Hail is usually a comprehensive claim
Hail damage is normally covered under the comprehensive part of an auto policy, not collision. You pay your comprehensive deductible. Check your policy to see if you have comprehensive coverage.
How we handle it
- Inspection under good light: hail dents are easy to miss, so we check every panel, including the roof and rails.
- Estimate with photos sent to your insurer.
- Repair method per panel: dents with intact paint can often be repaired without repainting; badly dented or cracked panels are repaired and refinished or replaced.
- Glass, trim and moldings are checked and replaced if damaged.
Insurance claim or paying yourself
With insurance, we work with your adjuster directly: photos, estimate and supplements for hidden damage. In California you choose the shop, not your insurer (here's how). Paying yourself? Send photos on WhatsApp and get a written estimate before any work starts.
Real repairs from our shop
Not stock photos. These cars came through our gate on Merchant St.


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General information, not legal advice. Every claim and policy is different.