Car roof and bonnet dinted by hailstones!

[Archie_tect]

Honda Civic [63 plate] roof and bonnet has about 10 small but visible dints caused by really heavy hailstones [25mm across!] which came down like bullets in last week's shower. Thankfully the windows weren't smashed and the dints haven't broken the paint finish.... it would cost about £900 to get roof and bonnet filled and re-sprayed... but claim on insurance would then put premiums up [and may be classed as an Act of God anyway]...

This could easily happen again in the next few years so reluctant to get repaired as it isn't that bad.... keen to hear how much people think it could de-value the value of the car in say 4 years time?

 

[Lpoolck]

If the paint is not damaged then why don't you get a quote from a paintless dent remover company. They just tap the dents out. No need for filler or paint. Sure that be much cheaper than the quote you have got.

 

[Archie_tect]

The dints are like little inverted cones about 6mm diameter and 2/3mm deep... If they can get to the all dents from the inside without having to strip the lining off then that's a good idea.

 

[fossyant]

A smart repairer would be the best idea. I've used one before to remove dents on doors and they do a remarkable job.

 

[Levo-Lon]

You'll be amazed at what http://www.dentdevils.co.uk/ can fix.

they removed a good ding out of my daughters 14 plate yaris..i cant see any trace and i worked in a body shop for 2 yr..its perfect

 

[raleighnut]

Paging @screenman

 

[screenman]

There are some very good PDR guys up your way, if the paint is not damaged do not let anyone near it with a spray gun.

Sounds like £200 or less if your description is accurate. I have done many cars with 500 + dents.

 

[Cuchilo]

I've had stone chips on the bonnet of my Golf. I used VW's touch up paint and lacquer. The capsules come with a little wire brush to rough up the offending areas.

Did you roll it ?

 

[Milkfloat]

Had more than a two hundred hailstone damaged dents removed from our Mondeo Estate a few years ago. It was an insurance job as it cost over £2k. The job was pretty much perfect. If they had to have used paint, then I would have sold the car, but because it was all done without paint we have kept it and not seen any problems since. Big respect to the guy doing it.

 

[Drago]

Some years ago a brand new 3 series was written off by gallstones in my Mum's village.

The dangerous life of the photocopier salesman, eh?

 

[Over The Hill]

You'll be amazed at what http://www.dentdevils.co.uk/ can fix.

they removed a good ding out of my daughters 14 plate yaris..i cant see any trace and i worked in a body shop for 2 yr..its perfect

do they call themselves dintdevils north of Watford?