What Is Paintless Dent Repair?

The auto repair and restoration business hasMost dents and dings are easily repaired, unless the
blossomed and grown to be a multi billion dollardent is on a door edge or a difficult crease then they
business in recent years especially in auto body repair.may only be fixed with traditional auto body shop
Along with the rising demand costs have greatlyrepairs like sanding, filling and painting. The end result of
increased. A small dent repair at a local body shop canpaintless dent repair in most cases will be like the dent
cost around $600 or more easily to fix. Multiply that byor ding was never there. It is completely removed.
6 (the average number of parking lot dings, gougesThe average cost is around $50 per ding or dent and
and dents per car) and you can pay over $2000 toa discount is usually given for multiple dings and dents.
just fix all the dents and dings on your car. Yes, carObviously a used car dealership with a lot of inventory
repair to your car or trucks sheet metal is verywill have lower volume prices around $30 per dent.
expensive.Paintless dent removal, like headlight restoration, is a
Then, in comes paintless dent repair. Paintless denthigh profit margin business that any automotive
repair has been around for over ten years and wasbusiness can use to add to their bottom line. Many
first started at local car dealerships for fixing used carsbusinesses do actually pay their entire lease or rent
and increasing used car revenues (like headlightfrom these add-on businesses alone.
restoration). It was started as a way to save moneyAs lives become more hectic and frantic it is still a
and spruce up the cars, which not only made themgood idea to always park far away to avoid the
look better, but also made them fetch a higher saletypical shopping lot door dings and dents. But, as we all
price. In a nut shell, paintless dent removal is theknow they will happen regardless due to a errant
repairing of small dents and dings by gently massagingshopping cart, reckless kids, etc... There is no way out
them out with rods and metal bars that are insertedof it. Dents and dings could even come as hail damage
and applied from the backside.from a bad thunderstorm, a ding from the
Paintless dent technicians are specially trained withneighborhood kids soccer ball, etc. It will happen, but
tools similar to pry bars, mirrors and special lights toyou do not have to pay through the nose to have
gently massage and return the formerly bent andthem fixed and keep your car or truck in pristine
stretched metal to its former shape. This may seemcondition. Paintless dent removal, just like headlight
difficult, but actually most repairs can be done in 20 -30restoration is for headlights, is the best solution for
minutes and the results are nothing short of amazing.small everyday dings and dents.