Paintless dent removal?!

[ryan_GTI]

Following on from the other thread; Brisbane is hitting storm season and unexpected hail is prone to happen...

... to cut the story short - was at work today; no undercover parking available; passenger side door recieved 8 minor dents size of 10c pieces...

after feeling sorry for myself for 5minutes I thought I'd just live with it, but I also heard of paintless dent removal which sounds quite attractive atm.

So, wondering if any of you guys experienced with PDR and what kind of costs am I looking at? ballpark figures? ... not gonna go with insurance 'cos of excess and it's gonna go on my history...

Help out pplz!

[Leslie R]

when i got mine done it cost $50/panel, but if you got that many it may cost a bit more...it works but you will know there was a dent there cause it doesnt get rid of the ripple...and make sure the dude gets all the polishing shit off before he finishes, cause he didnt with mine and i had to wax it all off...

[ryan_GTI]

$50 sound rather cheap... excuse my 8yr old thinking... when you mention 'panel' does that mean the door? or the dent?

[Leslie R]

per panel as in door panel, quarter panel, fender, etc...

[ryan_GTI]

ohh i knew that haha... cheers mate! feelin' heaps relieved knowing it's not gonna hit the $200+ mark for such a petty job.

so if the damages are on my 2 door panels; does the price depend on how much dent is on each panel? or ur PDR specialist only charged by how many 'panels' need repair?

[Leslie R]

well depending on how many there are on each door it may cost a little bit more...like if you had 2 dents on one door and 27 on the other they wouldnt be the same price obivously...

[speeder]

Ballpark figure is $50 (give or take) per dent size of a 20 cent coin. Panels have nothing to do with the cost, the price only increases if it's a hard panel to get behind. But because you have multiple dents on one panel which makes it easier for the dent remover, the labour should be cheaper.

[MrThanh]

the PDR guy that we used before charged approximately $50 per panel, unless it was a large panel such as the bonnet.

We did have quite a few cars together though, and that helped to bring down the price a bit.

[lovesil]

i did witness a dent removal guy in doing. And seriously, it do little to the overall dent. But then again, different kinda dent gets different results. What i notice is, after their knocking of the panel with their nails (or whatever's called), instead of seeing the original dent, you will see micro dents caused by the nails. A trade off?? Fixable by polishing???

[ryan_GTI]

lovesil - are you serious?? was the dent you saw huge? ... 'cos mines just lil light dimples... i better get a friggin smooth finish lol

mrthanh - yeah i saw the thread about you organising a group repair day, any1 from brisbane feel free to do the same!

[Jingers]

lovesil from the sound of it the person u saw in trade isnt all that good. I have had 3 dents removed from a varience of cars and i do not see any trace of it. However he is quite expensive and maybe the cost of it is further raised by the fact he comes to me