| PDR stands for paintless dent repair. It's a craft that | | | | service where you will go to people and fix the dents |
| you can learn and it will, once you have mastered the | | | | and dings, or get a shop and do the service from |
| skill, be a way for you to earn a very nice income. You | | | | there. This is a very high-demand service that many |
| will be able to remove those dings from car doors, and | | | | people are looking to have done now. It depends on |
| other small dents that you will find around the | | | | where the dent or ding is in the vehicle and how you |
| automobile. This doesn't take long if you are | | | | will access it. Here are some of the more common |
| experienced at doing it. It normally takes 10 to 20 | | | | areas and how to go about accessing it. |
| minutes and is very inexpensive, since there is no | | | | Doors: You will need to roll down the window, and |
| product to buy. PDR is becoming the alternative to | | | | access the area by the window ledge opening. There |
| body shops. | | | | may be an existing opening in the door jam. Access |
| The biggest reason people are choosing this method | | | | through this spot. Take the panel off the door, or even |
| over a body shop is the time that it takes at a body | | | | drill a hole in the door. You can finish this off by putting |
| shop to repair a dent, and also the money they are | | | | a silicone plug into the hole to prevent any corrosion, |
| spending to get it fixed. With PDR, not only will the time | | | | and to make the door look good. |
| your vehicle is being repaired be shorter, but also it will | | | | Rear quarter panels: There should be an opening or |
| cost you so much less money. It's a new way of fixing | | | | even a vent in the rear door area. Access through this |
| dents and dings that is putting the car repair world at | | | | spot. Go through the trunk, or through a tail light |
| notice! | | | | assembly. You can access the dent through the wheel |
| How exactly does paintless dent repair work? A | | | | well, or drill a hole through the rear door. Of course, you |
| person who has been trained at PDR will use metal | | | | will need to plug it when finished. |
| rods and picks in order to massage out dents and | | | | Roof: simply remove or lower the headliner. |
| dings from the finish of the car. This will be done by | | | | Front fender: go through the engine compartment, or |
| the expert working from the inside of the car or panel, | | | | through a headlight assembly. Again you could access |
| depending on where the dent or ding is. In essence, the | | | | this from the inner wheel well too. |
| dings and dents are being pushed out. A normal repair | | | | Hood: remove the covering from the inside of the |
| from beginning to end will last about 10 to 20 minutes. | | | | hood and access the ding or dent this way. |
| If you want to try and do this as a living all you need is | | | | While doing these repairs, it should not require the |
| to purchase the tools, get the training, and offer a | | | | technician to drill any holes. |