Paintless Dent Removal

[XF Falcon]

Awesome cheers I'll be giving them a call soon. I'll try get a pic of my dent, and maybe you can let me know if its similar size to what yours was or not.

[Full Monty]

XR Pete, they can remove dents the size of a Pin head, I had one on my rear quater panel that you could barely see, he removed the tail light to gain access and totally removed it in around 10-15 minutes.

[Full Monty]

Ok guys, here are some shots from the work carried out yesterday, I was really pleased with Johns work, very professional and meticulous attention to detail.

He arrived at the agreed time, and worked for 3 hrs when he only quoted for around 2, he then deducted $50 from my bill because there was one dent he wasn't totally satisfied with, as he couldnt gain proper access to the rear of the dent with his tools due to the side intrusion bar. (Intrusion bar was directly behind the dent).

He still improved the dent to the point where it would have to be pointed out to you to notice.

Great professional honest guy, highly recommend him to anyone in melbourne

So in general, all dings, small dents up to the size of your hand (sometimes bigger depending on location can be removed without a trace, provided the paint isn't creased / cracked / severely marred and the PDR tek can gain access to the rear of the dent to massage it out.

Very interesting to watch him at work, massaging from the outer perimeter of the dent, inwards to the center using long narrow metal rods, with different shaped tips depending on the application / dent to be removed.

Here you see him begin work, you can see the metal distorting from the gentle pressure being applied to the rear of the dent (note the dent being removed here is behind the side intrusion bar, making access very difficult.

Next you see 10 minute later and the dent is all but gone (looking at the reflection of the flouro lights)

he then finished up using a small plastic tool and rubber mallet to very gently remove any creases / high spots or imperfections on the exterior finish.

Next you see John had spotted the slightest indentation in the leading edge of my bonnet, possibly caused by a stone or some over zealous thug closing my bonnet at the mechanics...lol (note I had never seen this tiny dent, but John's keen eye picked it up under the lights. Lucky he was able to remove it, as this area is filled with double skin and reinforcement metal work, making access difficult.

Finally he removed another tiny dent towards the front of my drivers side door, down low, again right near the reinforcement for the door hinge and again the side intrusion bar.

he had his work cut out for him, anywhere else in the door is easy peasy!

All in all very pleased with the outcome considering the restricted access to 2 of my dings.

John is a car enthusiast, having owned a few highly modded WRX's and now a nice edited SS ute. He understands how passionate us nutters can be about our cars and the pride we take in our cars appearances.

If you are looking for some dent repairs around Melbourne, please don't hesitate to give John a call, tell him Gavin sent you and I'm sure he will look after you.

I am in no way am I benefitting by giving John's business a plug, just wanted to recommend someone to other members who needed this type of work done.

Edited 10/02/08 04:41 AM by Full Monty

[Felix]

Small hijack, but I have a dent/damage to the front lip of my bonnet. It looks like someone has parked in front of me and opened the tailgate on there hatch or van and its slammed into my bonnet and jammed.

Is this the kind of thing I should take to a bodyworks place or can a mob like this fix it?

This pic shows the paint damage but not the dent so much. It just the lip that is bent in for about 75mm.

Felix

[Full Monty]

I would certainly have the dent removed by PDR, then see if you can live with the chipped paint.

Being that the chip is on the lower edge, if it were well touched up you would probably never notice it, and save yourself nearly $1000 for a full front end respray

at least the dent would be removed if you do then decide to respray, as a panel shop will most likely just bog it.

[Dillz]

Looks good mate, I might have to give these guys a call. My dent has two gashes that go to down to the metal but I could probably fix that with touch up paint. Is it an expensive exercise?

[GreenXR6T]

They can work magic by the look of things.

Definitely makes you feel at ease when it's in expert hands

[Full Monty]

the cost is only a fraction of what a body shop would charge.

average door ding, say the size of a 10-20 cent peice, would cost around $60 to remove. provided there is easy access (not behind the intrusion bar).

Obviously the prices decrease if you have a few dents to remove in the one panel.

I guess the complexity of the dent and the time taken to remove would dictate price.

Visit John's website at PDRTEK.com.au to get his details

[PDR TEK]

Hi Gavin,

Thanks for the kind words, much appreciated. As mentioned I am a car enthusiast so I do understand how fussy we are about our cars. Heck I have been know to have washed my car 2-3 times in a week.

If you have any question or would like any further information guys please have a look at my website: www.pdrtek.com.au

Cheers

John

[PDR TEK]

Small hijack, but I have a dent/damage to the front lip of my bonnet. It looks like someone has parked in front of me and opened the tailgate on there hatch or van and its slammed into my bonnet and jammed.

Is this the kind of thing I should take to a bodyworks place or can a mob like this fix it?

This pic shows the paint damage but not the dent so much. It just the lip that is bent in for about 75mm.

Felix

Hi Felix,

Unfortunately paintless dent repair would not be suitable for this repair for two reasons. Firstly due to the dent being right at the very leading edge of your bonnet this area has been folded over to create bonnet strength, with little to no room to allow for tool access.

Secondly your paint work has been damaged and does not make for a good paintless dent repair.

Cheers

John