Here are a few helpful steps for setting up your insurance claim to repair your auto hail damage. One of the good things about paintless dent removal is that it is the preferred repair process for hail damage repair with the insurance companies. Each of the major insurance companies have a process in which they actually warranty paintless dent repair as long as the insurance claim is written for paintless dent repair.

When setting up your auto hail damage insurance claim, the first thing you needed to do is call your insurance and let them know that you've suffered hail damage on your vehicle. They will ask you for the time or the date of damage or what is called the date of loss. It's important to know what day the hail damage occurred on. They will ask you where you were when the hail damage occurred. These are the two things are important to know when setting up your claim.

Once you have set up your claim, the next thing to do is to get your vehicle inspected by the insurance appraiser. In many instances the insurance company will have you go through a catastrophe drive-through center where they will quickly estimate your vehicle for paintless dent repair and ask you to select your pdr repair facility in order to get your vehicle repaired. Sometimes they will send the appraiser to your house for this step in the process. Or in some cases, they'll skip ahead and instruct you to pick your authorized dent repair center to provide the initial estimate for hail damage repair. In that case you can just tell them, "Hey, we're going to have the vehicle repaired through American Dent Specialists." At that time, they say, "Okay, we will send an appraiser to American Dent Specialists to look at your vehicle."

Next, call American Dent Specialists, schedule an appointment to drop your vehicle off and get a rental car. It's important to get a rental reservation when making your insurance claim with your insurance company. At American Dent Specialists, we will have a rental car available for you to be dropped off at our location while dropping your vehicle off for dent repair. Saving you a step in the process. Then all you need to do is trust that we will walk you through the rest of the process and work directly with your insurance company to fulfill any auto repair needs necessary to bring your car back to its original, pre-storm condition.

A lot of times, the process will include a supplement to the original hail damage repair estimate. The insurance company will write an estimate for your vehicle, then we will write an estimate for your vehicle using specific hail lights and the most advanced pdr equipment available in order to repair your vehicle. These estimates often differ is total. The insurance company will come back out to reinspect your vehicle and compare notes for the supplemental repair estimate approval. Once the supplement is approved, we will begin the hail damage repair on your vehicle. That process takes roughly two to three days, after which your vehicle will be decontaminated using COVID-19 decontamination measures. It will be fully detailed and then is ready for your pick up! This entire process normally takes seven to 10 days from the time you make the claim to the time your vehicle is completely repaired. The pdr hail damage repair process at American Dent Specialists will save you a ton of time when compared to conventional auto body shop methods.