Every guide is grounded in real repair work at our Plano shop and technically reviewed by founder Vytas Kucinskas before it carries the reviewed label. Sources and review dates are shown on every page.
Ask which panels were actually worked and walk them under shop lighting; ask what changed from the original plan, including any supplement, refinish or panel replacement; ask what the warranty covers, in writing, and whether it transfers; ask who signed off quality…
Usually yes. Front fenders are bolt-on panels with reasonable access from behind, so steel and aluminum fender dents with intact paint are common paintless repairs.
Start by getting the insurer's position in writing — the specific reason for a denial, or the line-by-line estimate behind an underpayment.
Much like on an owned car: you report the claim to your insurer, an adjuster inspects, and you choose the repair shop.
The claim itself is unchanged: you file it, an adjuster inspects, an estimate is written, and you choose the repair shop. What changes is the money.
Most insurers accept an approximate date of loss, so report the claim rather than waiting until you are certain.
File a separate claim for each vehicle, using the same storm date on all of them.
Treat it as an insurance question before a repair question. Hail is normally handled under the comprehensive portion of a Texas auto policy, and leases typically require the vehicle to be insured, so file promptly, document the storm date, and get the…
Report both as one comprehensive claim from the same storm date, which normally means one deductible rather than two. Photograph the glass and the body damage before anything is replaced.
It can seem that way, but the dents were made at impact. Shallow hail damage is invisible in flat daylight and on light-colored paint, so it surfaces later when the lighting, your viewing angle or the cleanliness of the panel changes.
A low spot is metal still sitting below the panel's original contour — the remains of the dent. A high spot is metal pushed above it, usually from too much pressure at one point.
Hidden filler usually removes the paintless option on that part of the panel. Filler is rigid and bonded to the surface, so pushing metal underneath it can crack it or lift it instead of restoring the shape.
Send us photos of the damage or schedule an inspection at the Plano shop — we'll tell you honestly what your vehicle needs, what it should cost, and whether a claim makes sense.
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