Paintless Dent Repair (PDR) removes the need for body filler and repainting, which reduces waste and helps the environment. Professional technicians use specialized tools to massage the dent back into place, using no chemicals or paint.
This process can be used on many dents, including supermarket parking lot dings and hail damage. However, it will not work on bare metal or deep scratches.
Hot Glue
Glue pulling, or PDR with glue tabs is an alternative to tapping and can be performed at home. It involves attaching handles to a dent with hot glue and tugging them with specialized tools.
Unlike other glues, PDR glue sticks use high-performance polymers that don’t charge when heated. This allows them to hold up under harsh working conditions without causing nozzle blockages that can disrupt on-site production and add cost to the repair.
They also have high softening points and shear and impact resistance. They can bond well with various substrates without losing strength or flexibility. They also don’t lose their adhesive properties when cooled down, making them easy to remove once the job is finished. This makes them an excellent choice for repairing dents and dings.
Screwdriver
A screwdriver is a hand-operated tool for turning screws. A typical simple screwdriver has a handle and shaft that ends in a tip the user inserts into the head of a screw. The shaft may be made of tough steel to resist bending and twisting, and the tip may be treated for corrosion resistance or specialized for its application, such as diamond-coated or ridged for additional grip.
A computer screwdriver is a precision screwdriver used to fasten the tiny screws that hold hardware and components in laptops and desktop computers. These screwdrivers are essentially the same as jewelers’ and watchmakers’ but with comfortable plastic or rubber handles. Other special screws require specialized screwdrivers with blade tips that fit the cross-shaped slots in their heads. These screwdrivers can be induction-hardened to reduce wear and corrosion.
Plunger
It sounds like something out of a 3rd-grade science fair, but your plunger in your bathroom is quite effective at pulling out dents. This method works best in auto dent removal Lakewood CO on minor dents on plastic car body parts such as the bumpers. Just make sure to use a cup plunger (as opposed to the flange type commonly used for toilets), and remember to wear gloves.
The idea is to pour a pot of boiling water over the dent in your car and then quickly reach behind it with the plunger to push it back into place before the hot water can cool. If you’re lucky enough to get the plunger in the correct position, it will create suction that pulls the dent straight out of your car.
Rubber Mallet
A mallet is a general tool shaped like a hammer and usually has some solid material at the head, including wood or metal. However, rubber mallets have a unique rounded top made of softer material and won’t damage whatever surface it hits against.
This makes it perfect for tapping materials together when a softer blow is required than that produced by a metal hammer, such as forcing tight-fitting wooden parts together or shifting plasterboard into place. It is also excellent for releasing entrapped air in concrete molds, slump cones, and unit-weight buckets. If the dent is in a plastic bumper, you can use boiling water to soften the metal and push it back into place. Just protect yourself from burns using a potholder or hot gloves.
Knockdown
Dents and dings can occur from natural causes, such as hail or dropping objects on your vehicle. They can also result from intentional acts of vandalism or damage caused by sports and recreational activities.
Rather than removing the indent and repainting, Paintless Dent Repair (PDR) specialists massage your vehicle’s body back into shape. This method is quicker and more cost-effective than traditional methods, and it retains your vehicle’s original paint.
To perform this technique, halfway drill screws into each end of a wooden dowel. Use the screws as handles on each side of the dowel. On the broader end of each dowel, put a generous dollop of hot glue. Once the glue dries, place it on your vehicle’s surface near the dent. Pull on each dowel to remove the dent.