What to Do When Your Car is Hit by Hail

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McJohn
07/29/25 10:07am
The solutions for a car hit by hail are: 1. Cover the car with cotton cloth or place wooden boards on top; 2. Park the car in an underground parking lot or a place where hail cannot reach. The methods to address hail damage are: 1. The car owner should report the incident to the insurance company; 2. Take the car to an auto repair shop or 4S store for repairs. The repair methods for hail damage are: 1. Pull-out method: Insert the hot melt glue stick from the back of the glue gun, plug the glue gun into a power socket, set the glue gun to a higher temperature, preheat for 3 to 5 minutes to allow the hot melt glue to fully melt, pull the trigger of the glue gun, apply the melted glue to the traction pad, and then pull it out; 2. Pry-up method: Remove the interior panel of the car door, pry open the fixing clips of the door panel, disconnect the wiring harness on the door panel, and insert a tool into the door to pry it up.
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