PDR services

Paintless dent repair (PDR) reshapes the metal using industry-specific PDR tools from behind the panel (or with glue-pull methods when the back cannot be reached) so the dent comes up. This avoids filler, sanding, or new paint. A factory finish is our primary goal.

A door ding is a small and normally round parking-lot hit. It is the most common of all PDR jobs. Dings tend to be simple and quickly repaired.

A crease is a line of displaced metal, not a single round low. These normally occur when the damaging party drags across the panel. A crease is a far more difficult repair than a door ding. PDR works the line back in stages when the paint has not split and the back of the panel can be reached. Many creases are sharp, stretched, and may not fully return. If so, we will let you know.

Aluminum panels can be repaired just as often as standard steel, but it is a more advanced repair process. Aluminum has little spring-back compared with steel, so the work is slower and less forgiving. Sharp aluminum creases or stretched areas often create significant challenges to PDR technicians.

Hail often leaves many shallow dents across a panel. PDR is the usual repair when the paint is not cracked: each dent is worked out, factory paint stays. Deep hail that stretches or splits the finish is assessed in person. Costs for repairing hail follow industry-specific charts.

Large damage can often be repaired with PDR. Each job must be evaluated as to potential repair possibility. We can and have repaired many large damage areas. Each repair is quoted individually.