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Old 06 March 2012, 04:03 PM
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Does anyone know of a good dent repair company in Wirral/merseyside area or even better,someone who will do a foreigner??
I spoke to Auto Smart and they quoted me £400 for four small dings in door panels,seems very steep that!!
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Old 06 March 2012, 04:06 PM
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I have a man who does it for £40 a panel so yes, £400 is very steep.
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Originally Posted by stealthy1
Does anyone know of a good dent repair company in Wirral/merseyside area or even better,someone who will do a foreigner??
I spoke to Auto Smart and they quoted me £400 for four small dings in door panels,seems very steep that!!
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That is VERY steep, i had 2 LARGE dents removed from a car last year, door and boot, looked IMMACULATE when done and cost £110.
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We use this company http://www.dentdevils.co.uk/philGrayson.htm
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Have you got a local Chipsaway?
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I,ve used Denttec for the last 4 years, and had them remove 5 dents just last week. They are cheap and very good. Can,t recommend them enough. They are in Warrington town centre. Ask for Stef, Tel No 01925 570 400. Steve.
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Originally Posted by ScoobySteve69
Have you got a local Chipsaway?
I have spotted a van in b and q carpark from time to time.
Old 06 March 2012, 08:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Steve T
I,ve used Denttec for the last 4 years, and had them remove 5 dents just last week. They are cheap and very good. Can,t recommend them enough. They are in Warrington town centre. Ask for Stef, Tel No 01925 570 400. Steve.
Oh brilliant,thanks steve!!
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£400 is taking the pi55, for any amount of pdr, I take it there was no paint involved?
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Originally Posted by Black-Hawk
£400 is taking the pi55, for any amount of pdr, I take it there was no paint involved?
Totally agree Jarv,paintless dent repairs is about purely to be a cheaper option to our way[or supposed to be]
Although I have just ordered the WURTH PDR kit to see what happens after having a play with the reps kit in his boot
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Pdr aint easy tho folks,got a dent guy or tin smith as they were known, next to our bodyshop and they can save us loads of time with dents on curves and funny shaped panels,have got the odd bar myself too as lifting most damage out my self saves lots of labour with a weld on pin puller,would like to have propper training but you would need 6 months at least to be compotent enough to earn money from it.

Pdr also keeps the oe paint,which for most people is better.

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Originally Posted by carl heath
Pdr aint easy tho folks,got a dent guy or tin smith as they were known, next to our bodyshop and they can save us loads of time with dents on curves and funny shaped panels,have got the odd bar myself too as lifting most damage out my self saves lots of labour with a weld on pin puller,would like to have propper training but you would need 6 months at least to be compotent enough to earn money from it.
Tbho if you are experienced at pin pulling with a weld on type then your over half way there,I[without sounding to big headed here] found it surprisingly easy to do but it all about knowing how far you need to pull and where the weak spot is.
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I agree mate but its a steep learning curve,if your charging £40 for a dent say and paint cracks as youve pushed too much or its not oe paint then its minus £200 for you.its easy if pushing or pulling a dent you know your filling anyway As you are hiding the way its pushed out.
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Very true Carl,the way I'm going to work it is I will give the option of a pdr but if it fails I will need to go about it the normal way and give them the 2 prices.
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Thats the one mate,cover your **** at all times,like in a gay bar,lol.
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