On July 13th, 2011 there was a destructive hail storm at the Denver International Airport. A total of 18 aircraft were grounded, delaying and canceling flights for days. In addition to the aircraft damaged, over 17,000 automobile hail claims were filed. This storm has kept hail repair technicians busy for months. At the peak of [...]
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Although the majority of PDR work is done on automobiles, there are occasions where customers have some very unique requests. When you think about it, anything with a metal body or panel can be subject to dings and dents. But as long as you can get a tool to it, you have the potential to [...]
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Even if it’s not typical to see a racecar come into your shop for dent repairs, it does stand to reason that these types of cars would offer work for a PDR technician. As they say, “Rubbin’ is racin’.” And unless the car slammed into the wall at 200 miles per hour, or ended up [...]
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It’s not uncommon to come across customers who consider their cars to be their baby, and you might have to take extra care to make sure their car comes out in perfect shape so they drive away happy. But on some occasions, you might have the chance to work on a car so rare and [...]
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In July of 2009, parts of Colorado experienced the second costliest hail storm in Denver weather history. Areas like Arvada, Wheat Ridge and Lakewood were pounded with 1-2 inch size hail, accompanied by 60-70 mile per hour winds. Reports afterward stated that the storm caused at least $350 million in damage to houses and cars, [...]
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Glue-pulling is a fairly recent aspect of PDR that has quickly gained in popularity thanks to advancements in equipment and the quality of the glue. If done correctly, it can be used to remove dents in areas that tools can’t get to, such as the edges of panels or along roof rails. A glue gun [...]
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Working a dent in a bumper can go one of two ways – either it can be impossible to remove the dent with PDR, or it can be quite simple for a good technician. The PDR techniques work best on plastic bumpers with dented corners. The timeframe can also be important, as bumpers that have [...]
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