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Small dents, door dings, and hail damage can take away from the appearance of an otherwise well-maintained vehicle. Hanson Automotive Inc. provides professional paintless dent repair in Iowa City, IA to restore qualifying dents without traditional body filler or repainting.
Paintless dent repair, commonly called PDR, uses specialized tools and controlled pressure to carefully reshape damaged metal from behind the panel. When the paint is still intact and the damage is a good candidate for PDR, this method can preserve the original factory finish while producing a clean, professional result.
PDR can repair qualifying dents without sanding, body filler, primer, or repainting the affected panel.
Door dings, shallow dents, parking lot damage, and many hail dents are common candidates for paintless dent repair.
Because the original finish can remain intact, PDR avoids many of the refinishing steps required with traditional dent repair.
When PDR is appropriate for the damage, the repair can often be completed more efficiently than conventional body and paint work.
Let Hanson Automotive Inc. inspect the damage and determine whether paintless dent repair is the right solution for your vehicle in Iowa City, IA.
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Every PDR repair begins with a careful inspection of the dent, the surrounding paint, and the location of the damage. We determine whether the metal can be reshaped without conventional body work and whether there is adequate access behind the damaged panel.
When the vehicle is a good candidate for paintless dent repair, our technicians use specialized hand tools and controlled pressure to gradually work the metal back toward its original contour. In some cases, interior trim, lights, or other components may need to be temporarily removed to reach the back side of the panel.
After the dent has been repaired, we inspect the panel from multiple angles and under reflected light to evaluate the contour and final appearance. Our goal is to deliver a precise repair while maintaining the vehicle's original finish whenever possible.
Qualifying dents can be reshaped without filling the damaged area with conventional body filler.
Because the original paint remains intact, there is no need to refinish the panel when PDR is successful.
Keeping the factory finish eliminates the need to blend new paint into surrounding panels.
PDR is designed to restore the metal while preserving the vehicle's original painted surface whenever possible.
Paintless dent repair is a method of removing qualifying dents by carefully reshaping the metal without sanding, body filler, or repainting. It is commonly used for door dings, minor dents, and hail damage when the factory paint is still intact.
No. The best candidates usually have intact paint and metal that has not been severely stretched, torn, or sharply creased. We inspect the damage first and recommend PDR only when it is appropriate for the vehicle.
Yes. PDR is commonly used for many types of hail damage because hail often creates multiple shallow dents while leaving the paint intact. The vehicle must be inspected to determine which dents are suitable for this repair method.
PDR is specifically intended to preserve the original finish. Our technicians use controlled techniques to reshape the metal without repainting the panel when the existing paint and dent condition allow it.
It often can be because PDR may eliminate sanding, filling, priming, painting, and curing time. The actual repair time depends on the number, location, and severity of the dents.
Contact Hanson Automotive Inc. today for paintless dent repair in Iowa City, IA. We can inspect your dents, explain whether PDR is appropriate, and provide a repair estimate.
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