When a storm rolls through the Inland Empire and leaves your roof, hood and trunk dimpled with hail dents, most of that damage comes out without repainting a thing. Green Tech Collision Center massages the metal back to its factory shape, documents every panel for your insurer, and returns your car looking like the storm never touched it.
Most hail dents are repaired with paintless dent repair (PDR) — each dent is massaged out from behind the panel so your factory paint stays intact — which keeps your finish and value. A hailstorm typically leaves dozens of shallow, rounded dents scattered across the horizontal surfaces of a car: the roof, hood and trunk lid take the worst of it, along with the tops of the fenders and quarter panels. Because those dents rarely break the paint, they are exactly the kind of damage PDR was built for. Our technicians reach behind each panel and work the metal back to its original contour, dent by dent, with no filler and no respray. You can read more about the technique on our paintless dent repair page.
Keeping the original paint is not a small detail. The finish the factory laid down is bonded, cured and color-matched in a way an aftermarket respray never fully duplicates, and it is a large part of what a used-car appraiser looks at. When we remove hail damage with PDR, there is no color match to blend and no new paint on record — your car keeps its factory finish, which protects both its appearance and its resale value. That is the difference between a car that was repaired and a car that looks like nothing ever happened to it.
Not every hailstorm is kind, though. When hail comes down large and driven by wind, it can crack paint, stretch metal or split a panel outright — and those areas cannot be massaged out. When a panel is too far gone for PDR, we repair and refinish it conventionally in our OEM-certified auto body and paint shop, matching the factory color and blending it seamlessly into the rest of the car. On a badly hit vehicle we often use both approaches together: PDR on every panel where the paint is intact, bodywork and refinishing only where the storm truly earned it.
We inspect roof, hood, trunk and every panel in good light, mapping and counting each dent so nothing is missed.
Every dent is photographed and logged into a detailed panel-by-panel report your insurer can rely on.
Where the paint is intact, each dent is massaged out from behind the panel — no filler, no respray, factory finish preserved.
Cracked paint or stretched metal is repaired and refinished conventionally, color-matched to blend seamlessly.
We file and manage your comprehensive claim directly with your insurer, from first estimate to final supplement.
Every panel is re-inspected under booth light before the car goes back to you — done right, or no charge applied.
A hail-battered roof looks overwhelming — but patiently, one dent at a time, the metal returns to the exact contour the manufacturer built, without a drop of new paint where the finish is still intact.
Hail damage is filed under the comprehensive part of your policy, not collision — comprehensive covers weather, theft and other events outside a driver's control. Because hail is weather damage and almost always no-fault, filing a comprehensive claim often has little or no impact on your premium, though the specifics depend on your carrier and policy, so it is always worth a quick call to confirm before you file. For most drivers, a storm that dimples an entire roof and hood is exactly the kind of event comprehensive coverage exists for.
Where we make the biggest difference is in documentation. Hail claims live and die on the panel count — how many dents, how deep, on which panels — and an under-counted estimate leaves you paying the gap out of pocket. We photograph every dent, log the full panel-by-panel damage, and work directly with your insurer so the approved estimate reflects the repair your vehicle actually needs, not the quickest number an adjuster can write. If you are weighing whether to file at all, our guide on filing a claim versus paying out of pocket walks through the trade-offs, and our insurance-approved collision repair page explains your right to choose your own shop.
Hail damage repair ranges widely because no two storms hit the same way. Light hail — a handful of small, shallow dents on a panel or two — can often be handled for a few hundred dollars and may not even be worth a claim. Heavy, multi-panel hail, where the roof, hood, trunk and fenders are all peppered with dozens of dents, scales into the thousands and is typically handled as a comprehensive insurance claim. The price is driven by the number of dents, their size and depth, which panels are affected, and whether any areas need conventional bodywork and refinishing instead of PDR.
Because every vehicle is unique, the only honest number is one we give you after we have seen the damage in good light and counted the panels. Bring the car by our Upland shop or send us photos, and we will document the full extent of the hail, tell you plainly what the repair takes, and give you a firm free estimate before any work begins — no pressure and no guesswork.
Most hail dents are repaired with paintless dent repair (PDR) — each dent is massaged out from behind the panel so your factory paint stays intact — which keeps your finish and value. Because the metal is worked back to its original shape rather than filled and repainted, there is no color match to blend and no new paint record on the car. Panels too stretched or with broken paint are repaired and refinished conventionally instead.
Light hail with a handful of small dents can be a few hundred dollars, while heavy multi-panel hail scales into the thousands and is typically handled as an insurance claim. The price depends on the number of dents, their size and depth, and which panels are affected. Every vehicle is unique, so we document the damage and give you a firm free estimate before any work begins.
Hail is a comprehensive claim, not a collision claim. Because it is weather damage and usually no-fault, filing a comprehensive claim often has little or no impact on your premium — but always confirm the specifics with your own insurer. We document the full panel count, photograph every dent and work directly with your insurance company so the estimate reflects the repair your vehicle actually needs.
PDR only works when the paint is unbroken and the metal is not stretched or torn. Severe hail can crack paint, split panels or hammer dents too deep and sharp to massage out — those panels need conventional bodywork and refinishing. We repair them correctly in our OEM-certified auto body and paint shop, matching the factory finish, and use PDR on every panel where the paint is still intact.
After a storm, these are the repairs and locations drivers most often need. Find yours:
Send photos or bring the car by our Upland shop — we'll document every dent, tell you honestly what the repair takes, and handle your insurer for you. Just a repair done correctly, the first time.