# Hail damage to new Matrix! **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Created:** [June 17, 2008, 12:53am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hail-damage-to-new-matrix/15451 "2008-06-17T00:53:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ComputerDyslexic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7ab992/32.png) [@ComputerDyslexic](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ComputerDyslexic)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2008, 12:53am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hail-damage-to-new-matrix/15451/1 "2008-06-17T00:53:31Z")
We had about 10 minutes of golf-ball sized hail today. My '09 Matrix has dimples on the roof and the hood and it doesn’t have 3000 miles on it yet! I always carry a very high deductible with insurance and I am sick. Are there any dents/dings that can be “popped out” or am I facing major body work? ---
**Author:** ![Scudder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Scudder](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Scudder)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2008, 1:07am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hail-damage-to-new-matrix/15451/2 "2008-06-17T01:07:40Z")
Try Paintless dent removal, they can probably help you. If you regularly get hail storms in your area you could also try a little Googling, some areas have hailstone damage specialists. ---
**Author:** ![andrew\_j](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/91b2a8/32.png) [@andrew\_j](https://community.cartalk.com/u/andrew_j)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2008, 1:16am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hail-damage-to-new-matrix/15451/3 "2008-06-17T01:16:55Z")
I think your going to hit your deductible of I am guessing $1000 no matter what you go. Sorry about your woes. ---
**Author:** ![El\_Gringo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e79b87/32.png) [@El\_Gringo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/El_Gringo)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2008, 2:22am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hail-damage-to-new-matrix/15451/4 "2008-06-17T02:22:37Z")
Here’s another vote for paintless dent repair. I think it’s a process that uses dry ice. A few years ago I had a Nissan pickup truck that took a pounding in a hail storm. I had to be without the truck for a day or two, but the paintless dent repair results were great. My insurance company even considered it to be a ‘catastrophic occurance’, and waived the deductible. Check with your insurance company. ---
**Author:** ![lion9car](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/59ef9b/32.png) [@lion9car](https://community.cartalk.com/u/lion9car)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2008, 2:38am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hail-damage-to-new-matrix/15451/5 "2008-06-17T02:38:03Z")
I’ll join the crowd. Paintless dent repair on my car had amazing results. ---
**Author:** ![ComputerDyslexic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7ab992/32.png) [@ComputerDyslexic](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ComputerDyslexic)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2008, 3:28am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hail-damage-to-new-matrix/15451/6 "2008-06-17T03:28:45Z")
Once again, I have to say I love this forum! I’m starting to feel a little hope. I had never heard of Paintless Dent Repair and after Googling, I’ve watched videos about this and also the use of dry ice. Can anyone recommend a place in Syracuse who offers these services? ---
**Author:** ![lion9car](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/59ef9b/32.png) [@lion9car](https://community.cartalk.com/u/lion9car)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2008, 7:22am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hail-damage-to-new-matrix/15451/7 "2008-06-17T07:22:13Z")
I used Dent Wizard, who subcontracts at my local dealer. See [http://www.dentwizard.com](http://www.dentwizard.com). It looks like you can do the same thing at Romano Toyota. You might be able to contact Dent Wizard directly and bypass the dealer and possibly get a better price. ---
**Author:** ![hoffmalr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/bc8723/32.png) [@hoffmalr](https://community.cartalk.com/u/hoffmalr)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2008, 4:50pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hail-damage-to-new-matrix/15451/8 "2008-06-17T16:50:06Z")
I live in Syracuse too…that was some crazy hail we got yesterday, but you’re the only unlucky person I’ve heard of who experienced damage. Good luck with the repairs! ---
**Author:** ![ComputerDyslexic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7ab992/32.png) [@ComputerDyslexic](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ComputerDyslexic)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2008, 11:51pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hail-damage-to-new-matrix/15451/9 "2008-06-17T23:51:28Z")
I have spoken with my insurance company and will be visited tomorrow by an adjuster. It turned out that my deductible is only $500 and I have an extended care deal (I never buy this sort of thing, but it gives me $5.99 oil changes for the life of the car)that will give me $100 off the body work. I also get an Enterprise economy car for $25/day through a deal my insurance company has with them. That’s good because that is exactly the amount my insurance allows. Now, do you want to know what the dealer’s estimate was??? $1,543.54!!! If I really get out of this for around $400 I will feel pretty lucky. My neighbor’s three cars all were damaged. He had dropped the colision of one car just hours before the storm. Poor guy! ---
**Author:** ![meaneyedcatz](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/meaneyedcatz/32/692_2.png) [@meaneyedcatz](https://community.cartalk.com/u/meaneyedcatz)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2008, 3:10am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hail-damage-to-new-matrix/15451/10 "2008-06-18T03:10:07Z")
Tell your neighbor this is comprehensive and not collision, he may be covered. ---
**Author:** ![meaneyedcatz](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/meaneyedcatz/32/692_2.png) [@meaneyedcatz](https://community.cartalk.com/u/meaneyedcatz)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2008, 3:11am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hail-damage-to-new-matrix/15451/11 "2008-06-18T03:11:46Z")
They also use heat, glue and long rods for prying or poking out ---
**Author:** ![meaneyedcatz](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/meaneyedcatz/32/692_2.png) [@meaneyedcatz](https://community.cartalk.com/u/meaneyedcatz)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2008, 3:52am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hail-damage-to-new-matrix/15451/12 "2008-06-18T03:52:43Z")
Not all hail damage can be repaired with PDR. Sometimes the dent is to big, to numerous or the paint may have cracked.