Auto Hail Repair on a 2019 Toyota Highlander in Lee's Summit, Missouri

This Celestial Silver Highlander caught a storm near the Summit Fair area in Lee's Summit. Its owner, a parent with the SUV parked outside at a family home, found the broad hood and roof dimpled after a spring cell. Auto hail repair was the fix — Lee's Summit keeps us busy after taking two major storm hits in recent years.

On a family SUV like this, the hail stayed shallow and cosmetic — ideal for paintless dent repair. We reshape each dent from behind the panel so the factory Celestial Silver finish never gets touched. The hail damage repair cost is the question we hear most; comprehensive insurance covers it, most customers pay nothing out of pocket, and we handle deductible assistance. Our how much hail repair costs guide lays out the numbers.

One phone call and we made the 35-minute run. We picked the Highlander up from Lee's Summit, ran the LED inspection, counted 58 dents, and documented them in CCC ONE format before coordinating the claim. No hold music, no driving to an adjuster. Our how paintless dent repair works guide covers it.

Two days later the Highlander was back in Lee's Summit looking new. Factory Celestial Silver paint, no repaint, no filler, no CARFAX flag. We handle a lot of family SUVs with auto hail repair in Lee's Summit. For similar jobs, see how we restored a 2023 Toyota Highlander in Overland Park or a 2022 Subaru Forester in Lee's Summit.

Lee's Summit has weathered two major storms in recent years, so we know the area cold. This Highlander was one of many we pulled from the Summit Fair area after the same cell, and that familiarity makes the whole process faster — the routes, the neighborhoods, the carriers. All 58 dents came out, the factory Celestial Silver stayed original, and the family paid nothing out of pocket between comprehensive and deductible assistance. We made the 35-minute run, handled the claim, and had the SUV back in two days with the lifetime warranty. For a family hauler they rely on daily, the quick, no-hassle turnaround was the whole point.