5 things you should know before hiring a paintless dent repair company
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Read up on this little infographic we put together to help our customers make better decisions about what service the hire to work on their car truck or SUV. Not all paintless repair providers are equal.
is buying a hail damage car a good value
Is buying a hail damage car a good value
What seems like a great price could lead to future loss of value and maybe even worse, a broken car.
So while shopping for a great deal on a used car, our friend Vickie finds an incredible deal on a used Chevy Equinox but the thing is, the car has been in a hail damage storm and is in need of some paintless dent repair.
Vickie looks past the dents and focuses on the price, which is really several thousand dollars below the next best price at another dealer. She decides to buy the car with the dents and it is what's considered an "as is " purchase.
What Vickie didnt realize is that the cost of repairing the dents in her newly purchased car will go with the car when she looks to sell the car in a few years. This is known as future loss of value.
The cost to repair the dents in her car is rightly $5,000. This amount will be deducted from the future value of the car when she trades it in or sells outright. The bottom line here is this, use caution and get repair estimates BEFORE you consider buying a hail damage car.
USA Today Suggests nearly 60% of auto outdoor claims were attributed from hail and hail storms. Also NOAA or the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reports up to one billion dollars a year in storm damage. SO the paintless dent industry is a billion dollar a year business. That is a lot of dent repair to keep up on.
Want to learn more about pricing and paintless dent removal in general, head-on over to our pricing page you will find a price guide we use to determine the cost of any given repair.
Spring is here, Stay hail damage free
Stay hail damage free this year, here is how ...
Winters are cold in western PA thats for sure. One thing you can count on in a cold climate is no thunderstorms. The dry air combined with low temperatures mean mother nature cannot brew up a hail storm that throws objects at your car.
Penn State wrote an article on the topic just last year. Highlighting the finer points of how a weather system develops and what it means when there is significant weather activity in your area.
Here in Pittsburgh, we have had significant hail storms just about every summer since at least 1998. Now our weather events pale in comparison to those in the tornado alley, as we are on the upper edge of that path. However we get just enough damage from hail storms that our area is within the hail damage rider category.
Local Hail Storms make their way across Western Pennsylvania
In 2012 North Versailles, PA and other surrounding communities were affected with so much hail damage to their homes and autos that new insured drivers now need additional coverage to protect from hail storms. hail damage is real in our community and we need to be ready to protect against it.
First things first, do NOT try and shield your car or truck during a hail storm. you can be seriously injured. What you can do is park under a canopy or in a garage. Look for overpasses or awnings to seek shelter. Pull over when its safe and wait it out. Its why we have insurance.
If you receive damage in the forms of bumps or dings on your car we can remove them using our paintless dent repair method. you will never worry about paint match or other related issues from a traditional body shop as we do not paint your car. We use the existing panel and paint to return your car to its pre damage condition. Check out some before and after photos. We have tons of videos to watch as well, these videos desdcrive the repair process and educate you on what happens during a repair and what you can expect from a high level company like Three Rivers Dent.
Dent Repair Coupon
Looking for a better deal on paintless dent repair? You have found one! Simply goto Facebook and find our page, then scroll down to find the PERKA opt-in to receive a 20% discount on your repair. Yes you can use it today, you must mention to your repair technician before they begin your repair.
This is our pricing guide, you'll find it in and around the website. you can attempt to determine what the cost is for your repair, but we won't know exactly what the price is until all factors have been considered.
Bethel park bumper repair
Bethel Park Bumper Repair
You too can get mobile service in home or office, read on to learn the ins and outs of a mobile bumper repair
Our client called and scheduled this repair in Bethel Park, PA just after the new year. We arrived onsite and removed the dent in the driveway in about 1.5 hours. Heres how we did it;
We find a way to get behind the bumper dent, whether its from the tail light, or actually removing part of the bumper which we describe in another blog post where we repaired a honda odyssey.
Next we add massive amounts of heat, then push the bumper from behind. Yes you may be able to do some of this work, but pushing in the right spot and hyper cooling the dent to lock in the released pressure is key to holding the new shape.
Often times there will still be crowns or smiles from the pressure, those too can be reduced by adding more heat, and then holding the crown down while super cooling the panel. Finally we use the actual paintless dent repair method to do any finish work needed on the bumper cover. This involves using our paintless tools to push from behind while maintaining the paint finish.
