Hail Damage Repair in St. Louis, Missouri

Missouri sits where Gulf moisture meets cold air coming off the plains, which is why a spring afternoon can go from calm to golf-ball ice in about fifteen minutes. Most of the vehicles we see after a storm were parked in a driveway, not driven into anything.

Paintless dent repair, when it applies

If the ice dented the metal but the paint is unbroken, a technician can work the panel back from behind with specialized rods and reflected light, dent by dent. No filler, no primer, no color. Your factory finish is the original finish, which matters more for resale than most owners realize. It is also faster and cheaper than refinishing, so it is the first thing we check for.

When it does not

Sharp impacts that crack the clear coat, dents on a panel's crown or too close to a body line, and aluminum panels that have already been stretched all fall outside what paintless work can fix. Those need conventional repair and refinishing, and pretending otherwise leaves you with a wavy roof. We will show you the difference on your own car rather than asking you to take it on faith.

About the storm chasers

After a big hail event, tent operations appear in parking lots across the region, take the insurance check, and are gone before anyone notices the quality. A fixed auto body shop cannot do that. We have been at 8014 Gravois Rd since 1973, and every hail repair carries our lifetime transferable warranty. If something is wrong in three years, you know where to find us.

Do not put it off

An unrepaired dent on a chipped panel gives moisture a place to start, and a hail claim already filed with your carrier does not stay open forever. Bring it in for a free look while the claim is current.