Hail Damage Repair in Phoenix, AZ

What Is Hail Damage Repair?

Hail damage repair is the work of removing the dents a hailstorm leaves on a vehicle's panels. Hail hits mostly the hood, roof and trunk, and can also dent doors and fenders and crack trim. A single storm can leave many dents of different sizes.

Where the paint is unbroken, the dents can often be removed with paintless dent repair. Where the paint cracked or the dents are too deep, the panels are repaired and refinished. Many hail repairs use both methods on the same vehicle.

Why Hail Damage Repair Matters in Phoenix, AZ

Phoenix's monsoon runs from June 15 to September 30, and its storms can bring hail, flash floods, destructive winds and dust storms. Hail can arrive with little warning and dent every car parked in the open. Afterward, the dents stay until they are repaired.

Hail dents lower a vehicle's value and can crack the paint at the point of impact. In our sun, a crack spreads and the clear coat around it lifts. Repairing hail damage promptly keeps it from turning into paint failure.

When to Consider Hail Damage Repair in Phoenix, AZ

Look your vehicle over in good light after any storm that brought hail. Dents on the roof and hood are easy to miss from the ground. Photos taken soon after the storm help with an insurance claim.

Book an estimate before filing the claim if you can, so you know what the damage looks like. If the paint cracked, do not wait for the next storm season. Cracked paint lets moisture reach the metal.

Signs You Need Hail Damage Repair

These are the signs of hail damage drivers notice most:

How Our Hail Damage Repair Works

Here is how hail repair goes at our shop:

• Step 1: Call (623) 939-3033 or request a quote online.
• Step 2: Bring the vehicle in for a free estimate, and we will map the damage panel by panel.
• Step 3: We explain what we found and what the repair will take before any work starts.
• Step 4: Once you approve, we repair the hail damage and get you back on the road.

Paintless Hail Dent Removal

Most hail dents are round and shallow, and the paint often survives the hit. Paintless dent repair pushes each dent out from behind the panel with rods and shaped tools. The technician reads the dents in a light board's reflection to see them clearly.

Because the factory paint stays on, there is no filler and no color matching. Our Auto Body Dent Repair (PDR) page explains the method in more detail. Panels that PDR cannot reach or fix go to conventional repair.

Panel Repair and Refinishing After Hail

Large hail can crack paint, stretch metal and break plastic trim. Those panels are repaired with body work, or replaced when the damage is too heavy. Then they are primed, painted and blended to match.

We mix every color on a computerized PPG paint system. Our Auto Body Painting service covers the refinishing in detail. When a claim is involved, our Auto Insurance Claim Assistance service helps you through it.

Glass, Trim and Moldings After Hail

Large hail can crack plastic trim, mirror housings, lights and moldings as well as denting metal. Those parts are checked panel by panel along with the dents. Broken pieces are replaced so the vehicle is whole again.

Hail can also chip paint along the edges of the roof and around windows, where it is easy to miss. These small spots are found and refinished before the vehicle goes home. A complete hail repair covers every part the storm touched, not just the largest dents.

Why Phoenix Customers Choose Streamline Collision Center

Streamline Collision Center has repaired more than 5,000 vehicles in Phoenix since 2008, and our team has over 40 years of collision repair experience. We are I-CAR Gold Class and Aluminum certified, with ASE certified technicians. Most repairs take 2 to 14 days, depending on the severity of the damage.

Every repair is backed by our limited lifetime warranty. We accept all insurance companies, and our estimator works with your insurer on the claim. Estimates are free, so you can see what the storm did at no cost.