People may feel like Paintless Dent Repair is a little too good to be true or may be worried that submitting a claim through their insurance will be time-consuming or frustrating. However, as your local PDR specialists, we promise you that there are a lot of DIY dent removal techniques that will actually make your dent worse or cause you more auto body damage. We can confirm that we've chosen our technique because it is the most effective, it is absolutely worth the money, and it allows us to avoid damaging the integrity of your car.
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We understand that people may believe that doing a dent repair themselves will save them money or time, but we don't want them stuck with a far more expensive repair because of the damage these methods can cause. Here are just a few of the DIY methods we believe should be put to rest in favor of get-it-right-the-first-time Paintless Dent Repair.
Suction methods - Whether DIYers opt to use a vacuum cleaner or a plunger (like you'd use for a sink or a toilet), damage potential abounds. Nozzles can scratch the paint, and the suction, in either case, is imprecise. If it doesn't have enough suction, you'll be left with the same exact damage you had before, if not more from the scratches. If it's too much suction, you'll face the possibility of a bubble rather than a dent, which is also weakening your auto body.
Extreme temperature methods - Because metal expands and contracts based on temperature, DIYers have attempted using something hot, like a hairdryer or boiling water, on a dent before immediately dousing it with ice water or dry ice. There's no law that this won't ever work, but it's tricky, dangerous, and imprecise. It doesn't have a great track record, and who wants to end up with a burned finger from this effort?
DIY repair kits - Inexpensive dent repair kits, like the other methods, are unlikely to get you the results you want, and even if you see improvement, only a specialist can make sure that no weaknesses were created in the auto body through your method.
Sun exposure - This might be the most doubtful of all the dents, though we doubt it'll damage your car. Some folks have said that dents go away with prolonged sun exposure on your car's surface... It seems unlikely to us, and we've never seen it work. Just visit us and you won't have to bake your car trying to remove dents!
Get the Real Deal at American Auto Hail Repair
We know it's tempting to attempt DIY projects, but we know how to help you handle dent repair and can give you what you need to smooth the insurance claim process. Instead of having to figure out the worst DIY dent removal techniques on your own, we've developed our skills so that we can get you back on the road and looking great quickly, without any messy detours into the land of DIY auto body repairs. Contact the auto hail repair experts today to get started!