PAINTLESS DENT REMOVAL'S BIG SECRET!.......and it's problem

THE BIG MYSTERY!

If you look at before/after pic's of Paintless Dent Removal you will notice that many have either a florescent light or some kind of reflector board in them, which you can see in the reflection of the vehicle's surface.

You will notice that if you look at the dent being featured it is almost always situated at the edge of a stripe or line created either by the light bulb fixture being used or by the lines on the reflector board.

You will then see that the line passing through the dent is warped. this helps provide contrast and highlight the dent for you to see.

And that, for many PDR technicians, is the end and the BIG SECRET! The BIG MYSTERY! That is how they see and repair dings and dents!

Let me explain. Many PDR training schools teach their students to look only at that warped line and when that line is straight "PRESTO!" the dent must be gone!

And that makes some sense but it's not the whole story.

It's certainly not the end of the dent removal.
But that is one reason why you see some reflector boards with so many lines on them.

The school of thought is that narrower lines in greater numbers will allow for a smaller dent to be repaired.

Here is one problem. When using that method only, a technician can only be as accurate as the lines are narrow. If the dent is not distorting the lines, the technician can't tell exactly where the tip of his tool is so he must quit.

That is not accurate enough for a retail quality job.

It will pass as a wholesale repair on a used (or even new) car lot, but shouldn't be confused with retail work.

It is just not accurate enough.

I don't look at light's and reflector boards in only one way. (see my post on Deloreans)

So now you know why I don't like that many lines on my reflector board and you just learned one thing that many PDR students are paying money for.

I tried to keep this short because you know I love this stuff and I could go into much, much more detail but like I said last time, that could take a book.

I'd like to help you with a repair need that you might have

so feel free to call or stop by the SMOOTH A DENT shop located on Sunbeam Rd. in beautiful Jacksonville Florida.

Michael Parks

SMOOTH A DENT

904-347-1065

4533 Sunbeam Rd.

Jacksonville, Fl. 32257