What Is Paintless Dent Repair? | Auto Dent Care
Paintless Dent Removal (PDR)
A dent on your beloved vehicle is very common and can happen quite
often. Below discusses what can be the cause behind getting one and how
to address the issue using the PDR (Paintless Dent Repair) technique.
Common dent types
Typical dents that occur are from hail damage caused from thunderstorms,
mainly during summer time, parking dents, caused by incautious drivers
that bump their door against your vehicle, mostly in a car park, and also
dents caused by trolleys at the shopping mall, tree branches and minor
collisions accidents. All of the above can be repaired via paintless dent
removal technique, where the term PDR abbreviates from, a repair without
the need to repaint the vehicle. How does that work?
How it works
Compared to handing in your car to a traditional panel shop, where in order
to repair your vehicle, the panels are replaced, sometimes by using non
genuine ones, or through the application of body fillers and paint, using the
paintless dent repair method it can speed up the repair and also give you a
better quality finish. You will not only save time but also money, since the
PDR technique will maintain the original paint on your vehicle and help
retain the value during its lifetime; you'll avoid substantial loss in value in
case of a future resale.
There are two ways to repair a dent via PDR, by pushing or pulling! Let's
go into detail how it works;
After assessing the location and the extent of the dent, to effectively
complete the repair we must gain access, this may mean removing interior
panels or trims by our highly trained technicians. Then by using special
rods and hammers, the dent is worked from the backside of the panel by
applying the correct amount of pressure and massaging back the metal to
its original shape until it is as good as new!
However not all dents are equal and they are all different! In some cases,
dents can be located in the roof pillars or in structural sections of the
vehicle where it is reinforced by multiple layers of panels and pushing is
therefore not possible. On this occasion we can use the glue pulling
method. By using special glue developed for dent removal we are able to
pull the damage towards the outside and level out the over-pulled areas
afterwards in order to get an even finish.
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