Paintless Dent Removal Will Give a Facelift to Your Car July, 2014 | Page 2

PDR or Paintless Dent Removal is a common name, which is used in
unison for a number of techniques, which are used for minor dent
repair, and dings from the panels and the body of car and
automobiles. PDR can be used to repair a number of types of dents
and dings where the paint has been left intact. The common use of
PDR is in small dent repair like removing door dings, dents and hail
damage. PDR can also be used effectively to conceal high spots,
minor creases and so also plastic bumper indentation.
PDR involves massaging or pushing the inner side of the affected
area and restoring it to the original state. Different types of tools
are used and this includes metal rods and picks. PDR techniques are
continuously being innovated and the technicians can use different
lights and reflection boards to enable better precision and quality of
work. Sometimes glue is also used to pull the dents out if it is not
possible to approach the panels from behind with props and rods.
Final touches are done by tapping and reshaping the repair to make
the surface flat.