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How to remove a dent - PDR How-To Video


Paintless Dent Removal Tools
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How do they do that?Have you ever wanted to see how PDR Technicians remove a dent without having to repaint the car?


Watch a dent removed before you very eyes! In this video we has a local expert PDR Technician remove a dent out of the fender of a 2006 Mustang at one of our recent show car makeover projects.

The dent removal process starts at the 6:20 Time Mark...


Yancy, our expert video camera man completely captures the dent being removed by Jay as he works his magic.


Live Recording - Paintless Dent Removal!
[video=youtube_share;XmH6Z78JLX8"]2006 Mustang by Ford - Show Car Finish by...[/video]​


Here's the end results from that night and this was the dented fender...

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Tim's 1957 Chevy

Also just to note, in the introduction Tim talked about possibly having his 1957 Chevy here at Autogeek and since the above video Tim and his 1957 Chevy has been here...


1957 Chevy Extreme Makeover - Pictures & Videos


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1965 Mustang Fastback GT
And I also mentioned we might be having "Jon" back with his 1965 Mustang Fastback here for some show car sanding and buffing and that's coming up...


Sign-up: 1965 Mustang GT Dampsand for a show car finish


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I called to ask about the price for 3 dents on my wife's car, and was shocked at the price. I began watching videos, and seeing as I have a paint and body background, it seemed simple enough.

So I have recently purchased a pdr kit, and I'm still in the process of learning,but I think this is something every detailer should have in their arsenal. The chance to make extra $ in not much time was a no brainer.

I will be offering it in my services come early spring.

Also, great job on the Mustang!
 
Fishincricket said:
You'll notice that the light is a pretty important part of the process..
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Very important. I like how Yancy was able to capture the reflection of the dent being popped out using the reflection off the "Vision Board".



ken tuep said:
I called to ask about the price for 3 dents on my wife's car, and was shocked at the price. I began watching videos, and seeing as I have a paint and body background, it seemed simple enough.

So I have recently purchased a pdr kit, and I'm still in the process of learning,but I think this is something every detailer should have in their arsenal. The chance to make extra $ in not much time was a no brainer.

I will be offering it in my services come early spring.

Also, great job on the Mustang!
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I've watched these guys do their magic and two key factors come to mind...

1. This works best with new cars as the sheetmetal is thinner so it's able to be worked using PDR tools, not sure how much metal moving a person could do with pre-1970's cars and trucks made with thicker steel body panels.


2. To do this right it would help to learn from someone that has a lot of experience to get you working fast and successful in your PDR business ASAP.


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I'm curious as to what price Ken Tuep was quoted.. Recently I had a local guy quote my hood, it has about 10 light dings and he quoted $55.. Seemed reasonable to me... I assume your quote was higher?
 
I was qouted $180, all the dents on different panels. He would also have to drill a hole in the doorjambs, and remove the tail light. I purchased a b&d pulling kit for 5 more than I was quoted.

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ken tuep said:
I was qouted $180, all the dents on different panels. He would also have to drill a hole in the doorjambs, and remove the tail light. I purchased a b&d pulling kit for 5 more than I was quoted.

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Yeah, that does seem a touch high... And a heck of a deal on a PDR kit! Did it come with a light?
 
Andr3wilson said:
Wow Props to Yancy! Great job on filming!!
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It would be cool if he could slice just the PDR section out of this video and make it a stand alone video for the topic, either way he did a great job of capturing the process.

I created this thread because another forum member sent me a PM telling me that after watching this video he contacted Jay to remove a dent for him and he says Jay did an excellent job.

I love hearing these kinds of win/win success stories that come from something that happened here on the AGO forum.



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I wish I had the tools and skill set for PDR. I'm also a body/paint guy.

IIRC I paid $75 for the first ding and $25 for each other ding, 3 = $125. That's not bad at all considering one quart of 74U BASF Limco Supreme (economical) base coat for my red truck was $150. This doesn't include the clear, catalyst, primer, reducer, sandpaper, tape or my labor. I thought the PDR was a great deal. I've on occasion pressed out dents with my thumb and a shop rag... on occasion!
 
