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Old 05-02-09, 08:21 PM
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Paintless Dent Repair (PDR) anyone have this done on their SC? Were you pleased with the Price and the Results? Thinking of having this done on my SC and want to know if anyone has actually gone this route. My paint finish is still really great. I just want to get rid of a number of small dings. Only people with real experience need to respond. thks
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If there is small ding, dry ice will work fine if its pretty hot outside.
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Originally Posted by sc300jz
If there is small ding, dry ice will work fine if its pretty hot outside.
x2..dry ice is an excellent way to remove small dents and dings and its cheap.
Old 05-03-09, 09:44 AM
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dry ice is a good way to remove dents but heres another way using a hair dryer and air duster hope this helps

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/501379...ith_airduster/
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Thks guys but I am fully aware of these techniques for larger dents.Let's stay on topic. Back to my original question, Anyone have personal experience with PDR repair on their SC's? If so, were you happy with the results for the money spent?
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Years ago I knew a guy that was trained in dentless repair, he fixed a ding for a fellow coworker and it came out like nothing was ever there. It works fine.
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I work for a dealership and we have a guy come every week. He does magic. He's done work on two of my cars and it's always great.

Not too expensive either.
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its doesnt have to relate to the SC specifically.

it depends on the guy that does it...period.

my dads friend is amazing at it. when i was over "learning" at his body shop he came up to my car and put a dent in it...then popped it back out. to this day i cant tell where it was.

if the tech has the right tools and experience it can do wonderful things. personally i havent had it done on my car but a few friends have and its definitely worth it.
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does the dry ice thing work long term? i've heard when it heats back up the dent pops back in. I tried one of the little $40 kits at auto zone for a few dings on my car and the kit was crap.
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Originally Posted by dwebb99
Paintless Dent Repair (PDR) anyone have this done on their SC? Were you pleased with the Price and the Results? Thinking of having this done on my SC and want to know if anyone has actually gone this route. My paint finish is still really great. I just want to get rid of a number of small dings. Only people with real experience need to respond. thks
I have tried both the dry ice method and PDR, and the dry ice worked...for a while and then went back to as it was. I had my car gone over by a local PDR guy a year or so ago and it's still good.
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No 'before pictures' unfortunately, but suffice to say there were a number of dings that annoyed me, thus the PDR :
Attached Thumbnails Paintless dent repair (PDR) anyone have this done? Were you pleased with the results?-soarer-front-small.jpg  

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Originally Posted by skizzals
dry ice is a good way to remove dents but heres another way using a hair dryer and air duster hope this helps

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/501379...ith_airduster/
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and the other side, from the rear :
Attached Thumbnails Paintless dent repair (PDR) anyone have this done? Were you pleased with the results?-soarer-small-side.jpg  
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Originally Posted by lawrenceO
and the other side, from the rear :
damn that's sexy
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i worked for a VW dealer years ago and we had the "dent wizard" guys come in on a weekly basis..they did great work. i would not hesitate to do it... esp if your paint is nice and you don't need any other work


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