Whether caused by another vehicle, vandalism damage, a car park dent or a shopping trolley ding, Ace Car Care Shrewsbury can repair your car using our low cost paintless dent removal techniques.
Ace Car Care’s Paintless Dent Removal is a fast, convenient method of removing minor car dents on vehicle panels without needing body filler or paint.
Our specialist dent repair technician has over 20 years experience of fixing all types of dents on all makes of cars in Shrewsbury, Telford & all over Shropshire.
Paintless Dent Removal involves gaining access behind the panel, then precisely massaging and manipulating the dent using specialist tools, until the panel is back to its original shape.
In the vast majority of cases the end result is 100% successful, leaving no trace of the original dent. With prices usually around ~£100, this is a really cost effective method to repair dented panels.
Call into our Shrewsbury Car Care centre anytime and we will be happy to provide you with a free estimate and advise you of the best way of repairing your car.
There are 2 ways in which small dents can be removed using PDR methods, and they depend on the access to the rear of the dent, as well as the size & severity of the dent.
Providing there is access to the rear of the dent, most PDR technicians prefer to use rods to remove the dent.
The way this is carried out uses a ‘rod’ with a special & appropriate sized/shaped tip on to lever the dent out.
First access to the back of the dent is established, which could be down a window aperture if it’s a dented door, or through a light on a wing dent or dented quarter panel, etc.
Next, a board with parallel lines marked on it is placed in front of the dent & the reflection from it is used.
The technician then places the tip of the rod on the back of the dent using the reflection on the board to help identify where the rod tip is & how hard to push the metal to get it back to it’s original position.
The area pushed by the tip is usually very small, so the dent area has to be worked around the dent very carefully to achieve an invisible repair.
If there is no access to the rear of the dent, another possible method is using glue pulling, although this is usually only suitable for smaller, shallow ‘dings’.
An appropriately sized/shaped ‘tab’ is glued to the painted side of the dent using special hot melt glue & left to cool.
The tab/dent is then pulled using a slide hammer to lift the metal, usually higher than the original position.
Using a special polypropylene tap down tool & lightweight hammer, the raised metal is then tapped down to the correct level & shape, again using the line board to check
If your dent can be removed using PDR dent repair techniques, then it will usually be significantly lower cost than a traditional bodyshop dent repair, where the damage is filled & painted.
Because no two dents are the same, and access to the rear of the dent can be significantly different depending on where they are (even on the same panel), it is impossible to give a standard price.
A dent in the middle of a door may have easy access & take less than an hour to repair, whereas the same dent on a quarter panel may have to be glued & pulled and could take more than a couple of hours to complete after parts have been removed trying to find an access point!
Get a free estimate to fix your dent, by uploading some clear photos using the buttons on this page or for an accurate quote you are best to call in to our Car Care centre in Shrewsbury.
Ace Car Body Repairs are a sub-brand of Ace Car Care in Shrewsbury, Shropshire. We specialise in all types of cosmetic and accident repair damage.
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Sat: 8:30am - 12:30pm
Sun: Closed
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