What is paintless dent removal?

The paint is not broken, the dent is a smooth round dip, and it is in the middle of the panel. Those are the conditions for paintless dent removal. The panel is worked back into shape from behind, and no paint is touched.

What kind of repair does it need?

Paintless dent removal. No filler, no colour matching and no respray. Your factory paint stays on the car, which helps if you sell it.

Class of work Paintless dent removal. Nothing is repainted.

The dent is pushed back out from behind. Your original paint stays on the car. It only works while the paint is not broken.

What to do next

See a paintless dent specialist, not a panel shop. The same dent through a panel shop is paint work and costs much more. If a shop quotes a respray for an unbroken dent in the middle of a panel, get a paintless quote first.

Sources

  1. EZ Tech PDRrepairerPaintless dent repair can save factory paint, cut repair time, and avoid filler…

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