How to Repair Hail Damage & Dents

Hearing the peaceful patter of rain turn into the sharp clang of punishing hail is enough to make any car-owner cry out in frustration. Within minutes, a bad hailstorm can leave a new car badly worn and pockmarked. Fortunately, it is rarely as bad as it looks. Most hail damage is easy to repair.

Instructions

1

Leave your car out in a hot, sunny location for a few days. As the metal of the car heats up, it will cause small dents from hail to pop out. If your car was pelted by hail in the winter, you can wait for the summer to use this method, and it will still work.

2

Use a hair dryer to blow hot air onto each dent until it pops out. The hair dryer produces enough heat to remove the dents, but not enough to damage your paint job. You can use this technique on the dents that aren't removed by the previous step, or you can use this as a substitute if the weather isn't sunny enough.

3

Purchase a glue dent pulling kit like the ones linked to below. (See resources.) Glue the plastic adapter tip to the middle of the dent. Let it dry for as long as the instructions specify.

4

Attach the dent pulling tool onto the adapter. Depending on the kit, it may screw in, clip on or attach some other way.

5

Pull firmly on the dent tool to pop the dent out. Once the dent pops out, apply a drop of releasing agent on to the adapter to remove it from the dent.