Paintless Dent Removal & Auto Appearance Training

By attending a course in Dent Removal and other Auto Appearance programs, you will learn everything  you need to become an  expert mobile repair technician of car dents, dings and more. Read more »

Hail Repair Business in 2011-2012: We had more hail damage and storms on record than ever in 2011 and 2012 is breaking records already!. That means more potential revenue for PDR Techs. Read more.. »

Automotive Hail Damage in 2011/2012 : When thunderstorms bring a wild and strong weekend storm, damaging winds and hail will make many automotive owners unhappy. Read more »

Paintless Dent Removal is becoming a much more popular service in 2011/2012, as the major insurance companies such as All State, AAA, Farmers and others are opting for Paintless Hail Removal instead of traditional autobody repair.
The days of painting a car where now new methods such as Dent Removal can be employed are long gone. PDR is a better decision, for several reasons:

1) Costs. Paintless Dent Removal usually costs just a fraction of traditional autobody repairs, making everyone involved happier
2) Originality. The asset (your car) is preserved and all value is left intact when repainting is avoided, leaving the original finish present. Repainting simply put, destroys the value of a car, thereby depreciating the asset, whether your asset or the bank.
3) Time. The Paintless method is a huge time saver over traditional methods. A typical repair is completed same day, whereas body work takes days/weeks or even longer.

Other Dent Removal FAQ's

1) PDR is experiencing a severe shortage of quality technicians worldwide.
2) The Dent Removal process is very basic in nature, yet very artistic in detail.
3) Most dent repair techs make an exceptional income, even in their first year.
4) The PDR process is usually taught in 1-3 weeks total.
5) The average PDR tech uses 10 PDR tools or less on average, yet has over 50 on hand at any time.
6) Hail damage is increasing in scope annually due to global weather changes.
7) The big auto insurance companies prefer PDR to traditional autobody and force shops to use PDR when applicable.
8) Most dents take less than 5 minutes to remove when repaired by proficient technicians.
9) Auto dealers are a common target and client for PDR technicians.
10)The retail / private market remains the largest untapped market for paintless dent removal business.
11) Dents that are located between two layers of metal (bracing) are still potential repair candidates.
12) Recently, glue pulling has become a viable compliment to the PDR process.
13) The PDR process requires 20/20 vision and reasonable health to perform.
14) Most PDR Technicians learned the paintless process thru professional training.
15) Most Paintless techs live in the southern states. The northern states and areas experience the highest shortages of techs.
16) The PDR process is typically 1/3 to 1/4 the cost of traditional autobody repair.
17) Auto dealers use PDR to sell cleaner cars and higher profits.
18) Rental car agencies use Dent Removal to bring rental cars back to new or near new body condition prior to turnback.
19) Hail repair technicians can often generate $1000 and more daily removing hail dents from vehicles.
20) The Paintless process is a very low overhead business. Tools, plugs and minor other essentials mean a very low overhead and maximum profits.
21) PDR is becoming even more popular due to increasing product costs in bodyshops- They LOVE US!
22) Choosing proper PDR Training will ensure your success and spearhead you into a new career and lifestyle.
23) The business of dent repair is one of art. Those who learn the process realize there is a great deal of practice necessary for success.
24) The average time to remove a dent for a one month tech (nickel sized) is 15 minutes. The time for a one year tech for the same dent is 4 minutes.
25) If a dent has been repaired improperly it is often too stretched to be fixed by a more saavy PDR Tech
26) The general public thinks PDR is a process of massaging- PDR is blunt force either up or down only.
27) The process does not damage paint, but inexperienced techs can crack paint if not careful
28) Using heat on deep dents can minimize the opportunity for paint cracking.
29) One can remove an average dent with a butter knife- the idea that tools make a tech is incorrect. Proper training makes a great technician!
30) This process has been around for decades. Only recently did it become popular and a maintstream process.