Chemical7

Just traded my 2010 C63 for a 507 about a month ago, and got caught in a hail storm! I started hearing hail on the car, but then the bombs started falling, I heard several large explosions on trunk and roof area. I was in the Army for 20+ years, so when i say explosions, I mean it! Would have been worse had i not driven into a carport sales lot and commandeered a carport.

After long inspections I have only located 3 hideous dents on Trunk, and 1 on RF Fender. The glass seems to be intact, but I thought it had cracked during the attack.

I was going to leave the 507 stock, but now I'm thinking some Carbon Fiber Stuff on the outside.

I have some questions:

1. Can a painted trunk be ordered from factory?

2. Never had to fix hail, do you think this is repairable?

What are your thoughts and/or recommendations?

Roswell

Dang. Sorry to hear about ur misfortune, it must have been a painful moments to hear all the hail attacking ur car.

Hail dent can normally be pushed out by dent rapair company. I would try that first since u have a special matte paint. It will be hard for the dealership to repaint, doable but might be noticeable. Good luck with the repairs.

Chemical7

Thanks Roswell, appreciate the advice!

Kriston

Sorry to hear this

I would not even worry about trying to fix this out of pocket. If possible I would go through the insurance and have the panels replaced. Go back to MB ask them for there "house" body shop. If they don't own a body shop they will tell you where to go to get the work done. Have your insurance company pick up the bill.

Dont ruin a beautiful car with just a "repair" replace the trunk if you can. The Fender may be able to be massaged out by a competent body shop who have the skills/tools to repair aluminium correctly.

m a x i m u s

holy geez. sorry about the hail damage. I agree to go through insurance and get it replaced, but in the alternative, a good paint less dent removal guy can take care of that, probably for a few hundred bucks.

cyberorth

Oh that is painful just to look at. Sorry.

Merc63

They won't paint that. A dent place will warm the metal and work it out flat again.

zibby43

PDR (Paint-less Dent Removal) can take care of that.

They basically use super-powerful suction to "pop" the dents out. The flatter the surface, the easier it is to remove the dent.

I've seen some AMAZING PDR work done. Good luck.

I haven't heard of the "warming" method mentioned by Merc63 above.

Merc63

Maybe you should do some more reading then. The suction cup method is amateur.

The pros heat the metal and work it from the opposite side.

zibby43

Um chill out.

I meant it as "Oh that's cool, I learned something new."

I wasn't attacking you.

Also, several years ago, I had a small but noticeable dent on the character line running through the front passenger door on my E90 335i. The technician that repaired it used the suction method and worked the dent from both sides of the door. I watched the entire process.

Dents on creases are very hard to remove and he was able to completely eliminate the dent. Maybe some of the guys using that method aren't the best but speaking from personal experience, I've seen the suction method used and it produced stellar results.

Overspooled

a dent removal guy might be able to pop those out. I just removed 2 small dents near my door .. they can do magic

KIS007

I would definitely try a ding removal specialist first. I believe you're about 3 hours from Houston, but if you need a rec pm me, and I'll give you the contact info on someone I trust. I've been using him for over 20 years and he is superb.

Fung63

me thinks its time to trade in the 507 for another one now

all kidding aside.. that really is painful to look at... from the size of those dents, thats some crazy hail you got.

bluejae

PDR estimate first...

go through insurance if that doesn't work...

ParkerK

Sorry to hear...


That is easy work for a great PDR technician - like it never happened.


Just be sure you are using a Sr. technician with many, many hours of pushing tin.


You don't want to break the paint if you do not have to...

Chemical7

Thanks for all the advice gentlemen!

I went to a hail damage guy, and he was able to repair the dents to an acceptable level, however; I may still get a replacement trunk. The car must be perfect for me.

Here is a pic of what he was able to do:

KIS007

Looks like he did a nice job. Glad it worked out for you.

zibby43

Looks great. Glad to see it went well for you.

Out of curiosity, how did he repair the dents?

hyperion667

damn those trunk spots are harsh! condolences Sir, hope it works out

Chemical7

Yes, thanks guys.

He used most methods described above:

1. Worked both sides of trunk with tools.

2. Suctioned the RF Fender; popped right-out. He said it was Aluminum. We also located one small one on hood, once again; popped right-out.

He said warming paint/metal was not required for this job. He had just finished a Chevy Suburban with 30+ dents on hood, and it looked great, so I went for it.

JFYI: He charged me $175.00

Thanks for all your help guys!

Kriston

Atleast you gave the PDR a shot. I know if it were me, I would waste no time and have all the panels replaced under insurance. No PDR can get it 100%.

zibby43

Awesome. Good stuff. And yeah, as I mentioned before, I had seen some pretty impressive work done via the suction method.

Roswell

Nice work from the PDR, looks like new! (At least from the pics)

And that's an amazing deal @ 175$ for 5 dents.. In my area, each dent cost 80$ *ouch* lol

I understand Kriston point of view about re-painting. But matte color will never match perfectly.. Plus going through insurance will involve deductible from 300$ to 1000$ depending on ur premium.

So at the end of the day, u did very well & came way up top. Good job!

Jons95c36amg

Insurance covers it. My bro Mazda S3 had hail damage too. Not from your area though.

KIS007

OP, I've learned the 95% rule is the smart play. Chasing 100% usually ends in a worse outcome.