As much as we’d like to avoid them, car dents are an inevitable part of owning a vehicle. Whether caused by a fender bender, hailstorm, or rogue shopping cart, dents will quickly pump the brakes on your car’s aesthetic appeal — and may even cause functional damage. 

While you likely want your dent fixed right away, the reality is that the time required to fix a car dent can vary depending on a few key factors. Here are three of the biggest factors that affect how long your dent repair takes, and how you can speed up the process.

1. What Car You Drive

One significant factor that can greatly impact the duration of your car dent repair is the type of car you drive. The make and model of your vehicle can have a significant effect on the complexity of the repair process as well as the accessibility of parts.

For example, foreign car brands may require longer repairs than USA-made vehicles since OEM parts will take longer to import. A high-end vehicle may also take longer since it likely includes more advanced features and materials that require specialized handling during the repair process. Older, discontinued cars can also add time to the repair process since the parts are not continually being made and therefore may take longer to source. 

Although there’s no way to speed up the repair process once the damage is done, keeping these factors in mind when car shopping can help ensure that you minimize your repair timeline whenever damage does eventually occur. It can also help reduce your dent repair cost, as the longer a dent repair takes, the more it will generally cost you.

2. How Badly Your Vehicle Is Damaged

Of course, another factor that can impact the duration of your dent repair is the severity of the damage. A small, shallow dent from a run-in with a shopping cart may only take an hour to repair, while a significant bumper crack repair could take a full day or more.

The size and shape of the dent play a role in how long the repair process takes, as does the integrity of the car’s paint job. If your dent has not affected the car’s paint in any way, your dent removal expert can perform paintless dent repair, which can be done in as little as an hour. A large dent with sharp edges, deep creases, and paint-affecting scratches, however, may take several hours or even a couple of days to fix.

3. Which Dent Repair Professional You Use

Another crucial factor that can affect your repair timeline is the dent repair professional that you choose to work with. Depending on skill level, availability, techniques, and equipment, repair times can vary significantly from one body shop to another.

One way to reduce your repair timeline is by opting for a mobile dent repair service like Bumper Buddies. Whereas auto body shops keep your vehicle for days on end, even if the dent only takes a few hours to repair, mobile dent removal companies travel to wherever is most convenient for you and repair your vehicle on-site in just a matter of hours. They use the same cutting-edge techniques and equipment as a body shop, and the technicians all have body shop experience. The only difference is that a mobile dent removal professional like Bumper Buddies significantly reduces the overhead involved, passing those savings (in both time and money) on to you.

If you want to ensure you’re receiving the best dent repair service possible for your vehicle, call the experts at Bumper Buddies. We have a five-star rating that we’ve maintained for our 20 years in business, and we offer a three-year warranty on all of our repairs. If you’d like to receive a free quote for your dent repair today, give us a call today at 888-711-5074, text us at 949-899-1055, or contact us online.