steve900
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can anyone recommend a dent repair kit?
I've got quite a few dings on the 9000 and fancy trying my hand at repairing them rather than just getting replacement panels. There seems to be loads of kits on eBay and Amazon - don't know where to start, so any suggestions or recommendations gratefully received!
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Dent repairDeleted
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I take it that you are talking about 'paintless dent repair' It's a very dark art - takes a deft hand, a very keen eye, more patience than you can muster and a sprinkling of magic - I have been restoring classics / repainting moderns for 40 years hence retain much skills & experience and even I don't get involved with this - I call in my paintless dent repair chap - takes him next to no time and is very fair with his pricing - you would be far better off doing the same rather than wasting money on a dent repair kit
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Last Edit: Jun 21, 2018 11:32:53 GMT by Deleted
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Agreed.
Very few people will make a success of it.
We’ve got all the PDR equipment here, but it very rarely gets used. The local PDR Guy is on our estate at least once a week, so it’s far quicker and more cost effective to get him to drop by and do it.
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steve900
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Jun 21, 2018 10:06:35 GMT
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thanks for the advice - I'm all for giving owt a go but on reflection I think getting a pro to do it would yield far better results!
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Jun 21, 2018 14:56:53 GMT
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let them that no what they are doing doing it best
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Jun 21, 2018 19:14:42 GMT
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1994 BMW 525i touring
2004 BMW Z4 sorn and broken
1977 Ford Escort
1982 Ford Capri getting restored
1999 Mazda B2500 daily driver.
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Dent repairMercdan68
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Jun 21, 2018 19:33:07 GMT
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My lad bought a kit from Aldi
How I laughed to myself
He pulled a dent out of the rear arch on the wife’s daily very well, obviously it’s not fantastic but credit to him for having a go with just a small skim of filler it’ll be good
But for the best results I’d go with the advice given already
Get the experts in!
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Last Edit: Jun 21, 2018 19:33:35 GMT by Mercdan68
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1999 Jaguar s type
1993 ford escort
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id never seen pdr in action before... fair to say that my gob was well smacked!! this guy really seems to know his onions.
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'80 s1 924 turbo..hibernating
'80 golf gli cabriolet...doing impression of a skip
'97 pug 106 commuter...continuing cheapness making me smile!
firm believer in the k.i.s.s and f.i.s.h principles.
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okp
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I work for dent repairs Leeds, as a painter, I have dent tools bit believe me, it's not easy, we have a dedicated team for PDR, I use mine mainly to push for paint, where pdr isnt possible, but to push so less filler is needed.
Pdr takes a long time to master, it really is an art and you have to do it day in day out to keep good at it.
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i just know what i would end up with....
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'80 s1 924 turbo..hibernating
'80 golf gli cabriolet...doing impression of a skip
'97 pug 106 commuter...continuing cheapness making me smile!
firm believer in the k.i.s.s and f.i.s.h principles.
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Dent repairDeleted
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I am looking to get into PDR, how should i go about getting my training, you mentioned some schools ??any help would be appreciated. On another automobile forum I was recommended to get Thes PRD tools glexotools.com/ . But I was also told that PDR is an art that takes thousands of hours of practice. There are a several companies that undertake PDR training courses just Google 'PDR Training Courses' - personally I would not invest in any equipment / tools until you have attended a few courses and are confident that its something you can master - there are a lot of so called PDR specialists out there - some are next to useless - some hold limited skills whilst others are very good & effective at what they do - it takes a certain person to master the craft and its not something that you are going to master overnight - good luck regardless |
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Rich
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Dent repairRich
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I am looking to get into PDR, how should i go about getting my training, you mentioned some schools ??any help would be appreciated. On another automobile forum I was recommended to get Thes PRD tools glexotools.com/ . But I was also told that PDR is an art that takes thousands of hours of practice. There are a several companies that undertake PDR training courses just Google 'PDR Training Courses' - personally I would not invest in any equipment / tools until you have attended a few courses and are confident that its something you can master - there are a lot of so called PDR specialists out there - some are next to useless - some hold limited skills whilst others are very good & effective at what they do - it takes a certain person to master the craft and its not something that you are going to master overnight - good luck regardless Fairly sure that that post is advertising spam for the company mentioned  |
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Dent repairDeleted
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Dec 19, 2019 10:50:12 GMT
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There are a several companies that undertake PDR training courses just Google 'PDR Training Courses' - personally I would not invest in any equipment / tools until you have attended a few courses and are confident that its something you can master - there are a lot of so called PDR specialists out there - some are next to useless - some hold limited skills whilst others are very good & effective at what they do - it takes a certain person to master the craft and its not something that you are going to master overnight - good luck regardless Fairly sure that that post is advertising spam for the company mentioned Rich - Would not surprise me - I didn't open the link |
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Rich
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Dent repairRich
@foxmcintyre
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Dec 19, 2019 13:07:28 GMT
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Fairly sure that that post is advertising spam for the company mentioned Rich - Would not surprise me - I didn't open the link I don’t blame you. Even if you were interested in PDR I don’t blame you for not clicking.  |
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rickygolf83
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Mk2 Golf 8v & 16v, VR6, Nova Antibes, Mk4 1.8t & mk4 Gt Tdi 130
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Dec 20, 2019 18:18:56 GMT
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id never seen pdr in action before... fair to say that my gob was well smacked!! this guy really seems to know his onions. Dude i work with had a dent that needed sorting last year. Was quote up to £600 to fix the mess. I suggested pdr and sent him that dudes vid links; he messaged him but guy didnt fancy trecking up here and no wonder I found local guys to us and dent sorted for £80. Completely gone. Amazing work; was on the crease into curve part, arch corner of rear door on a kadjar Dude said it might not be 100%, but he fancied the challenge! Not 100% no charge. Well worth showing one of these type folks if damage but paint not broken etc...before going straight to paint 👍 |
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