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So my passenger door got dinged over the weekend at a car show. Anyone have experience with pulling a dent close to the body line on a door. Its not deep, just extremely noticeable.
I'd contact a reputable detail shop in your area. Looks like the paint didn't chip/crack from the pic. Thirdgen doors are easy enough for them to get behind and PDR that right out.
You don't pull a ding like that, you push it out from the backside. Then with each one of those, they knock the metal back flat. Its really amazing to watch an experienced PDR guy fix dings.
I've been doing PDR for 22 years. Your ding should be repairable without much fuss, but be aware that sometimes the paint separates from the metal in the center of the dent and when you push it back out from behind it may crack. Find an experienced dent guy and avoid Dent Wizard. As for the video, there's guys out there doing some pretty amazing things with PDR, but 99% aren't touching stuff like that 1/4 panel!
I've been doing PDR for 22 years. Your ding should be repairable without much fuss, but be aware that sometimes the paint separates from the metal in the center of the dent and when you push it back out from behind it may crack. Find an experienced dent guy and avoid Dent Wizard. As for the video, there's guys out there doing some pretty amazing things with PDR, but 99% aren't touching stuff like that 1/4 panel!
True.
I meant it more on the order of, PDR is something that you want a guy with skills and experience. Because there are people who can work magic. Granted, they can't repair chipped/cracked paint. But if somehow that paint coat doesn't crack or chip, they can get you a repair for thousands less, and you don't have to worry about paint matching like you would with a spot paint.
I meant it more on the order of, PDR is something that you want a guy with skills and experience. Because there are people who can work magic. Granted, they can't repair chipped/cracked paint. But if somehow that paint coat doesn't crack or chip, they can get you a repair for thousands less, and you don't have to worry about paint matching like you would with a spot paint.
Absolutely. PDR is always the way to go when feasible.
PDR is amazing. There's a company called "Dent Wizard" that does this. Car dealerships often use their techs to work out the dents on their used (and sometimes) new fleet. They really are wizards.
PDR is amazing. There's a company called "Dent Wizard" that does this. Car dealerships often use their techs to work out the dents on their used (and sometimes) new fleet. They really are wizards.
The Wiz has some good techs I'm sure, but around here you typically want to avoid them. They're under pressure to produce so they rush things and never really get to develop. They're also too quick to drill holes in obvious places. I often find myself "cleaning up" their work.
