In the automotive world, it seems like there’s a new trick or toy coming along every five minutes. You have to learn to sort through all the bling and tinsel and get to the stuff that’s really good. One of those things that are really good is PDR: paintless dent repair. PDR refers to the process of working small indentations out of a vehicle which might occur from situations such as hail damage. Hail damage can really do, in a very short time, a pretty severe number on your vehicle. And all of those hail pockmarks, when you start to think how much it is going to cost at a conventional auto shop, makes you start to reason the pockmarks don’t look so bad after all.

But then there is PDR, which we proudly offer at Line-X of Moncton. PDR is a nearly ingenious way of removing the dent from your vehicle very quickly and without touching your car’s finish. Here are five surprising benefits of PDR:

Fast Service: Depending on the extent of the damage to your vehicle’s finish, it may take just a few hours to just a few days, versus languishing in a body shop waiting to be repainted.

Environmentally-Friendly: Automotive paint contains highly toxic fumes, which are released into the environment anytime it is used. It can also do a number on the lungs of the mechanic who is repainting your car for you. Because PDR involves no paint, there’s no need to worry about the environment — or the lungs of your mechanic.

Cost-Effective: When it comes to PDR versus repainting your car, or even a part of your car, PDR is going to win in cost everytime. In addition to the fact that the actual service costs less than a paint repair, it can help preserve the cost of your vehicle by maintaining the original coat of paint.

Resale Value: By maintaining the original coat of paint your car had when it left the factory floor, you intrinsically increase its retail value. No repainting job will ever look as good as the factory finish, and paintless dent repair allows you to hang onto that finish.

It’s better for the lifespan of your vehicle in terms of how many times it needs body work done. If you always get a PDR appointment at your friendly, local PDR specialist right after a hail storm or other similar incidents, you’ll decrease the likelihood of having great big tears and rips in your finish because you’ve been taking care of it. The better you take care of the finish, the more life you’re going to be able to get out of it.

So What Is PDR Exactly?

Paintless dent repair is a process that involves tackling each tiny dent from both the inside and the outside of the car’s body. Once your technician has honed in on exactly that dent, knows what shape it is, its depth and breadth, etc., they’ll use a small tool of exactly the right shape and size to help ease the dent out.

The interesting part of it is, the metal and paint actually want to go back into place. That’s where they — the metal and paint — were initially formed and that’s where they are happiest. The dent is an awkward intrusion for that area, so it does want to get back into place, and the highly skilled mechanic helps guide it back to its original form.

If you want to schedule an appointment for PDR at Line-X of Moncton, our specialists are the absolute best in the industry. Offering a length of experience as well as considerable expertise, our “dent whisperers” will get your vehicle looking fantastic again.