It's a sinking feeling.
You've barely begun to pay the notes on that slick, new vehicle, and now there's a nice, round dent in the hood.
Trying to hide your disappointment, you smile, play the good sport, pick up the offending baseball, and throw it back to the children on the field.
Watching them play, you begin to wonder, 'Okay, great timing.
Now, just what will this cost to fix?' You try to convince yourself that the dent's not that bad, and it's not worth leaving it at a body shop, being without a vehicle for days or weeks, only to pay several hundred dollars for the fix.
Thanks to the art of paintless dent repair, these days we have a better option.
For small, everyday dents, this minor miracle can save you major dollars -- and a lot of time, since many repairs can be made in a half hour or less.
In fact, there are many paintless repair companies that will come to you and make the repairs on-site.
In paintless repair, a technician often uses one of several specialized tools to reach in behind the dent, and "massage" the panel back to its original shape.
Another tool PDR technicians may opt to use is a "glue puller.
" With this tool, the PDR tech will use a special glue to attach an anchor to the dented area, and actually pull the dented panel back out to its original shape.
Of course the technician may possibly use several different tools over the course of the repair, based on his/her judgment of the requirements of a specific job.
Paintless dent repair is respected worldwide, and as such, your insurance company will most likely cover repairs made through this method.
But due to the low cost of paintless repair, you may find that the repair cost is actually less than your deductible! Of course, not all dents are good candidates for paintless repair.
Dents with sharp creases or paint damage, for example, will require the use of a body shop.
Generally speaking, paintless repair works best on shallow dents, the size of a dinner plate or less.
Check with a paintless repair technician to see if PDR is right for your specific repair needs.
Paintless dent repair gives you the option to keep your vehicle looking great, even after life's little mishaps.
Your vehicle won't need re-painting, and there's no chance for color mismatch problems, or overspray accidents.
Just an inexpensive, high-quality repair, done in minutes, that will help to keep your vehicle at its top value.
That will definitely come in handy at trade-in time.