A successful auto body repair shop is one that keeps up with the best techniques in the business. One of those techniques is Paintless Dent Repair.
Since the 1980’s, this technique continues to gain momentum due to the benefits it offers to customers.
Because it requires training, practice and experience, a professional auto body repair shop that offers this service gives customers a very beneficial repair option.
For minor dent repairs, it’s an option that can save customers both time and cost savings over more traditional methods of auto body repair.
What is Paintless Dent Repair (PDR)?
Alongside another popular dent repair technique known as Glue Dent Repair (GDR), Paintless Dent Repair is an eco-friendly, affordable, fast and less intrusive technique used to repair minor dings and dents to your car. The beauty of the PDR technique is that is leaves your car body and paint in fresh-from-the-factory condition.
As long as your paint hasn’t been chipped away or damaged to the point that it needs re-painting, it might just be a great timesaving and cost effective option for you.
The PDR Process
After visibly checking out the car damage, the technician will determine if PDR is an option. Typically, damage that is minor such as dings from hail or neighboring car doors are things that can be repaired with PDR.
The tech will remove parts of the vehicle such as interior or exterior panels to gain full access to the dent. Once the tech has a clear view, he can perform further assessment of the dent repair needed.
After assessing the size, exact location and complexity of the dent, the tech will typically use a light board to get a better and complete view of the damage. The light board not only gives the tech a very precise look at the damage but indicates where to place the tools to effectively restore the damage to the body back to pre-damaged condition.
Using a combination of applied pressure and special tools, the exterior dents of the vehicle are gently removed, and the car body is restored.
In addition to a light board, some of the tools may include pullers, picks, rods or hampers to gain access to and fix dents in various locations on the car body.
Advantages of PDR
- Minor dents can be pulled, pushed and/or “massaged” out for restoration back to original factory condition
- Works extremely well on minor dents such as dings and hail damage repair
- Depending on the damage, it’s possible for the car to be repaired in hours instead of days
- Non-invasive
- Less grinding, sanding, or repairing dents with fillers
- Saves money on replacement parts and paint
- Your car holds a higher resale value with an undamaged factory-like body and finish
Conclusion
The last thing you want is for your car to become damaged due to an accident or weather-related issue.
When the unpredictable happens, be sure to call the expertly trained PDR technicians at Downtown Autobody, serving Sonoma County.
We’re here to answer your questions or provide an estimate to repair your minor dents and dings quickly and affordably with Paintless Dent Repair techniques.
