Repairing dings in trunk

[Lil bastard]

Originally Posted by raddoc

Actually, the braces underneath are the reason that PDR works so well. They usually heat a putty knife to release the adhesive between the brace and the lid or other panel, allowing the panel to spring back or be easily popped back into shape. Check for a gap after the repair ; I filled mine in with silicone and then painted the goop.

Interesting. I had a small dent in the hood of our Jag which was right behind the bracing. The PDR guy used by the Dealership looked it over and said it couldn't be removed via PDR, but that he'd have to drill and pull it, then fill it and paint it.

This wizard was very skilled and did some truly invisible work on another car of mine, so I trust he knew what he was talking about.

I found a perfect hood, same color, on CL for $200, so I went witrh that as opposed to pulling, filling and painting which was quoted at $500.

So, I guess it all depends on the dent, location, skill of the wizard, etc.

[CT986S]

< hijack mode on > - hey, I'm a newbie 'n I'll shut it off!

QUOTE: snip ... of our Jag... snip Originally posted by Lil bastard

A Jaguar and a Porsche? I'm doing something wrong here...

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[nola911]

I had three pyramids on my rear trunk. My pdr guy took all three out for 65 and you would never, even in the best lighting, see it.

[TimAustinW]

I have about 4-5 dings in various places on my fenders and one on the rear lid. Not noticeable for the most part but I see em. For those that have had PDR work done on their car for dings what would you expect to pay to have them removed? If you had to guess.

[kabel]

I would guess well under $200 for what you describe. I have seen some fantastic PDR results, great value usually.

[E Kaplan]

I used Dent Wizard In Tampa, Florida. He removed 3 dings, one in the trunk, all for about $110. Great work. Can't see any evidence of dings. I think Dent Wizard is a chain.
Eric

[nola911]

My PDR guy does it by the panel. The trunk can have 55 dings and it costs the same as 1 ding on the quarter panel. 65 dollars per panel, he quits charging at around 200