What is Paintless Dent Removal or PDR ?

PDR, or Paintless Dent Removal is a process that removes minor dents on cars and other vehicles without the need for body filler or paint.

There are two main methods of Paintless Dent Removal or PDR the first involves our technicians gaining access behind the effected area, either using using the window or gaining access behind body trim which is carefully removed, then using specially designed tools manipulating the area to remove the pressure and remove the dent. This dent repair method is very difficult to learn and takes months upon months to be able to repair a minor dent.

The second method is called Glue Pulling, this technique involves using glue tabs and a glue puller this technique is used where access the dent with bars is difficult or requires excessive trim removal, common places include the roof, the bars along the top and sides of doors and other areas sometimes that restrict access. All methods involve the use of specialist reflector boards to see exactly were the tip of our tool or where to place the glue tab, this is a highly skilled job and should NOT be attempted by an untrained person thinking they will have a go, as this will make the repair impossible to repair. In the majority of cases, these methods of dent removal produce and almost invisible repair and sometimes even 100% invisible but once we have finished the repair it will be unnoticeable by the untrained eye. We have successfully repaired dents our customers thought were impossible to remove and have been told by other companies or car dealers that a new panel would be needed. In these cases we offer a no fix no fee service to reassure you that we can fix these dents and the confidence that if we can't fix it you haven't lost anything.

How are the majority of dents caused?

There are a number of ways dent appear, the majority of people that come to us have no idea how the dent appeared, normally the car has been parked somewhere and on return they notice the dented panel. Below is a list of some potential causes.

• Car Door Opening - this is probably the most normal cause normally occurring in a car park
• Damage caused by shopping trolleys again another common cause
• Golf Clubs - a suprising amount of dents are caused by taking clubs in and out of cars
• Minor Accident Damage - perhaps you have hit a post or a bumped into another car
• Football, Basketball or golf ball damage - normally caused by children playing in the street and accidents do happen
• Hit and Run damage - an increasing amount of people do not leave their details when hitting parked cars
• A suprising amount of dents are actually of unknown cause

What are the advantages of using Paintless Dent Removal or PDR ?

• Money  - Paintless Dent Removal can save you a fortune compared to using a traditional body shop
• Quality - As there is no painting involved the manufacturers original finish is maintained
• Time  - A body shop can take your car for days we aim to have the car back to you as soon as possible
• Accessible - We can either come to you or you can come to us.

Paintless Dent Removal is a great way of repairing damage saving you both time and money, we always aim to have your car back to you in the shortest time possible with the lease amount of disruption and cost.

What are the Results Like, Will I still see the dent?

With PDR you maintain your cars original factory finish, the majority of repairs are unnoticeable and nobody will ever tell a dent was ever there unlike traditional methods which use body filler and paint. Although tradional methods are blended into the existing paint a trained eye can notice them and a larger area is painted to blend in the new paint.

The main advantage of PDR is the cost, our prices start at just £55 which means the majority of repairs don't need you to claim on your insurance or loose your no-claims bonus.

PDR maintains the resale value of your vehicle, most people want ato buy a dent free, unmarked car, PDR removes dents leaving no trace of any previous damage.

The majority of dents are virtually invisible once we have repaired them, although we do not guarantee 100% invisibility, the vast majority of dents are not noticeable once repaired, with most customers unable to even find where the original dent was.

Can any dent be repaired using PDR?

The Majority of dents can be repaired using PDR, as a general rule if the paintwork is not damaged the dent can be repaired, however saying that if there are minor scratches, we may be able to polish them out or repair them. Why not send us a photo and ask us if we can repair them.

Providing we can gain access behind the dent, we can repair the damage, even if we can't gain access as long as the panel hasn't been repainted previously, we can use our advanced glue pulling techniques to pull the dent out.

With our Paintless Dent Removal (PDR) skills we can restore your vehicle to it's original state at a fraction of the cost of conventional body shops.

Paintless Dent Removal (PDR) has been around for many years and is very popular in the USA but is generally less well known in the UK.  Paintless Dent Removal (PDR) is a great way to repair your car and have it looking as it came out of the factory. You don't need to replace a panel, slap it with filler and paint it to repair a dent, the PDR process can often repair what most people think is impossible!

We want to return your car to how it came from the factory and take great pride in our work and when you leave we want you to be happy.

What areas do you cover?

We are based in St Albans, Hertfordshire and to keep our costs down all repairs are completed from our workshop. Due to our great reputation we have customers travel to us from all over the country.

Areas near to us include St Albans, Harpenden, Luton, Hemel Hempstead,Watford, Bushey, Leavesden, Hatfield, Ware, Hertford, Sawbridgeworth, Bishops Stortford, Puckeridge, Turnford, Broxbourne, Wormley, Cheshunt, Goffs Oak ,Cuffley, Welwyn Garden City, Brookmans Park, Borehamwood, Stevenage, Watton at Stone, Royston, Hoddesdon, Waltham Cross, Baldock, Barnet, Hitchin, Luton, Wheathampstead, Great Dunmow, Tring, East Herts, North Herts