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Old 09-10-2014, 08:59 PM
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I have a round dent, about 1/8" deep, 1 inch long, near the top passenger side of my fender. It's just right underneath the crease. Will removing the wheel liner yield my direct access to work out the dent?

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Paintless Dent Repair.
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Ok so PDR will fix it?
I wasn't sure given the location of the dent that a PDR guy can work it out.
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You may have a shot at it from under the hood. But I would ask around to see who the best PDR guy is and suck up the 60-80 they will charge. Take the opportunity to get any other dents out because they charge less per dent the more you have. And cash is always king.
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Yep PDR guys are good. I am always surprised by the guy that does my dent repair. Even if he can't get it completely out it provides body man with less to have to work out with filler.
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Thanks for the tip. I'll swing it by the PDR guy tomorrow and hope that he can make it look like new again.
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I agree with the guys who recommend a good PDR person.

Make sure to post up pics of the fender after he does his magic.
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That's a pretty easy dent for a skilled tech. I've had a couple that were on trunk lid edge which was a few angles and a bulge. And I had mine fixed in my driveway with no drilling into the trunk or anything. It was all fixed from the outside with a little hammer. Guy was magical and it even cut and polished the trunk when it was done. Not a single mark was left behind and it looked perfect.

Him and his dog were onsite for no more than 45 mins.

So search around for a good guy, I talked to four people before I found the guy who worked the magic.

Good luck
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Well, I've finally got around to getting my dent fixed and I am happy to say that I am absolutely thrilled with the results that my PDR guy did. WOW! I was quite skeptical that PDR could work it out, but I was so wrong. Well worth the $75!


Here are some before pictures:









Here are the after pictures. You can't even tell where the dent was!



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told ya it would be a breeze. glad it worked out
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Those guys do wonders with those tools. Looks great.
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Thanks guys.
I was smiling ear to ear after he was done. I couldn't believe my eyes.
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I have a very similar dent on my car, along with assorted other dings. I need to find someone around here and let them work their magic.
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Dam that's great!
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My buddy does PDR all over the globe. He hooked me up on my old car that literally had baseball size hail all over. Only issue with it was apparently three had been a prior paint repair on the car, which popped a pea size area of paint (not his fault).

Some guys are amazing with that stuff.



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