Paintless dent repair

[usdm180sx]

So I ran into a strip of tire debris and it dented my fender. Truckers call these pieces "gatorbacks" I call them ginormous pieces of shit. Anyway, it seems that paintless dent repair has come a long way because the dent on my car was pretty big and the guy was still able to fix it. Here are the pics:

Before:
http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c5/ncarpio1/DSCN0404.jpg

After:
http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c5/ncarpio1/DSCN0405.jpg

I swear you can't even fucking tell there was ever any damage. RAD.

[nathanong87]

Cool dude.

[codyace]

One of my best friends does this, it's an incredible skill to say the least. I came out of a Wegmans once with a cart in my side (black s14) and he was able to hide the entire dent...I was beyond thankful.

[sterlinge]

What did that cost you? Looks like whoever did it. Did a Badass job!

[bgdakid]

I have a couple dents that need to be fixed. What was the price? Looks good man.

[usdm180sx]

It cost me $135 and he went to my house. Be careful. There are guys out there charging $175.

[h2v7]

what did he do to fix it exactly?

[mitcheyismyname]

I have a dent similar to that but more upwards toward the top of the fender. Same color too lol. Might have to check this out more in my area.

[ash16847]

Im a body guy and we do this all the time at the college... sometimes we use suction cups, other times we use our special tools and literally just pop out the dent. easy as that, really.

[ZenkiKid]

Wow man I have dents like that on both of my fenders. I didnt know that they can be popped out

[94_240sx]

That's the first thing I did when I got my car. Removed all the dings and dents. I had to hunt down the best guy in town and it wasn't easy cuz he was out of town all the time chasng after hail storms. Anyway, I spent about $500 and it was totally worth it. I'm talking about several dings and dents all around the car and some of them were in in hard to reach spot. You know when someone is that good, he's an artist, not a body shop/repair guy. I have high respect on good PDR guys. They are like magicians.

[Gatecrasher3]

What is this trade called? Who would I be looking for if I wanted this done in my town?

[boosted98gst]

Im a body guy and we do this all the time at the college... sometimes we use suction cups, other times we use our special tools and literally just pop out the dent. easy as that, really.


You make it sound like it takes no skill! some of the pdr guys work thru small drilled holes , tapping and working metal like a fine art. The dent on my car took the guy 2 hours, def did not look easy as that.

[boosted98gst]

What is this trade called? Who would I be looking for if I wanted this done in my town?


PDR paintless dent removal/repair

[!Zar!]

Couldn't that have been pushed out by hand?

[codyace]

Couldn't that have been pushed out by hand?

Some can, but you risk leaving a crease if doing by hand sometimes...ask me how I know :(

[usdm180sx]

True. It looks easy but it isn't if you want it perfect. These guys are amazing!

[fckillerbee]

That's the first thing I did when I got my car. Removed all the dings and dents. I had to hunt down the best guy in town and it wasn't easy cuz he was out of town all the time chasng after hail storms. Anyway, I spent about $500 and it was totally worth it. I'm talking about several dings and dents all around the car and some of them were in in hard to reach spot. You know when someone is that good, he's an artist, not a body shop/repair guy. I have high respect on good PDR guys. They are like magicians.


my brother does this. Is sooooo dope to watch.

Uses a L shaped rod. At the base of the L , the tip caresses out the dent. For a job interview he put a dent in his brand new FJ, popped it out in 2 min. He's pretty fucking sick.

Seen him do crazy shit. Like super long drill bit ran through the side of the door. He knows where all the beams and wiring is. I guess each manufacture uses a different thickness for their metal panels. He always said Mercedes was the worst.

[ash16847]

You make it sound like it takes no skill! some of the pdr guys work thru small drilled holes , tapping and working metal like a fine art. The dent on my car took the guy 2 hours, def did not look easy as that.
ha, no, it takes a lot of skill. you have to get it perfect, and if you dont do it right, you can actually do more damage lol

[EsChassisLove]

I have a few dents on my 14 that I wanna get rid of. Small really hardly noticeable but i see em.

[94spitfire91]

Truckers call these pieces "gatorbacks" I call them ginormous pieces of shit.

Made me lol.
Anyway I could really use someone with this skill right now for this one small dent on my project car then itll be flawless

[DrIvEsldEwAyS]

These guys make insane money, guy that works at the dealership I'm at makes almost 6 digits. He made over 6 when he used to chase hail storms. Takes alot of patients.

[Mishkin_707]

You make it sound like it takes no skill! some of the pdr guys work thru small drilled holes , tapping and working metal like a fine art. The dent on my car took the guy 2 hours, def did not look easy as that.

Well he is a body guy so to him it may be easy.

Yeah these guys are awesome, when I worked at the chevy dealer in northern Cali, this guy Ian was awesome, his company is called "dent pro" incase any of you are from the east bay area and want this done. I remember the second day I owned my new scion tc, my wife decided it would be cool to swing her door open and hit a lamp post, we were getting out at the movies, the corner of the door folded in about 10" from the top down, I was horrified, went to work and Ian had it fixed in a couple of hours, it looked brand new like nothing ever happened.

[Gatecrasher3]

Watching some YouTube videos, these guys are artists!

[curbhuggerrps13]

pushing a dent out does not always work. it can leave a crown effect after. as they say in the autobody world when i used to do it. First in , last out....meaning you have to use a rubber body mallet to shrink the crown in before you can even attempt the push out the dent. metal actually does stretch and by doing it this way and even heat treating it you can shrink the metal back in without leaving waves or pinch edges. seems easy but takes a while to master .:bow:

[Mishkin_707]

There ya go, the way the end of the door folded I figured it would leave the "crown" because the way it was folded thanks curb^^^ I didn't know what that was called he did an awesome job

[slower than you]

Well he is a body guy so to him it may be easy.

Yeah these guys are awesome, when I worked at the chevy dealer in northern Cali, this guy Ian was awesome, his company is called "dent pro" incase any of you are from the east bay area and want this done. I remember the second day I owned my new scion tc, my wife decided it would be cool to swing her door open and hit a lamp post, we were getting out at the movies, the corner of the door folded in about 10" from the top down, I was horrified, went to work and Ian had it fixed in a couple of hours, it looked brand new like nothing ever happened.

Vouch for Ian, napa right? I used to work at the ford dealer and would always go to the back and watch him work his magic, these dudes are crazy good.

I believe his business is actually called Dent Soloutions though.

[Mishkin_707]

Vouch for Ian, napa right? I used to work at the ford dealer and would always go to the back and watch him work his magic, these dudes are crazy good.

I believe his business is actually called Dent Soloutions though.



Yes, dent solutions thanks for the correction slower than you, yup he was from napa, dent pro was the guy we called when Ian was too booked up, what ford dealer did you work at?, I worked at team Chevrolet in vallejo

[slower than you]

Yes, dent solutions thanks for the correction slower than you, yup he was from napa, dent pro was the guy we called when Ian was too booked up, what ford dealer did you work at?, I worked at team Chevrolet in vallejo

I worked at Napa Ford, but I'm from Vallejo. Are you still out in this area?

[GA378]

Wow I am glad I found this thread you can't even tell the difference. It's always the little dents that are hard to get.

[NissanEnthus]

True. It looks easy but it isn't if you want it perfect. These guys are amazing!

Any details on who they are contact info please?

[usdm180sx]

Dan the dent man. www.danthedentman.com 949-903-0373 tell him Norm with the 240sx sent you. His website looks kinda cheesy compared to others but his work and pricing is legit.