Giant Crease Dent Repair / Learn to Glue Pull with Dent Time

Learning how to glue pull with paintless dent repair is not all that bad but knowing how to finish is the hard part. There are a lot of things to consider or understand what is not seen in the demo here. One thing is all the crowns (high spots) you have to tap back down. Mainly I use glue pulling to cut back on the pushing part and to release trapped pressure that would otherwise take much longer to do.

The lighter the metal, the more time consuming and tapping you will do. When I train my students, glue pulling is one of the main topics I teach in regards to bigger dents. Glue pulling is mainly a tool but not the answer all the time for dents. I do however know a few pdr techs who atually are quite good at glue pulling. We do agree though, if you can get to the dent with a tool, traditional pdr is obviously faster. But when it comes to bigger dents, glue pulling to a great side kick for pdr.

This dent was performed and taught at a dealership. Unfortunately this dent was not removed 100% but you can be the judge on how well it came out. I can tell you though, it sold with no customer complaints.

If you are interested and seriously considering pdr training, give me a call (Myke Toledo) direct at 858-699-2054 or visit my new web 2.0 website

Bentley Bumper Repair Video Coming Soon

Lately I finally had the chance to shoot some bumper repair videos. I have another division called "bumpertime" that obviously specializes in plastic bumper repair. We also offer mobile body and paint repair as well.

Anyhow, I filmed about 4 bumpers in 2 days and wanted to step up my videos for the bumper repair division. Below is just what it looks like. A black Bentley GT convertible coupe. Oh yes, I said black. Black shows everything unfortunately but this bumper repair came out really well. This clip is not the full version but we are just getting the post production started.

For anyone interested in our mobile bumper repair and want to know how much is cost, please visit our newer website www.DentRepairSanDiego.com

New Download Dent Repair Tutorial Preview

So one of my many requests I am asked about is the body line dents. To be honest, between body line dents and creases are almost neck and neck. Both are complex and both can be even more complex if it is real deep.

In this paintless dent repair technique through an animated tech article, Basically, through a video. This is a preview of what it looks like but with full animation and myself narrating. I explain a detailed process with the type of tools I used and why. I also talk about crowns, releasing pressure, and the line process.

I don't have an exact release date but it should be by the end of this month or early July. Meanwhile, take a look at the preview and comment as you want.

PDR Advice - Push Yourself to Perform Better

Well , here is a dent I recently did about two weeks ago. I filmed it and it came out pretty decent. I never promised my customer a 100% repair but I knew it would be about a 100% better than the before. Besides, that is always a rule of thumb. It's not an excuse not to perform a great repair but instead enhance the expectations of the customer in the end. In other words, don't over promise your customer.

This post is not just about the results of a dent repair but understanding that not every repair you attempt (not matter what experience you have) you may not always get it out perfect or close to. The important thing is that you try 100%. Your effort alone will reward you in the future even if you feel the job was not worth charging for.

Discipline Yourself

Consider advertising public you don't charge if your customer is not happy with your results. If you really want to stand out from the rest, advertise you don't charge if the customer can still see it. Your game will step up believe me. You don't want to work for free but you should not settle for "good enough" either.

Obviously if you are upfront before you start a repair, the customer understands you will do your best and as long as you meet their expectations or beyond, you will continue to grow as an experienced pdr technician.

In general, every pdr tech has their moments. But don't settle on "labeling" yourself as one type of pdr tech. You either know how to remove all type of dents or you don't. In the past there were a lot of pdr techs that limited themselves as "I just do door dings" or "I just fix dents on top panels." No those techs are either starving or out of business. The more well rounded you want to become, the more business opportunities you will have. If you are afraid of the bigger dents, then get help and take the step to grow your company and your personal pdr skills. It won't hurt, believe me.

Well, I'm Myke Toledo and hope this post was helpful. If you have any comments, please let me know. I'll be glad to answer.

New PDR Paintless Dent Repair Downloadable Tutorials / Video Pod Cast

I have several tutorials coming out in July. I have been working like a dog, promoting, producing and taking care of the family in between. Lately I ahve finished up some tutorials for download. They will be available through Autolecture.com and reconexpress.com as well.

I have some ideas on the next ones but if you are willing to comment and give me some ideas what you would like to see, please do. I will pick one of the people who comment and do a segment on it as well.

I ahve also been working on some podcasts as well. I talk about useful tips and techniques and demonstrate which tools help me remove dents easier and faster.

Well hope most of you enjoy my blog and I'll try to keep it interesting as possible. So have a great weekend and may all your doot dings and things... be little ones!

M3 PDR Training Dent Repair Tutorial - Paintless Dent Removal

What's up everyone. I through a little highlight of this M3 BMW dent repair video I did recently. This dent was extremely deep and and on the verge of "No Can Do" due to the location and depth. There were 3 things that made this dent extremely difficult. Depth, location and type of dent (crease).

To an ordinary person, the dent is obvious but beyond obvious, it has a crease inside the dent that went across the body line. I needed to use heat. Oh and yes, even us Cali pdr techs use heat even with our sunny weather. Always pack your heat! Heat gun that is.

There were some details about the tools used and tips used to remove the dent but I will ad that on my dvds coming out this winter. I hope you like and please leave a comment. It lets me know what you like and don't. Take care and enjoy the video.

Body Line Dent Repair PDR Training - Part 3

Alright everyone, I was recording Alex's progress in regards to performing high quality paintless dent removal with body lines. I don't give out details about my process how I train but you can definitely see his progress through the video. This was the beginning of his 3rd week and he's doing amazing. Both him and Fotis are establishing themselves as future premier PDR techs.

The hardest thing about learning how to remove body line dents is keeping your tool tip accurate. If you make a miss-push, then you have to correct it. Don't let it get out of hand. My training is known for clean and symmetrical repairs that have not pock marks, micro cracks in the paint or looks messy.

Alex and Fotis were taught this technique the first week. The second is perfecting and well by the 3rd week, you can see the results yourself. That's why 4 weeks is always the best way to go for really grasping and understanding the full nature of the PDR repair process. Meanwhile, take a look and you'll see what I mean.

Stay tuned, we have more to come...