Car Dent Repair

FAIR WARNING!

Paintless Dent Repair is a higher quality repair when compared to traditional paint and body shop work!  Now don’t take me wrong, we are always going to need body shops to take on damage that is severe.  But if your dent can be repaired properly with pdr, then do not have your panel replaced!  And do not have your dent filled with bondo, then repainted at a body shop!  It’s a no-brainer!

PDR is higher quality repair because there’s no sanding, bondo or painting involved.  We keep your car’s paint “original†and “factory perfect†rather than corrupt it.  Why is this important?  Your original, factory paint finish is the definition of “perfectâ€.  It is ideal and superior to a repaint in terms of durability, appearance, and film thickness.   An unpainted car has a higher sales value when compared to if it has been repainted.  At car dealerships: on trade-ins, they will often use a paint meter to see if a car has been repainted and deduct the price accordingly.  Also, a repaint risks incurring problems (more on this below).  So don’t corrupt your factory finish! Fall in love with it!  “Preserving†is better than “repaintingâ€.

COMPARE THE PROCESS:
CONVENTIONAL BODY SHOP VS SCRATCH MASTER

THE AUTO BODY SHOP EXPERIENCE:

The conventional body shop process is legitimate and absolutely the right choice for severe damage.  But, when it comes to minor/medium ding & dent repair, the traditional auto body shop process can be like agreeing to surgery when all you need is some dent “massageâ€.

The conventional process: You spend precious time visiting body shops for an estimate.  You choose a shop, then entrust your car to 3-4 different employees.  Your car is there for days (sometimes weeks) being moved around to accommodate other jobs.  Bondo dust and paint fumes are present.  The majority of the dent gets banged out from behind sometimes leaving pockmarks on the back of your panel.   Add bondo pic in here somewhere Next, they grind the damage mostly flat, then fill inconsistencies with bondo. Finally, sand bondo smooth, spray primer, then repaint the entire panel.  Even a quality auto body shop often has to re-paint 2-4 already perfect panels to blend it out for a proper color match.  The cost can easily start around $700-$900 and often exceeds $2,000 plus the potential hidden costs of a rental car, insurance deductible, a rate increase, Carfax report, and diminished value.

The biggest downside is that your “perfect†factory paint job has now been corrupted and it will never be the same.  This corruption caused your car to lose monetary and utility value needlessly! Also, a repaint can often be less durable than “original†when film thickness goes beyond manufacturers specs (it happens often).