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Discussion in 'Ferrari Discussion (not model specific)' started by Mike C, Apr 10, 2006.

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  1. Mike C

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    #1 Mike C, Apr 10, 2006
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    A few months ago I had a rock or an acorn or something hit my car at speed and put a dimple in the top of the front fender on the driver's side on my 308QV. When I had the Acura in for service last time, I noticed that they advertised that they do paintless dent repair (PDR), so I finally decided to see what they could do with the Ferrari. It's AMAZING... you'd never know there used to be a dent there except for the center of it where I haven't polished out the small scratch where the rock hit. That small scratch is the only way I could be sure where the dent used to be -- the repair is THAT GOOD. It took the guy less time to massage out the dent than it did to write up the invoice -- literally! The repair was all done from inside the wheel well... it didn't require any touching of the paint surface at all.

    Below is the BEFORE pictures. There's no reason to do AFTER pics, since there's nothing to see! If you've got door or hood dings that annoy you but haven't gone through the paint, PDR is the way to go... I'm sold on it now.
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  2. Bullfighter

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    #2 Bullfighter, Apr 10, 2006
    I had a smaller ding on the rear deck lid of my Porsche 993, and had the dent guy recommended by the dealer come out to the house and take care of it - the result was perfect (and the car was black, so it really showed).

    I'd agree, no reason NOT to do this for any car you care about.
     
  3. cavallino33

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    #3 cavallino33, Apr 10, 2006
    I had a dent on my roof from some neighborhood kid hitting it with a foot ball. I took it to dent pro and now you'd never know it was there. It fairly cheap too, definitely worth the money.
     
  4. BT

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    #4 BT, Apr 10, 2006
    I had a local paintless dent guy do the entire passenger side of the 348 where there were probably at least a half dozen dings from careless parkers that he got out in about 30 minutes for a total cost of $70. It really is the best way to go.
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  5. Llenroc

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    #5 Llenroc, Apr 10, 2006
    When I bought my challenge car it had a thumb nail size dent in the front fender and on the crease less and this dent guy removed it in about 20 min. still can't find where it was and as was said above cheap to do well worth the $. Regards, Vern
     
  6. Dr C

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    #6 Dr C, Apr 10, 2006
    Same experience for me. My Verdo Pino 308 had several dents in the doors that PDR took out pretty cheaply. No way you could find the dents afterwards.
     
  7. SefacHotRodder

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    #7 SefacHotRodder, Apr 10, 2006
    After reading this i think i'll look into it for the Spitfire. When i waas about 6 (and didn't know any better) i would sit on the bonnet (hood) and there are some fairly large dents. They really annoy me because i know how they got there and they are fairly large. Thanks for the idea.


    Chris
     
  8. Hubert888

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    #8 Hubert888, Apr 10, 2006
    i had TWENTY-TWO dings on my 360M's passenger's door.
    for $175 ($175 for each car panel), i had all of em removed by a paintless dent repair person.

    i think i got my money's worth :)
     
  9. ryalex

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    #9 ryalex, Apr 10, 2006
    Can they get out door dings that are vertical (as opposed to circular)?
     
  10. Prugna 328

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    #10 Prugna 328, Apr 10, 2006
    Can anybody tell us how this is done? Do they have to be able to get behind the dent? What if its in a spot where ypu cant get in back of it?
     
  11. EC308

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    #11 EC308, Apr 10, 2006
    They need to be able to get behind the ding. Most dents can be done even if it appears to be impossible to get at. They are able to get the rods they use in places that just seem impossible to reach. If the ding is against a welded door support it will be tough to remove. We use them all the time at our shop.
     
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    #12 F355Bvc, Apr 10, 2006
    On my Jag X-TYPE, I was going down the expressway, I-85, one Sat morning and out of the blue, a golfball is playing pinball on cars, I try to avoid it but it gets the rt front fender side about 5 ins from front of car. I'm pissed!!! DENT WIZARD took all of 10 mins to make it perfect again. $98. I'm sold!!! UNREAL!!!!!
     
  13. BT

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    #13 BT, Apr 11, 2006
    Pretty much any ding that they can get to the back side of can be removed. They aren't named Wizard for nuthin'
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  14. MARQ

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    #14 MARQ, Apr 11, 2006
    They are, indeed, a wonderful service. It's amazing what they can do.
     

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