New Owner of 2012 Yaris "Snowy"

[DebbyM46227]

Originally Posted by nookandcrannycar

Welcome! Yikes.....I hope you are able to protect your car from hail in the future. A few months ago I pulled into a space in a parking lot. I noticed a brand new Red Chevy Sonic parked next to me. It didn't even have plates yet. It looked as though it had just 'survived' the worst hailstorm known to man. I felt so bad for the owner.

I got my hail-damaged Yaris back 2 weeks ago, from March 3 when we had hail, but nothing like the tornadoes 80 miles to the south. There were over 40 dings in the roof alone, numerous on all sides except the back, over $1000. in dings. He even fixed a door ding I got in the Walmart lot when it was just 2 weeks old. Getting THAT ding fixed was the most exciting as I saw it every day as I got into my car.

[nookandcrannycar]

Originally Posted by DebbyM46227

I got my hail-damaged Yaris back 2 weeks ago, from March 3 when we had hail, but nothing like the tornadoes 80 miles to the south. There were over 40 dings in the roof alone, numerous on all sides except the back, over $1000. in dings. He even fixed a door ding I got in the Walmart lot when it was just 2 weeks old. Getting THAT ding fixed was the most exciting as I saw it every day as I got into my car.

I recently (after making the post about the Sonic) viewed an episode of either West Coast Customs or Overhaulin' (can't remember which) where this was addressed. The shop already had the car apart before they brought in the 'ding guy', so he was able to easily work his magic given the access to the inside of the doors. I had no idea how this was done until I saw this episode. The particular car they were working on didn't have any roof dings, but I imagine one would just remove the headliner plus any insulation and apply the same principles. Glad to hear your repair went well. I hope the Sonic owner ended up receiving the same TLC that you and the owner of the car on TV did.