Here is a step by step view of Conventional Auto Body ( Nail Gun) Repair vs. Paintless Dent Repair.
Before conventional repair and paintless dent repair
Before conventional repair and paintless repair
After repair
left paint is removed with a grinder so a pull pin can be welded on
middle after the Paintless Dent Repair method with an unprotected repair tip
right after Paintless Dent Repair method with a protected repair tip
The backside of the panel after the 3 repair methods
left Welded pull pin paint burned off paint so it can rust.
middle Paintless Dent Repair with an unprotected repair tip slightly scuffed, no chance of rust
right Paintless Dent Repair with a protected repair tip left no scuff marks and no chance of rust
This is what the backside of the panel looks like, The shop did not even paint the backside, so you can see it is now rusting after several months
this is the outside-of-the-panel repair with conventional repair methods
I used (PDR) Paintless Dent Repair / Hybrid Repair Method to eliminate or reduce 95% of bondo filler or the need to replace this quarter panel
Another repair I used (PDR) was a Paintless Dent Repair / Hybrid Repair Method to eliminate or reduce 95% of bondo filler or the need to replace this quarter panel. To replace this quarter panel, the manufacturer required the whole uniside and roof to be replaced!
