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Short answer: yes, if you have the right coverage. Paintless dent repair is a fully recognized, insurance-approved repair method. Every major insurance company in Texas accepts PDR as a legitimate fix for hail damage, door dings, and other dents where the paint is intact. But “covered by insurance” and “worth filing a claim” are two…

You’ve got a dent. Maybe a door ding from the grocery store parking lot, maybe hail damage from last week’s storm. Your first instinct might be to call your insurance company, but that’s not always the smartest move. Sometimes paying out of pocket for dent repair in Georgetown TXr saves you more money in the…

Learn exactly what happens during a free PDR estimate for your car dent. Get a complete walkthrough of the process before committing to repair.

Thinking of selling or trading in your car? Learn how dents impact resale value, why buyers care, and how PDR can protect your bottom line.

Your auto repair choice directly impacts your insurance premiums. Discover the insurance economics of PDR vs. traditional repairs.

The Trade-In Question That Surprised Me A customer called last Tuesday asking about his 2020 Toyota Camry. He’d had hail damage repaired at a different shop six months ago, and now he was getting ready to trade it in. “The dealer says there’s a repair on my CARFAX report,” he said. “But I thought PDR…

The $3,000 Trade-In Shock A customer brought us her 2021 Honda CR-V last month. Three years of Austin commuting had left it with five small door dings and a shopping cart dent. Nothing dramatic, just the usual damage from navigating H-E-B parking lots and downtown garages. She’d gotten a trade-in appraisal at the dealership: $18,200….

The $287 Question That Changes Everything A customer called last month with a shopping cart dent from the Cedar Park H-E-B. Simple paintless dent repair, maybe 45 minutes of work. Our quote: $287. Her comprehensive coverage deductible: $500. “So I’d pay the full amount either way?” she asked. “Plus whatever your rates go up for…

Here’s What Actually Affects Your PDR Estimate You’ve got a dent. Maybe from someone’s cart at the Bastrop H-E-B, or a rogue softball at the high school. Either way, you need to know what it’s going to cost to fix. We’ve been doing paintless dent repair estimates for 17 years in the Austin metro area,…

You’ve got a dent. Maybe a door ding from the grocery store parking lot, maybe hail damage from last week’s storm, maybe something you can’t even explain. You’ve heard paintless dent repair can fix it, and you want to know what it’ll cost. But you’ve never done this before, and the whole process feels like…