Dealership Hail Damage Repair
YOUR INVENTORYNEEDS TO MOVE.
Hail-damaged vehicles sitting on your lot represent real cost. Dent Force specializes in assessing, coordinating, and repairing dealer inventory — efficiently and professionally.
The Dealership Hail Problem
HAIL DAMAGE STOPSYOUR INVENTORY
A hailstorm can strike a dealership lot and damage dozens or hundreds of units in minutes — new inventory, used inventory, vehicles staged for delivery. Every damaged vehicle represents cost: repair cost, carrying cost, and lost sale opportunity.
Dent Force has experience responding to dealer hail events from the moment the storm passes through the completion of repairs — including immediate assessment, insurance adjuster coordination, repair logistics, and quality PDR.
Lost sale opportunity
Damaged inventory cannot be sold at full value — or often at all — until repaired.
Insurance process complexity
Navigating a claim across dozens of vehicles simultaneously requires organization and experience.
Repair capacity constraints
A large dealer lot hail event can overwhelm local shop capacity without a scaled PDR resource.
Time pressure
Every day damaged inventory sits on the lot represents carrying costs and delayed revenue.
Dent Force Dealership Services
FULL-CYCLE SUPPORT
FROM EVENT THROUGH REPAIR
01
Same-Day Lot Assessment
Dent Force can respond immediately after a hail event to assess the full scope of damage across your inventory before the adjuster arrives.
02
Insurance Adjuster Coordination
With experience working alongside insurance adjusters on multi-vehicle dealer claims, Dent Force helps ensure damage is properly documented and organized.
03
Repair Organization
Dent Force can arrange repair facilities and organize the repair operation to process inventory efficiently — including sourcing additional PDR resources when needed.
04
Quality PDR Repairs
Professional Paintless Dent Repair for qualifying hail damage — preserving factory paint on vehicles where damage allows.
05
Clear Communication
Ongoing communication with the dealer throughout the process — on repair status, timelines, and any vehicles that require conventional repair.
06
Inventory Recovery
The goal is always to move your repaired inventory back toward sale as efficiently as possible.
August 2017 — Gesswein Motors
255 VEHICLES.ONE STORM.30 DAYS.
On August 18th, 2017 a hailstorm struck Gesswein Motors and damaged 255 vehicles. Dent Force responded that evening, organized the insurance assessment for the following morning, arranged a repair facility, and completed all PDR repairs within 30 days.
- Same-evening lot assessment
- Insurance adjuster preparation and coordination
- Repair facility sourced and organized
- PDR operations mobilized by the following Monday
- All qualifying repairs completed by September 20th
“Peter came to our dealership that evening and helped us assess and organize the loss so we would be prepared for the insurance adjuster the next morning. He arranged a building for the repairs and worked with our insurance adjuster on the loss. We started repairs the following Monday and Dent Force completed its work by September 20th. Peter is very professional and trustworthy and I would recommend Dent Force to anyone.”
Why Dealers Work With Dent Force
EXPERIENCE YOUCAN RELY ON
PDR since 2009
Peter Dikun has been performing PDR for over 15 years and has managed large-scale dealer hail events.
Insurance process experience
Dent Force has worked alongside insurance adjusters on multi-vehicle dealer claims and understands the documentation and coordination requirements.
Proven at scale
From single-vehicle repairs to 255-vehicle storm events, Dent Force has the experience to organize and deliver.
Honest assessment
We tell you clearly what qualifies for PDR and what doesn't — no overselling the process.
From Dealers We've Worked With
“We had about 50 cars hit twice within two months. Peter helped us through both insurance claims by negotiating the correct amount with the insurance companies. He repaired all the cars and we were able to sell them. He was a great person to work with and would not hesitate to recommend him.”
Chris Livingston
Body Shop Manager—Schulte Subaru
“On August 18th, 2017 we got hit with a hailstorm that damaged 255 of our vehicles. Peter came to our dealership that evening and helped us assess and organize the loss so we would be prepared for the insurance adjuster the next morning. He arranged a building for the repairs and worked with our insurance adjuster on the loss. We started repairs the following Monday and Dent Force completed its work by September 20th. Peter is very professional and trustworthy and I would recommend Dent Force to anyone.”
Jim Gesswein
Owner—Gesswein Motors
Ready to Get Started
CONTACT DENT FORCE FOR
DEALERSHIP HAIL REPAIR
Following a hail event, contact Dent Force as early as possible so we can begin assessment before the adjuster arrives.