What is hail?

Hailstones are a product of the updrafts and downdrafts that develop inside the large anvil-shaped clouds (cumulonimbus) of a thunderstorm.  Here super cooled water droplet transform to ice when the temperature in the cloud drops below 32F (0C).

Continued deposits of super cooled water cause the ice crystals to grow into hailstones. What we generally call hailstones have passed through several stages of development, gaining mass and falling, then being pushed back up by updrafts, with the cycle repeating until there is enough mass for gravity to take over and force the hailstone to fall to the ground.

Although hailstones vary greatly in size, in all its forms hail usually occurs in relatively short episodes rather than as steady precipitation. Depending on size and the force generated by wind, hail can be extremely damaging to persons and property.

Paintless Dent Removal (PDR)

Paintless dent removal is the process by which small dings, dents, creases and hail damage are removed without bonding or repainting. The severity of damage that can be repaired depends greatly on the technician’s training and experience, and KHS’s technicians are among the best trained and most experienced in the business.

In the PDR method of repair, the technician gently massages the metal in and around the dent using a pattern of pushes from the bottom side of the panel. Stresses are relived, thus restoring the metal to its original state and shape.

There are a number of benefits to the PDR process, most important being that the original paint finish is unharmed in the process. By keeping the original factory paint finish intact, the ultimate customer is assured of having a quality finish for years to come. Also, the PDR process on average only takes 1 to 2 days to complete vs. 7 to 14 days using conventional repair methods.  An environmentally friendly repair, there are no body fillers or painting required, thus maintaining the original manufacturers paint warranty.