Miata Mailing List: August 1995, Message #32
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   From: "Drake A. Daum" 
Subject: PAINTLESS Dent Removal
   Date: Tue, 1 Aug 1995 14:18:15 -0400

     To Drew Lindberg, et.al.:
     
     Just read your response on the 'Net about drilling holes in sheet 
     metal to PULL out dents.
     
     This method IS NOT PAINTLESS DENT REMOVAL (PDR) !!
     
     Obviously, the hole has to be repaired and this involves painting.
     
     PDR is a just what the title implies:  removing small dents and dings 
     WITHOUT the need to do any repainting.
     
     The process involves the use of many different sizes of metal "wands" 
     and styluses that the dent "wizard" uses to SLOWLY work out the dent 
     from the back side of the sheet metal panel.  This is a slow, 
     iterative, painstaking process that pays off big dividends in the end. 
     The integity of the original factory finish is maintained, and the 
     process is faster and cheaper than body shop work.
     
     Our local Club held an Aftermarket and Accessory Installation Day 
     earlier this year at a local Mazda dealership.  One of our invited 
     guests was our local PDR vendor called "The Dent Guy".  He was an 
     absolute magician in removing dents, even in the Miata's aluminum 
     hood.  When he was done, no one could tell where the dent had been.  
     Unlike some PDR companies, The Dent Guy only charges by the panel, not 
     by the dent.  
     
     (Obviously, the original dent cannot have creased or substantially 
     stretched the sheet metal or broken the paint surface.)
     
     Cheers,
     DRAKE A. DAUM, President
     Miami Valley Miata Club
     PO Box 33503
     Dayton, Ohio 45433-0503