San Diego Paintless Dent Repair

PDR is a dent repair process that doesn’t affect the paintwork or use patches of any kind. A specialized technician will massage the dent through the back of the panel with tools designed specifically for this task. After patiently massaging the back of the panel, the dent will begin to disappear as the panel takes its original shape. Dents, divots, and shallow scratches all look good as new.

Unfortunately, no. Paintless Dent Repair is a wonderful, effective, and cost-efficient solution, but only if the paint surface hasn’t been broken. Most shallow scratches, dents, and dings only penetrate the protective surface of the panel without affecting the paint. However, if the paint is buckled or you can see the metal layer of the panel, PDR is not an option. In those cases, we will have to fix the dent through traditional methods. Size and location will also affect our ability to use PDR. A good rule of thumb is if the dent is smaller than a golf ball and doesn’t reach the paint, it can be fixed by PDR. However, just because it’s a large dent doesn’t automatically disqualify it. Even if a dent is as large as a dinner plate or affects the whole panel, as long as it isn’t deep, PDR might be a great solution. By requesting a free estimate, our technicians can determine your dent qualities for PDR.

Yes, the dent’s location makes a difference regarding PDR. Though Paintless Dent Repair is very versatile, there are areas where technicians won’t be able to massage the dent out of the car’s panels. These locations included heavily braced hoods, the very edge of some car panels, and some quarter panel edges.

Unlike traditional dent repair methods, Paintless dent repair doesn’t lower the value of your car! This is because your original paint job is not affected whatsoever! Traditional methods of bodywork repair tend to lower the value of your car because buyers don’t want to pay as much for a car that’s had work done. PDR is virtually undetectable and doesn’t have to be disclosed to new buyers because it’s not considered bodywork.

On minor dents, your car’s panel should look good as new! The deeper the dent and the longer it’s been since the damage occurred are both factors that affect the flexibility of the panel. However, our technicians have very good results even on deeper dents, as long as the paint hasn’t been affected.

Definitely not! We can say with full confidence that the dent will not come back PDR massages the panel back into its original form, so it loses the shape of the dent. It is impossible for the dent to reoccur from the original damage when PDR is done properly.

Absolutely! PDR averages about one-quarter to one-third of the cost of traditional dent repair jobs. We can cut costs because we use way less time and resources in PDR.

Outside of the convenience, lower cost, and higher quality of PDR, there are other benefits as well. PDR is considered much more environmentally friendly. This process fixes the original paint job and doesn’t introduce new toxic chemicals into the environment. Since no new materials are needed in PDR, it lowers your vehicle’s overall carbon footprint.