If you've had thunder storm in your area you already know what PDR is and how businesses prefer this method over conventional repairs. Major insurance Companies have PDR capable staffs and use specialized software to analyze the damage and to get repairs performed. They even have a multitude of PDR businesses that follow insurers' disaster divisions across the country to perform the service.

So why sublease this out when your shop could easily benefit from it yourself?

The PDR concept being able to damage has been in our industry since the beginning. The twist, of course, is that there's no grinding of filling allowed. Many say this concept came to the USA 50 years ago; some say 20 years ago. But it wasn't until the early to 1980's that the craze started hitting the industry show routes. Many of us watched with the disbelief and then amazement as trainers demonstrated the skillfulness and equipment of the trade. But few of us took them seriously because, "Why worry, several of us have enough to do."

Many "one person" businesses sprung to specialize in PDR at dealerships and used car lots, and billboards began to surface to market directly to individuals. But several of us were still too busy to care. Now, many multi-line service businesses and franchises have solidified their positions in the marketplace. And they can provide these services to used car lots, body shops, insurers and individuals as quickly and as conveniently as any of us can.

To give us a better understanding of PDR, several of us first should dispel some of the misunderstanding surrounding the service:

The first misunderstanding is the key is the unique hand equipment you purchase. The fact is it takes not only the proper equipment, but the knowledge of the proper skillfulness, patience and a great amount of practice to be profitable.

While the equipment are a vital part of the system, many body Paintless Dent Repair technicians don't possess the patience and/or finesse necessary to master PDR skillfulness, and the equipment can't compensate for that. But for those who do have the patience and finesse the equipment go hand in hand with them.

The unique PDR hand equipment is an evolutionary product of the body picks our industry used many years ago. Many young Paintless Dent Repair technicians could not even be aware of this ancient equipment unless they asked someone what they were because, right now, most of them are being used inappropriately as pry bars or drift chisels.

So what makes this equipment so unique? PDR tool sets have defined application built into them autel md802. They have unique shapes diameters and lengths Advanced Version of DS708, and the tool sets are generally color coded to assist the Paintless Dent Repair technician in identifying the proper tool for the application. Besides basic sets for normal usage, there are unique sets of plastic-tipped equipment that allow for added force to be applied (larger surface area) while diminishing the risk of cracking the paint and causing a "tool mark." This plastic tipped equipment also prevents the scratching of the protective E-Coat on the back of the panel. And this equipment is only the beginning. Special sets for unique applications are available to do what most though impossible. But all quality PDR equipment are made of high strength hardened steels with unique handles for ease of use.

Paul Fountain is a certified Paintless Dent Technician and a web advisor for . © 2007 To learn more about Paintless Dent Repair please visit > .
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