In the face of growing calls for environmental considerations across the auto industry, Elite Hail systems are explaining the benefits of paintless dent repair.
-- May 16th, 2025 saw one of the worst hail storms in recent memory strike the St. Louis metro area, causing hundreds of thousands of dollars in damage to vehicles across the city. As Elite Hail Systems explains, however, repairing these vehicles is being made easier and more environmentally friendly thanks to new technologies.
The storm this past May is not an isolated event; hail storms have been increasing in severity and number for several years, and according to the NIU Newsroom publication on the matter, scientists predict that this trend will continue. While cosmetic damage to vehicles is most common in these incidents, larger hail poses a greater threat to windshields, windows, and even the safety of the occupants, according to a AAA report.
While, ultimately, nothing can be done to prevent the storms themselves, repairing cosmetic damage to vehicles on a large scale is becoming a more efficient process, as Elite Hail Systems reported. They recently highlighted new PDR, or paintless dent repair, technologies, which may offer a number of benefits to consumers and auto body workers alike.
PDR works as an alternative to traditional bodywork, and is most effective for small dents in the vehicle body—exactly the type that a hail storm might produce. PDR allows workers to deploy suction devices and body picks to manually remove dents without the need for chemical fillers, buffing devices, and other complex or potentially harmful processes.
More specifically, traditional bodywork, as Elite Hail Systems goes on to explain, often involves the use of harsh chemicals, requiring workers to wear protective equipment. Dent fillers also tend to generate microplastics and polymer waste in general, with many varieties containing particularly harmful VOCs, or volatile organic compounds.
Primarily due to a reduction in material costs, PDR may also be more affordable for the consumer than traditional dent filling. The removal of chemical curing agents and the instant nature of the PDR process also makes it a faster option, allowing providers to service more vehicles in a reduced time frame.
Elite Hail Systems hopes that the increasing adoption of PDR among service providers may be able to, at the very least, mitigate some of the financial consequences of climate change as severe hail events become more common. They also encourage consumers to research PDR providers in their area, as hail events can strike with very little warning, and the sooner one gets in contact with a repair shop, the earlier one will be able to receive service.
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Name: Rob Searfoss
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Organization: Elite Hail Systems
Address: 9587 Dielman Rock Island Industrl Dr, Olivette, MO 63132, United States
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Website: https://elitehailsystems.com/auto-hail-repair-st-louis
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