PDR definitely requires a level of expertise that takes time to learn. You can make a mess of a simple dent real easy. Ask me how I know.

The other thing I've learned is that if you're going to have someone do this for you, try to make sure you find someone who has the experience and knows what they're doing. The first guy I contacted charged me $100 did not do a very good job at all. I was really disappointed. I had to do some research and asking around before I found someone who had mastered the skill but it can take up to 2 months or longer before you can even get him to do the work because he has a waiting list. It truly is an art form and it doesn't seem there are too many people who have mastered it. It's amazing to me the dents and creases some of these people can correct. There's many videos on YouTube showing what can be accomplished.

The glue pullers are often all that is needed and they are far easier to learn and work with with than the metal rods....but no doubt the newer glue pullers and the right kind of glue work quite well. I have gotten fairly good with the glue but it takes some practice. A good set of the metal rods can be pretty expensive.
 
A few days before this show my DA slipped out of my hand and dented my hood.

I'm from SoCal but knew I would be in Florida so I gave Jay a call the day after this show aired. My trip got posponed so I wasn't able to see him until now. The fact that Mike had him on the show and I could see him work assured me of the kind of work he does.

I met up with Jay a couple days ago (Sunday) and in a few minutes he worked his magic. There is not even the slightest trace of where the dent was. That Jay is the real deal and a heck of a nice guy as well. He is slammed with work too. Works 7 days a week.

Tomorrow I,ll be hitting the road to SoCal dent free.
 
1oldsalt said:
A few days before this show my DA slipped out of my hand and dented my hood.

I'm from SoCal but knew I would be in Florida so I gave Jay a call the day after this show aired. My trip got posponed so I wasn't able to see him until now. The fact that Mike had him on the show and I could see him work assured me of the kind of work he does.

I met up with Jay a couple days ago (Sunday) and in a few minutes he worked his magic. There is not even the slightest trace of where the dent was. That Jay is the real deal and a heck of a nice guy as well. He is slammed with work too. Works 7 days a week.

Tomorrow I,ll be hitting the road to SoCal dent free.
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Awesome! :dblthumb2:
 
Just to complete the story

1oldsalt is the gentleman who sent me the PM that gave me the idea to take the video from the live broadcast showing how we buffed out the 2006 Mustang and turn it into a thread on PDR because the first portion of the live broadcast shared Jay removing a dent and Yancy did a great job of capturing all of it on video, including close-ups of the dent actually being worked out of the sheetmetal.



1oldsalt said:
A few days before this show my DA slipped out of my hand and dented my hood.

I'm from SoCal but knew I would be in Florida so I gave Jay a call the day after this show aired. My trip got postponed so I wasn't able to see him until now. The fact that Mike had him on the show and I could see him work assured me of the kind of work he does.

I met up with Jay a couple days ago (Sunday) and in a few minutes he worked his magic. There is not even the slightest trace of where the dent was. That Jay is the real deal and a heck of a nice guy as well. He is slammed with work too. Works 7 days a week.

Tomorrow I,ll be hitting the road to SoCal dent free.
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Thanks for sharing this in the thread...


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That,s great tools i really impressed with these tools its latest technology for removing the dent but in the pics cars are looking very attractive because high lights are playing good role in the beauty of the cars...
 
Yes its the original technique to remove the dent of a car but it is used to remove small and medium size dents but if your car crashed badly it takes to other steps to remove large or pissed dents.I,m a mechanic so i have a lot of information about it.
 
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I got into PDR a few years back thinking it would be a great add on to my detailing. What a rabbit hole it has become. This is not something you want to do lightly. I have easily 10K tied up in training and tools. Countless hours spent on a practice hood that I have set up in my house. Yeah it's great to add on $40-80 for door dings on a detail but I'm still not sure it was worth it. By the way those B and D tools are consider to be a Costco brand item. Not forged well and break with little use, EBay is flooded with that crap. If your serious look into something like Dent Gear or Dent Craft, buy a quality LED light, and get professional 1 on 1 training. The guy who trained me is named Tom Price, google him he goes under the name the PDR coach. He has some real nice videos also.


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