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You may have heard the term but how does paintless dent repair work? Paintless dent repair involves carefully repairing dents & dings with our having to add or remove paint or replacing auto parts. If you have ever heard the term "popping out a dent", this is a commonly used synonym. At Hare Estes Collision Center, our team of certified body shop experts often use paintless dent repair technique when dealing with outer panel strikes or indentations that haven’t scratched or stripped the paint from the vehicle. Our team of estimators can typically tell in their estimation process if paintless dent repair for your vehicle is a option. Many factors go into this decision, such as the location of the damage, along with how severe the damage is. Our factory certifications help us determine the best route to get your car back to factory specs for those brands, which you won't find in many other auto body shops. Example, if a dent is on the edge of a door panel or on the edge the hood, paintless dent repair may not be the best solution, as a new hood or door may be the only way to get the vehicle back up to factory standards. This is also the same if there is damage to the paint. Should traditional dent repair be required, no worries. With our certifications, our body shops only uses factory paint and parts, along with the techniques that are used when the vehicle is originally built. Schedule your appointment today!
At Hare Estes Collision Center in Carmel, IN, our team of certified estimators and auto repair techs will carefully inspect your vehicle's damage to determine whether or not paintless dent repair or traditional dent repair works for your vehicle. You can also use our online photo estimating tool & we can provide a free estimate from the comfort of your home. Should you have a minor door ding, minor bumper damage, or you have somebody accidently bump into your quarter panel with their cart, paintless dent repair may be the best route to fix your vehicle.
Not all dents need traditional dent repair...which can be both time consuming & more expensive. If your vehicle has hail damage, for example, door dings and other small dents that may be minor, the repair may not be as expensive as you think. With paintless dent repair, our certified body shop experts don't touch the vehicle's paint. This process is quicker, less costly, and very simple, in the grand scheme of things. Step one in paintless dent repair is for our technicians access the back of the dent. This will allow the technician to determine the proper tools needed for dent removal. In many cases, you will have a dent that is on the crease of a fender, door, bumper or quarter panel, so it's important to ensure that the body can be restored without an issue. Checking the back of the dent also allows the technician a view of both sides of the dent to know where to apply the pressure accordingly while manipulating the dent. The location of applied pressure is important because this is how you correctly restore the dent back to its previous shape, aligning the body part to the correct factory specifications.
In some cases, our technicians will use fluorescent light boards to create shadows on the damaged area. This helps our technicians in navigating the damaged areas and manipulating the dent so it’s correctly repaired the first time. The technician will start around the exterior of the dent and carefully work towards the center of the damage. This will eliminate over correction, which and cause the body panel to bulge further than originally intended and will slowly minimizes the dent so it will eventually disappear. Since Hare Estes Collision Centers are certified by brands like Acura, Honda, BMW, INFINITI, Nissan, Ford, Chevrolet, Kia, Hyundai anr more, we only use the latest technology and specialized tools provided by the manufacturer for paintless dent repair. Our estimators are also certified by these manufacturers. This is why many insurance providers and loyal customers prefer Hare Estes Collision over other body shops in Florida, as our team will get your vehicle restored to it's pre-accident condition AND factory specifications. Whether you have a minor dent, small hood or door ding, or if you have major dent that you need repaired, Contact your nearest Hare Estes Collision Center and we will get your car, truck or SUV vehicle looking as good as the day you drove it home!
How is it determined the best dent removal method? In some cases, our technicians will use light boards to create shadows on the damaged area. This helps our technicians in navigating the damaged areas and manipulating the dent so it’s correctly repaired the first time. The technician will start around the exterior of the dent and carefully work towards the center of the damage. This will eliminate over correction, which and cause the body panel to bulge further than originally intended and will slowly minimizes the dent so it will eventually be gone
Since Hare Estes Collision Centers are I-CAR Gold Class Certified, we only use the most up-to-date technology & specialized tools provided by the manufacturer for paintless dent repair. Our estimators are also certified by these manufacturers. This is why many insurance providers and loyal customers prefer Hare Estes Collision over other body shops just north of Indianapolis, as our team will get your vehicle restored to it's pre-accident condition. Whether you have a minor dent, small hood or door ding, or if you have major dent that you need repaired, Contact Hare Estes Collision and we will get your car, truck or SUV vehicle looking as good as the day you drove it home! Get your free estimate...from the comfort of your home: Get your estimate, today.