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Minor hail damage- DIY PDR?
Got caught in a hail storm yesterday and couldn't get out of it quick enough. On my hood I have 7 or 8 small dings (about the size of a half dime) and 5 of them on the roof. I can't even get them to show up in pictures, but if I look hard enough they are there. They almost look more like paint imperfections but I'm pretty sure it's hail. Are there any DIY kits that can handle dings that small?
Thanks! I'd like to avoid a body shop if I can.
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Re: Minor hail damage- DIY PDR?
You can buy PDR tools, but 99% of the time when people try to do this themselves it looks worse than it did before (especially on the hood and roof). I would just find a good PDR guy and pay to have it done by a pro.
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Re: Minor hail damage- DIY PDR?
I warn you don't attempt to do it yourself. I'm dealing with this thing on annual basis living in the city that I thought to buy DIY tools, NO. The guys who actually do it for living have the skills, eye and artistic precision very hard to replicate despite it looks so easy when they do it. Don't go to body shop just look for good and affordable PDR guy, those body shops sometimes pure scam regarding small dings, they pick up the phone and call their PDR guy anyway.
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Re: Minor hail damage- DIY PDR?
Originally Posted by VeloNYC
I warn you don't attempt to do it yourself. I'm dealing with this thing on annual basis living in the city that I thought to buy DIY tools, NO. The guys who actually do it for living have the skills, eye and artistic precision very hard to replicate despite it looks so easy when they do it. Don't go to body shop just look for good and affordable PDR guy, those body shops sometimes pure scam regarding small dings, they pick up the phone and call their PDR guy anyway.
Agreed.
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Re: Minor hail damage- DIY PDR?
I totally agree with statements above.
Do not at all cost try to do it your self, hire a guy who can do it proffesionally!
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Re: Minor hail damage- DIY PDR?
First call your insurance company and see if you are covered, if so, they ask for a quote and i agree, don't do it yourself
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Re: Minor hail damage- DIY PDR?
Sounds good. I actually can't find any of the dings now, lol.
17 Land Rover Discovery: Fuji White; 07 Land Rover LR3 SEV8 4WD: Java Black Micatallic; 18 Jeep Wrangler JLU Sahara: Black; 05 Jeep Liberty Limited 4WD: Light Khaki Metallic
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Re: Minor hail damage- DIY PDR?
Originally Posted by CopperMtnGuy
Sounds good. I actually can't find any of the dings now, lol.
Call the body shop and find out how much it will cost to fix it, after you will get the answer you will forget about dings existence. How do you like this therapy?
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Re: Minor hail damage- DIY PDR?
Originally Posted by CopperMtnGuy
Sounds good. I actually can't find any of the dings now, lol.
I've heard that if the hail dings aren't too bad that they sometimes work themselves out simply due to expansion and shrinking from exposure to sun and then cooling. Perhaps you got lucky?
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Re: Minor hail damage- DIY PDR?
Originally Posted by Harpolith
I've heard that if the hail dings aren't too bad that they sometimes work themselves out simply due to expansion and shrinking from exposure to sun and then cooling. Perhaps you got lucky?
Very interesting and makes sense
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