The Dent Trooper — mobile paintless dent repair
Storm damage

Hail damage repair, without repainting your car

Florida hail leaves shallow dimples across the panels that face the sky — hood, roof, trunk lid, fender tops. Almost all of it can be worked back out from behind the metal with the paint untouched. We do that at your house, across West Central Florida, and we can work straight from your insurance estimate.

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Photo estimate

Photos that get an accurate price

A few good pictures tell us the panel, the paint and the shape of the dent before we quote it.

Send these photos

It takes about 60 seconds: your name, phone number, your car's year, make and model, and a few photos of the dent.

No account, no payment info — and if we need a better photo, we'll tell you exactly what to take.

Show the whole panel

Stand far enough back that we can tell which door, fender, hood or quarter panel is dented.

Add several close-ups

Take each close-up from a slightly different angle so we can judge the depth and shape of the dent.

Use daylight

Soft daylight and a low angle make shallow dents, creases and the condition of the paint easier to see.

Paintless repair requires intact paint. If the dent is creased through the paint, chipped, scraped or part of a heavily damaged panel, send the photos anyway — we will tell you honestly whether PDR is the right repair.

Why PDR for hail

Why hail is the best case for paintless repair

Your factory paint stays on the car

Hail dents sit under paint that is almost always still intact. Working the metal from behind straightens the panel without sanding, filler or a repaint, so the original finish — and your resale value — stays where it belongs.

Days instead of weeks

A repaint means a booth, cure time and blending into neighboring panels. Hail work on intact paint is measured in hours and days, and most cars stay with you between the estimate and the repair day.

Nothing to disclose later

No paint work means no repainted panel showing up on a vehicle history report or under a paint gauge when you trade the car in.

Built for whole-car storm damage

Hail rarely hits one panel. We price hail by panel and dent count, which is exactly how insurers estimate it, so a full hood, roof and trunk are handled as one job.

How to tell it is hail

  • Shallow, round dimples spread evenly across the hood, roof and trunk lid
  • Dents you feel with your palm before you see them, or only see in low sun
  • Dimpled upper door edges and the tops of fenders
  • Cracked or chipped paint at the dent — this one needs a body shop, not us, and we will tell you

Photograph the panels in daylight at a low angle — that is what makes the dimples show up, both for us and for your insurer.

Where we repair hail damage

Storms rarely stay in one county. We drive to the vehicle anywhere inside our route and handle multiple cars at one address when a whole driveway gets hit.

  • Citrus County
  • Hernando County
  • Sumter County
  • Pasco County
  • Marion County
  • Lake County
  • Hillsborough County
  • Pinellas County
How it works

From storm photos to a straight roof

Photos first, firm price second, then we drive to you.

1

Fill out the form

Upload photos of the damage from a few different angles so we can assess the dent properly.

2

Get a fast estimate

We review your photos and text you a detailed repair price, usually the same day.

3

Schedule your repair

Pick a time that works for you. We are fully mobile, so we come to your home or office.

4

Say goodbye to dents

We restore the panel on site and your factory paint is never touched. No fillers, no repainting.

Reviews

What customers say after a storm

Real Google reviews from drivers across West Central Florida.

Questions

Hail damage questions, answered

Yes — hail is the damage PDR handles best. Hail dents are shallow and the paint is normally unbroken, so the metal can be worked back to its original shape from behind the panel. That is faster and cheaper than a repaint, and it keeps your factory finish.

Hail on your hood? Send photos and we will price it

A few daylight photos are all we need to tell you what the repair looks like and what it costs. No shop visit, no travel fee.

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60 seconds, a few photos, a firm price back the same day.

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