Hail Damage Repair Brisbane
South East Queensland storms don't discriminate — a few minutes of hail can leave a car covered in dents, chipped paint and a difficult insurance decision. MRP Automotive Refinishing repairs hail-damaged vehicles from our Redland Bay workshop: panel repair and factory-match refinishing under one roof, with written assessments that support your insurance claim. Wondering what it costs? Start with our honest guide to hail damage repair costs in Australia.
Panel + Paint, One Roof
Hail repair often ends in refinishing. We do the panel work and the paint in the same workshop — no handballing your car between businesses.
Assessment Documentation
Written, photographed damage assessments you can put in front of your insurer — accurate scope, honest recommendation.
All Major Insurers
We assist with hail repair enquiries involving all major Australian insurers, and with private repairs where a claim isn't worth it.
Lifetime Paint Warranty
Refinished panels carry our lifetime paint warranty — hail repair shouldn't be visible in your paintwork two summers later.
Hail Damage Is Rarely Just Dents
After a hail storm, most of the attention goes to the dents — but the dents are only half the assessment. What matters just as much is the state of the paint. Shallow, soft dents where the paint surface is unbroken sit in one category: the metal can often be massaged back without refinishing, which is where paintless dent repair (PDR) earns its place. Sharp, deep impacts that crack or chip the paint sit in another category entirely — once the paint layer is compromised, pushing the dent out doesn't fix the problem, and untreated chips on a roof or bonnet become rust given a Queensland summer or two of sun and rain.
That second category is our trade. MRP Automotive Refinishing repairs hail-damaged panels the conventional way — panel beating, priming, blocking and factory-matched refinishing — in the same workshop, by the same team. Where a roof skin or bonnet is beyond economical repair, we replace and paint the panel. And where your damage is genuinely PDR-suitable, we'll tell you that too: an honest assessment costs you nothing and it's how we'd want to be treated.
Every assessment is written and photographed, so whether you're claiming through your insurer or paying privately, you're making the decision with accurate information — not a guess in a car park.
Hail Damage Repair Services
Panel Repair & Refinishing
Dented and paint-damaged panels repaired, primed and refinished to factory match. This is the correct path once paint is cracked, chipped or the metal is creased — and it's the work our workshop is built around.
Panel Replacement
Roof skins, bonnets and boot lids take the worst of a hail storm. Where a panel is beyond economical repair, we source, fit and paint a replacement — colour-matched to the rest of the vehicle.
Insurance Hail Claims
Hail is one of the most common comprehensive claims in Queensland. We assist with insurance repair enquiries, provide the documentation insurers ask for, and repair the vehicle once the claim path is confirmed.
Honest PDR Advice
Not every hail-hit car needs paint. Where dents are shallow and the paint is intact, paintless dent repair can be the cheaper, faster path — and we'll tell you when that's the case rather than quoting work you don't need.
How Hail Damage Repair Works
Send Photos or Book In
After a storm, send us photos of the damage in good light — roof, bonnet and boot especially — or book the vehicle in directly. If a claim is likely, note your insurer and claim reference if you have one.
Written Assessment
We inspect every panel under proper lighting, count and categorise the damage, and prepare a written, photographed assessment with a repair quote — including an honest call on whether PDR or conventional repair suits your damage.
Confirm the Path
You decide whether to proceed through your insurer or privately — our documentation supports either path. Once confirmed, we order any parts and schedule the work.
Repair, Refinish, Collect
Panels are repaired or replaced, refinished to factory match and inspected before handover. Refinished work carries our lifetime paint warranty.
Hail Damage Repairs for Brisbane and the Redlands
Our workshop is at Redland Bay, servicing hail-damaged vehicles from across Brisbane, the Southside and the Redlands — a corridor that cops more than its share of summer storm cells. After major hail events, repair capacity across the city tightens fast and assessment lead times stretch out; getting your vehicle documented early puts you ahead of the queue whichever repair path you choose. If your car was caught in a storm, send photos of the damage or call us on 0418 674 333 and we'll take it from there.
Hail Damage FAQs
Sometimes. If the dents are shallow, the metal has not been stretched and the paint surface is unbroken, paintless dent repair (PDR) can be an option. Once the paint is cracked or chipped, or the dents are sharp and deep, the panel needs conventional repair and refinishing — massaging the dent out is not enough if the paint layer itself is compromised. We assess each vehicle honestly and tell you which category your damage falls into.
It depends on the scale of the damage, your excess and how a claim may affect your premium. Widespread hail damage across multiple panels usually justifies a claim under a comprehensive policy. Light damage to one or two panels can sometimes cost close to the excess, in which case a private repair may make more sense. We provide a written quote so you can make that comparison with real numbers.
Severe hail can, particularly on older vehicles — when the repair cost approaches the insured value, insurers may assess the vehicle as a total loss. That decision sits with your insurer, not the repairer. What we provide is a thorough, documented assessment of what repair actually requires, so the decision is based on accurate information.
It depends on the number of panels affected and whether refinishing is required. Light damage confined to a few panels may take a few days; widespread damage involving repair, priming and repainting of multiple panels can take one to two weeks or more. After major hail storms, repairers across Brisbane carry backlogs — booking your assessment early matters more than usual.
No — the claim is managed between you and your insurer. What we do is assist with the repair side: assessing the vehicle, providing written documentation and photographs that support the claim, and carrying out the repair once the path forward is confirmed. Depending on your policy, you can often nominate your own repairer.
Book a Hail Damage Assessment
Send your details and damage photos below. We'll assess the vehicle, give you a written quote and an honest recommendation on the best repair path — insurance or private.