fraction of the time needed by a body shop, the value of this cutting edge process increases even further. As with most things, the cost of Paintless Dent Repair varies by location, but pricing should be based on the severity of the damage. For small dents and door dings, you should expect to pay about $50 per dent. However on more difficult to repair damage, such as a crease or a dented body line, expect an average repair cost of around $200 per dent.

​For hail damage repairs, PDR dent repair cost is calculated using a hail pricing chart, or dent matrix, which assigns prices to each panel by weighing average dent size, referenced by coins, against the numerical range most closely matching the number of dents on a panel. For example, the dent count on a hood might be 45 quarters, as in a total of 45 dents with an average size of a U.S. $0.25 coin (about an inch). Additionally, any dents on a panel in excess of half dollar size, or about 1 1/2", are known as "Over-Sized Dents" and are calculated at a cost of $40-$50 per dent on most hail charts. Historically, most auto body panels have been made from steel, but most manufacturer's today use lighter alloys, such as aluminum, for improved fuel economy standards. Aluminum in particular is much more difficult to repair than steel, thus these panels usually receive a 25% markup in dent repair cost on almost all dent matrixes.

​As you can see, the cost of Paintless Dent Repair service varies from vehicle to vehicle, especially with hail damage. For this reason we have created a free online Instant Paintless Dent Repair Cost Calculator to help you get at least some idea about the cost of having dent repair service performed on your vehicle. While its not intended to take the place of a proper estimate from a reputable auto dent repair shop, the Instant Paintless Dent Repair Cost Calculator will help you decide if dent repair cost exceeds your insurance deductible and is worth filing a claim over.

It should be noted that if your car insurance policy includes comprehensive coverage, your vehicle is covered against any damage caused by hail or other severe weather events. On most hail damage insurance claims, the insurer will pay the entire cost of paintless dent removal or other hail dent repair service, minus your deductible amount. Deductible amounts can be as little as $100, or as much as $1000, with $500 being the average - still a lot of money to have to pay for something that happened outside of your control. At Dealer's Hail & Specialty we are almost always able to fix car hail damage using PDR with zero cost to you, answering the question "How much does paintless dent removal cost?" with "Nothing!"

​For more information about paintless dent repair or hail insurance claims, please visit our PDR Frequently Asked Questions (F.A.Q.) page. If you'd like to get an estimate on the cost to repair a single dent or an entire hail damaged car, please visit our online appointment scheduler, call us at (855)-5HAILFIX, or contact us by email at [email protected].