Dents out, paint untouched
Paintless Dent Repair in Lavon, Factory Finish Intact
Hail that rolls in over the lake, a soft hit from a shopping cart in Wylie, a ding from a neighbor's door: if the paint held, the dent can usually come out without touching it.
Ask if your dent qualifies — (000) 000-0000The Idea Behind Paintless Repair
Paintless dent repair, or PDR, means reaching inside the panel with slim steel rods and easing the metal back up with patient pressure. No sanding, no filler and no paint. A striped reflector throws lines across the panel that bend wherever the metal isn't level, so the technician can push a dent up a little at a time until the surface reads flat. It works best on rounded dents where the paint isn't cracked, like hail damage, door dings and light hits from gravel that bounced off a truck on SH 205. Since your original paint stays on, there's no color to match and no new paint line on the panel. Should the dent be creased hard or the paint split, you'll hear that from us, along with what conventional dent repair would take.
What PDR Covers Here
Here's what goes on during a paintless job, start to finish.
Light-board inspection
A lined reflector shows each dent's shape and depth so we can decide if it's a good candidate before any tool touches it.
Hail counts by panel
For hail claims, we tally dents on each panel by size, which is the way most insurers want the damage listed.
Reaching the back side
We remove headliners, tail lamps or inner trim when needed to reach the back of a dent, then reinstall them without breaking clips.
Rod and push work
Steel rods of different shapes push the low spots out slowly so the paint flexes instead of cracking.
Glue pulls from the outside
Where a brace or a double panel blocks the way, we use hot glue and plastic tabs on the outside and draw the low spot up that way.
Knocking down high spots
Pushing can leave small crowns around a dent. We tap those down so the panel ends up flat, not lumpy.
Edge and body-line dents
Dents near edges and along body lines take more care. We judge each one honestly and tell you if one needs paint instead.
Final light check
Before the vehicle leaves, each repaired panel gets one more look under the striped reflector.
From Dented to Smooth Without Paint
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Check if it's a PDR job
We look at each dent under the light board and check the paint for cracks or chips. Dents with sound paint and some roundness are usually good candidates. Sharp creases and stretched metal may not be. We tell you which dents can be done this way and which can't.
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Gain access and push
Trim, lamps or liners come off where they block access. The technician works each dent with rods or glue tabs, a little at a time. Crowns around the dent get tapped level while the low center rises. It's slow work on purpose.
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Reassemble and inspect
Trim gets reinstalled, and any clip that snapped is replaced with a new one. Each panel gets a final pass under the light. We wipe the vehicle down and show you the panels that were repaired. If anything still shows, we go back after it.
Why PDR Makes Sense When It Fits
Your paint stays original
The paint your vehicle wore out of the plant was baked on bare metal at temperatures a body shop can't use with trim and wiring in place. Keeping it on the panel is the best match there is.
No filler to crack later
Since the metal itself is moved back, there's nothing added to shrink, crack or show through further down the road.
A straight answer on fit
We won't force a dent that needs paint into a paintless repair. If it's the wrong tool, you'll hear that first.
Hail or Door Dings on the Vehicle?
Most hail and door dings around Lavon are good PDR candidates when the paint is still whole. Give us a ring and we'll tell you whether your dents can come out this way.
See if PDR fits your dents — (000) 000-0000