A Step-By-Step Look At Paintless Dent Removal

Paintless Dent Removal, or PDR, has been becoming more and more popular because more and more consumers are finding it to be a highly effective and affordable alternative to getting small repairs done with more traditional methods. PDR offers a much better value than traditional dent repair methods and is an excellent way to look after the condition of your vehicle’s exterior affordably. Here’s a glance at how Jungerman CARSTAR utilizes PDR to repair vehicles in St. Peters, St. Charles, O'Fallon, and Lake St. Louis, Missouri.

What's Paintless Dent Removal?

Traditional dent repair fills auto body dents in with paint or auto body filler, which is then matched to the remainder of the vehicle’s exterior. Although this process can make a vehicle look as good as new, it does not deal with the actual dent in a way that's a lasting, long-term solution. It’s also time-consuming, expensive, and could affect the re-sale value of your automobile.

With paintless dent removal, there are not any fillers and there isn't any sanding. PDR is an eco-friendly repair method that restores your vehicle’s body to factory-like condition in a fraction of the time at a fraction of the price. PDR may be used to get rid of dings and dents from vehicles in St. Peters, St. Charles, O'Fallon, and Lake St. Louis, Missouri, in addition to auto body creases and hail damage. Jungerman CARSTAR technicians utilize PDR to safely restore vehicles to their initial factory condition without compromising a vehicle’s original painted finish, or a consumer’s wallet.

The PDR Process

Assess the Damage

The first step to any repair procedure is to gauge the damage. Where is the dent? How large is the dent? How can we get to the dent? After assessing the damage, and determining how it can be effectively removed via PDR (as 80-90% of all dents are), we prepare the spot around the dent for the repair. Particularly with hail damage, special equipment needs to be used to find all of the dents that may not be visible to the naked eye.

Gain Access to the Dent

In most cases, PDR requires you to access the back side of the dent, which means carefully removing body panels, tail lights, or in some instances, interior panels. To perform PDR, you'll need a pathway to the dent.

Once we have access to a dent, it is time to perform the PDR repair. This is where the precision and expertise of our trained technicians comes in.

Get A Better Look at the Dent

Jungerman CARSTAR utilizes a special light board to offer our technician a better look at the offending dent from their point-of-view. The special lights let us get a clear look at all of the dent or dents so that nothing is missed.

Apply Slow Pressure to Work out the Dent

Special tools are then utilized to carefully massage the surface back to its initial position.

Paintless dent removal is faster, cheaper, and more effective than conventional methods in most cases. That’s why you ought to head to Jungerman CARSTAR in St. Peters, Missouri to take care of hail damage or other dents that could show up on your automobile.