Dents,
don’t we all hate them? They not only make the car look ugly but decrease its
value too. Many people are reluctant to get these dents fixed, as we, all know
visit to body shops can be very expensive, but with the new method, which is
known as Paintless Dent Removal it, costs 2/3 less than the conventional method
there is no need to drive a car with a scar.
It is a process by which minor dings and dents are
removed by using special tools without ruining the paint surface. This method
requires tools specially designed for it. There are two ways that a dent can be
repaired through the paintless method:
Experts get to the back of the dent or any given panel
for that matter, pressure is applied with special metal rods till the time dent
is flattened again.
If the access behind the panel is difficult or limited
then the dent can be repaired using special glue. The hot glue is applied to a
plastic tab, which is then fixed to the top of the dent, once the glue cools
down; it sticks to the tab and the panel that needs to be fixed. The plastic
tab is then pulled outward to fix the dent, the method is a lot less accurate
and it mostly requires the pulled portions of the dents to be tapped down.
Traditional method takes a lot of work; paint has to
be grinded off, apply the body filler, then the body filler is reshaped, then
the paint, coat and then comes the wet sand and buff. With so much work, no
wonder the body shops charge so much.
The aim here is not to bash the older method, they
command respect, but the point is that paintless dent removal can be a great
method given the right conditions. If you paint is defected to an extent that
it cannot be fixed with wet sand and buff then paying a visit to a body shop is
the way to go.
Traditional body shops take three to five days for
small repairs; most paintless dent removal jobs only take few hours, sometimes
even less than an hour. Technicians are mostly fully mobile, so repairs can
take place even at your doorstep while you are looking into other important
matters. One other best thing about this method is you will not have to rent a
car as the job does not take too long, as result, you will be able to save more
money.