Opinions On Paintless Dent Removal

[cmadz71]

I have a small dent on my driver's side rear door. It is about 1" dia maximum. A go-kart up on a portable kart stand rolled into my truck. It dented the door and transferred some of its blue paint onto my truck's white paint. I was curious about PDR services to remove the dent. Does anybody have any PDR opinions or experiences?

 

When I get the dent taken care of, how do I get the blue paint removed from my white paint? I believe that the blue in in my clearcoat.

 

Any help is appreciated.

[99silverado1500]

I actually had a friend have the paintless dent removal done, and it actually was a great job. If I didnt know the dent was there before I would have never known anything happened to his fender. I recommend them and I had one dent taken out of my fathers truck by them because I hit it with my Suzuki Z400, but it didnt transfer any paint so that was another one that was just getting the dent out. Im not sure how you go about getting the blue out, maybe try polishing compound or buffing it out possibly.

[jmurraywv]

I have a small dent on my driver's side rear door. It is about 1" dia maximum. A go-kart up on a portable kart stand rolled into my truck. It dented the door and transferred some of its blue paint onto my truck's white paint. I was curious about PDR services to remove the dent. Does anybody have any PDR opinions or experiences?

 

When I get the dent taken care of, how do I get the blue paint removed from my white paint? I believe that the blue in in my clearcoat.

 

Any help is appreciated.

 

If you are interested in trying to save some money, there is a kit that I bought from Advance Auto called "Ding King" and I have been pleased with the results. Takes a little practice to get professional results but does work well. I agree with 99silverado and try to used polishing compound and/or even 1500 or 2000 grit wet sandpaper combination. You can see a short video demo of the sandpaper and polishing compound results on www.duplicator.com and how they repaired a small scratch.

[foghorn23]

I also used a Ding King on the wife's car. The dent was small, but noticable. After about 10 pulls with the Ding King it is ALMOST gone. If you decide to try the cheap route save yourself some money and don't bother with the "pops a dent" kit. It's totally plastic and won't do the job. If you want it to look perfect go with a professional.

 

vroten

[SS Crew]

Check out an outfit called Dent Wizard on the internet, they're nationwide. They do incredible results. In fact, when hailstorms ravage dealer's new car lots, these are the guys they call.

 

Good luck.

[crush71]

I had 2 big dents(1 on a curved body panel) taken out by a pdr guy. He did an awesome job and for the little money it cost it was well worth it.

[cerbomark]

Dent wizard and a little LIGHT polish... I used them on mercedes and so does the dealers.

[GM Dude]

I had hail damage on my truck that was repaired by pdr and you could not even tell it had a hundred dings in it. It was also guaranteed by my insurance company - if I did not like the results I could have the repairs done the conventional way. Later, while hooking up a trailer the wind blew pretty hard causing my wood gate to hit my door - took it down to the pdr guy and he had it fixed in about 10 minutes for about $35. It was well worth the money because it was just killing me to see that big dent staring at me every day.

[scottmoyer]

Dent wizard and a little LIGHT polish... I used them on mercedes and so does the dealers.

 

 

Please don't use Dent Wizard! The techs are getting ripped off by the company. Because of this, most of them are not going to take the time to make the job right. If they screw something up, it's no big deal to them, the company will pay for damages. I used to work for them. I have seen plenty of cracked paint and nasty looking repairs. Look for the local PDR guy that uses his reputation to back his quality. Look at some of his work. There are plenty of ex Wizards that are just getting started so be sure your local guy is established.

 

The Ding King is a joke. It doesn't work well. Ten pulls just to make it look better? Be careful. The hot glue is ok for the paint, but after heating up the dented area too many times, the paint can seperate from the panel or discolor. I bet the manufacturer didn't tell you that. It also doesn't tell you that it can easily create 2 more dents where it leverages the pull. Metal work is an art and a science. If these cheap tools actually did a great job and dent removal was a skill-less profession, I'd be out of work.

 

Polishing compound will remove the paint transfer and will probably be done by the dent tech as he needs a clear reflection to remove the dent. Kill 2 birds with one stone and call the PDR guy.

[Wingnut]

I've probably spent $1000 over the last 5 years on various local PDR services (I drive shopping cart magnets I guess), and I've only had one bad experience with any of them.

 

The latest guy (I've used him twice now) does great work...And he's a fireman, not a paint and body guy. He pulled a HUGE dent out of the passenger door of the SS that I got right after I bought it.

[ckcooper]

I have a small dent on my driver's side rear door. It is about 1" dia maximum. A go-kart up on a portable kart stand rolled into my truck. It dented the door and transferred some of its blue paint onto my truck's white paint. I was curious about PDR services to remove the dent. Does anybody have any PDR opinions or experiences?

 

When I get the dent taken care of, how do I get the blue paint removed from my white paint? I believe that the blue in in my clearcoat.

 

Any help is appreciated.

 

I had a PDR outfit fix the front bumper on my 02 Denali. The previous owner hit a curb or something and split the cover and gouged the plastic pretty severely. You cannot tell that there has been any damage or work on it at all. Color was matched perfectly and the bumper is as smooth as new. I was surprised and impressed with the qualiy of the repair. I would definitely take my truck to this guy again. Of course it all depends on the skills of the tech...

 

CK

[cmadz71]

I got the blue paint removed this past weekend. I wet sanded the area with 2000 grit paper. That removed the blue paint no problem. I dried the area off and could tell where I had sanded because of the dullness. Next I took some polishing compound and buffed the area. This brought the shine back to the clearcoat. I finished it off with a coat of wax.

 

Now just have to line up a PDR guy.

 

Thanks for all the suggestions.

[asilverblazer]

I heard this was only good on newer cars, less than 4 years old? Something with the paint not being pliable enough and cracks or separates from the metal.

[scottmoyer]

Not true. I work on 20 year old and older cars all the time. I've removed dents from a 71 Cuda and a 69 Chevelle. The metal works different, but it's doable.

[SilveradoLAX7]

Dent wizard and a little LIGHT polish... I used them on mercedes and so does the dealers.

 

 

Please don't use Dent Wizard! I work for the competition and I'd rather you use my company. Oh, and everything else will ruin your truck except my services.

 

 

I fixed your post

 

-Jay