Paintless Dent Removal( PDR ) also known as Paintless Dent Repair is a very skilled process where small dings and dents are removed from a automobile bodywork. PDR is a quick and cost effective solution for removing dents and as the name suggests the car dent repair is carried out without the need for filling, painting or costly panel replacement .
This is achieved by using specially designed tools that generally get to back of the dent. With a series of precision pushes it makes it possible to manipulate the steel and gently massage the dent out of the damaged area and back to its original position. All this without damaging the paintwork. As the original factory paint is preserved there is no need for grinding off the paint and filling the dent along with the sealers and primers that are needed with conventional bodywork repair
Benefits of PDR
The benefit of PDR is that it is less expensive than a conventional bodyshop repair & re-spray. This is because there is much less time needed to conduct the repair and there are no high material costs as associated with conventional repair methods. In addition the original factory finish is preserved as there are no problems with colour matching which is a common problem with conventional re-sprays. time saving is yet another advantage as most minor dents can be repaired in less than a hour.
PDR on the environment
As previously mentioned PDR does not use paint the same way traditional body repair centres do hence the reason it is called paintless dent repair. as long as the paint is in tact we can attempt to remove the damage ie door dings, bodyline damage minor creases and large dents. By refraining from using paint in the repair process the way bodyshops do, this method of (PDR) reduces the amount of harmful chemicals that would enter the atmosphere and environment .
When the repair is carried out by a quality technician this process is the closest you can come to the dent never having been there in the first place, both metal and paint are put back to pre accident condition, to sum it up paintless dent repair is the fastest and most affordable way to get a quality dent repair on your vehicle and make your car look as good as it did before the accident.