awesome job on that dent..i just bought the kit and gonna fix a few dents on my new silverado let someone use it to haul funiture and they jackknifed trailor into truck bed so now im stuck pulling dents cause co-pay 1000 bucks and times are hard lol and i think i can get them out enough to live with. so thanks for the awesome video
Thanks and thanks for watching. I’d check out as many videos as you can before trying it out. I don’t have any real experience using the kit, but that was the whole intention of my video…what can an average car guy with no experience expect with this kind of kit. I’m going to work on it some more soon and I’m planning on re-painting the entire car by the end of Spring 2023. Hopefully pulling dents with this kit will keep body filler to a minimum.
thats a great kit for a hobby dent repairist keep up the great work. Im in the UK and I got a cheaper ($10) kiT at LIDLE. DONNO IF THEY ARE IN TEXAS. VIDEO IS WELL PRESENTED AND GOOD ADVICE
Any updates amigo? i do a little auto body work and I’m new at PDR, just order the same kit and made a few PDR roads. Nice vide man you really did a good job.
From what i see you used a rectangular tab ,you should use the round one for round dents and use a small one if it is too big you lift the edge around the dent and make you more work,if your cars has wax on it ,it should be buffed off and cleaned with 90% alcohol ,also clean your tabs too,i would only have use the the slid hammer because of the curves body,you could have made more damage with your little puller.Have a nice day.
Sorry, I am a bit late on this discussion, I have just ordered a kit and was looking for suggestions on how to use it. I saw a few comments on here about using Isopropyl alcohol to clean the bodywork, and tips, to make the glue adhere better. This seems counter productive to me as Isopropyl alcohol is what is recommended to remove the glue, so you are effectively cleaning with the release agent, and it is hardly surprising that the glue didn't stick to the tips in the first attempts. I would have thought that cleaning the section of the car where the dent is, (and the tips if necessary), with soap and water, and then drying thoroughly before using the glue, would be the correct way. When the kit arrives, I will try it the soap and water way and see if that makes any difference.
Thanks and thanks for watching. I’m certainly not a PDR specialist. But, I just wanted to show what an average car guy with some mechanical aptitude could expect from one of these kits.
The reflective triangle on the bag is for; when you have a minor fender bender and you can fix it on the spot. Like, no call to insurance etc. I got this
Most PDR is done onsite by owner operator small business. The safety triangle is for when you are working on someone's car in their driveway or curbside,. It's not so you can keep the kit in your trunk, just in case you get a ding in parking lot and want to get into a little parking lot PDR..
I have been looking at these chepo pda systems for a while . The board is supposed to be a reflective light that puts bars. The bars help in dent removal; they are normally 12v lights . I did notice there was no cord on the boards . Thank you for this video. It confirms my thought’s rubbish .
It's a reflective panel, not a light. There are lights that accomplish the same effect, but this is not that. Panels are typically meant to be a more "mobile" option, so you can quickly address the dents by hand from different angles.
No expert here either, just watching videos and found one you tuber who does paint less dent repair instruction. He said first thing you want to do is push from behind . The glue puller is good but he was teaching how to be faster
I have gotten one myself, I will have a crack at it soon....got a bit of hail damage on my car, I will see how it goes...but I can say already is not going to be easy...Thank you for the honest opinion.
So you table thing lol ... is actually to help you remove smaller dents. You place it next to the dent in a position that it reflects off the dent. What will happen is the lines should reflect off the body perfectly. You will see a ripple along the line/lines where the dent is still present
I figured that out and discussed it in the video. If you watch all the way through you will see. I’m no expert(obviously), I just wanted to make a real video about how someone with no experience would get on with this kit.
Do not waste your money! Buy a cheap tool, you’ll end up buying it twice. Yes, real PDR tools are expensive; you get what you pay for. Sure you can pick up some good tips on RU-vid, but more often than not you’ll get a lot of bad advice. There is a skill set (and knowledge) that is required to do PDR the right way. Improper temps, preparation, and technique will ruin your paint and cost you a lot of misery and money to fix your mistake(s). I’m giving you this advice based on personal experience. At a bare minimum, take an online class from a reputable instructor: you’ll thank me later. Good luck! Have a great day!
I think the slide hammer worked better for me. When I used the bridge it was slow and peeled the glue off slowly. With the slide hammer, the glue came loose as well, but it seemed like you at least got one or two good(shock) pulls before the glue came loose. I’m not an expert, but I did get some decent results using these tools. Thanks for watching.
I realized with my kit, I take a handful of glue sticks and heat the end with a blow torch then stick the glue sticks directly to the dent and firmly grab them after sitting on a minute and firmly pull with your hands, just throw everything else in the trash. Worked a little better for me, must not neither way worked though!
let me tell you what happener it does work but glue has to be like its melting i use the heat gun and use same glue on the tips over and over i try with the gun and wouldnt stick well so use the heat gun just try it.
I polished the entire car shortly after that video. She’s showing her age overall and is due for an entire re-spray. Hopefully I can get it done by the end of Spring 2023. Life’s been extremely busy for the last year. Thanks for watching.
I figured it out. It’s a line board to see the reflection of the dent. No, there were terrible directions in this kit, with no mention whatsoever of the line board.
The little thing with the lines is to reflect the dent as you repair it. I am sharing a link to a video that shows the use of a similar tool that is actually a light with lines. I hope it will help you. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-vE4EtafqRww.html
The whole point of this video was to show what an inexperienced person could expect from a kit like this. No one that is an experienced PDR person is going to be buying a kit like this off of Amazon. I think I was pretty clear about that in the video. I’m no expert, but, can an average guy buy this and pull a few dents, I think so. I’m not giving a tutorial on how to be a professional PDR guy.
'Came with this thing, I have no idea. Only thing I can think of is maybe if you're working on the car you can attach it to the car and maybe put your glue gun on it or something like a glue gun stand. Seems kinda silly' That was priceless. I literally laughed for a good 30 seconds. You clearly have no idea what you're doing. And I don't mean that in a negative way. I just thought it was funny hearing you say that. Proper ones are actually LED backlit but they typically start at about $400 - $800. I was a bit disappointed you figured out what it was for in the same video. I would have died had you actually set it up as a little side table while you worked away at the dent. Well good luck! I hope that kit works out for you! Kinda makes sense to get a little cheap Chinese kit to try things out before investing any real money in proper PDR tools as they are super expensive.
You are correct, I had no idea what I was doing. That was kind of the point of the video. Most if not all people that buy these kits aren’t professionals. I just wanted to show what an average person might expect when they buy one of these kits. Thanks for watching.
