Paintless Dent Removal - Before and After Pics

[stephen9666]

At a recent auto-enthusiasts gathering there was a guy doing paintless dent removal. I decided to have him try to fix 2 dents on my hood. I always thought paintless dent removal was a scam, but I am very impressed with the results.

Before

After

 

[mechtech2]

Better than it was!

 

[Merkava_4]

Did you watch him do the work?

How did he do it?

Did he use a hammer?

 

[Spector]

I have had a few removed over the eyars, they really do not like to have anyone observe them but they do a great job. depends where the dent is but really amazing process.

 

[stephen9666]

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Did you watch him do the work?

How did he do it?

Did he use a hammer?

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He did all the cars in the middle of the gathering. I saw him do mine and several others. He had a large selection of long-handled picks that were used to reach behind the dent and massage it out. In fact, here's a pic.

If I look really close, I can see it is slightly wavy where the dents used to be. But they were the largest dents he repaired that day, by far.

He did use a hammer for one part. He used some kind of punch on the outside of the dent, but I couldn't tell what it was for. It might have been for shrinking the metal, but I'm not sure.

 

[PW01]

If the guy doing it is good, its the real deal. Several years ago we had a hail storm that left about 35 dents in the wife's car, and another 20 or so in my truck. I had both vehicles done for $425 and they are perfect.

 

[Merkava_4]

Thanks for the answer Stephen.

 

[ITSMR2U]

The dent is massaged out from the rear. A nylon punch is sometimes used to help compress the stretched sheetmetal by tapping it around the periphery of the dent on the outside.
Modern flexible paint coatings make this technic possible. A proper repair is undetectable from new.

 

[ALS]

I had one fixed on my hood. You could only really see how bad the dent was when behind the wheel. It took the guy about 20 minutes to fix it. I can't remember how many times we opened and closed the hood while it was being fixed. Silver/Grey metallic paint made it hard to see due to light refraction unless you viewed it from inside the car.
Best $60 I ever spent on body repair. The guy that did mine had no problem having me watch what he was doing.
It looks easy until you really start paying attention to how it's done, angles involved, pressure needed and the patience that comes into play to do the job right.

 

[Matt_S]

I've had several fixed on my Monte Carlo. You couldn't even tell they were ever there when the guy was done. I'm totally sold on PDR now for minor dents and such.

 

[unDummy]

I've watched these guys at various used car lots.
Its amazing to watch numerous dings/dents just disappear.

 

[harrydog]

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Did you watch him do the work?

How did he do it?

Did he use a hammer?

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He did all the cars in the middle of the gathering. I saw him do mine and several others. He had a large selection of long-handled picks that were used to reach behind the dent and massage it out. In fact, here's a pic.

If I look really close, I can see it is slightly wavy where the dents used to be. But they were the largest dents he repaired that day, by far.

He did use a hammer for one part. He used some kind of punch on the outside of the dent, but I couldn't tell what it was for. It might have been for shrinking the metal, but I'm not sure.

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I wonder if there is the possibility of rubbing the paint/primer down to the bare metal on the underside if the dent...
Probably not a problem on the hood or door but in the fender well it would be a sure recipe for rust.