Paintless Dent Repair

**Archerfish** · January 23rd, 2020 10:25 PM

Originally Posted by carrera_911

pwede bang ipa insurance kung simpleng dent lang? mag expire na kasi this march ang insurance..sayanag naman at magamit.

You might want to consider the overall cost. If you use your insurance, check the participation fee and compare how much it will cost you if you just have it repaired outside of casa.

**dr. d** · January 23rd, 2020 10:35 PM

Originally Posted by carrera_911

pwede bang ipa insurance kung simpleng dent lang? mag expire na kasi this march ang insurance..sayanag naman at magamit.

puede po.
but we have to be aware of the participation fee that virtually every comprehensive insurance policy has.
tanong nyo po kung magkano pagawa kung insurance ang sasalo, at kung magkano kung kayo po ang magpagawa.

**yubby24** · January 24th, 2020 09:37 AM

Kung simple dent lang yan, baka mas mura at mas mabilis pa pagawa sa PDR kesa ipasok mo sa insurance. Pero icheck mo pa rin po.

**carrera_911** · January 26th, 2020 12:03 PM

Thanks sa mga suggestions..pero policy 3.5k ang participation. nag tanong na kasi ako sa pdr bubutasan daw yung part na gagawin so hindi din advisable.

**carlaa** · February 20th, 2020 11:58 AM

How much usually yung pagawa kapag minor dent? May nadampian kasi akong car tapos 3k yung hinihingi. Reasonable ba yun with this kind of dent?

**dr. d** · February 20th, 2020 07:57 PM

Originally Posted by carlaa

How much usually yung pagawa kapag minor dent? May nadampian kasi akong car tapos 3k yung hinihingi. Reasonable ba yun with this kind of dent?

it's also about the amount of the participation fee of some insurance contracts.
either way, if i were the one at fault, i'd pay.

**corbon44** · January 19th, 2021 08:24 AM

Parking entrance barrier fell on the double-walled roof frame of the Camry (didn’t blame the attendant as it would probably cost him his job).

Anyway, my trusted PDR tech took a look at it and he said (though didn’t recommend it since it would compromise structural integrity and might cause rust issues) it would entail cutting a hole behind the frame as it’s double walled to do a proper repair using his method.

He did mention though that a professional “glue pull” method, which he currently doesn’t have, might do the trick. Anyone know of a shop using this method? Preferably south, but anywhere in the metro would be fine.

Cheers!

**dr. d** · January 19th, 2021 08:29 AM

many years ago,
when my car's roof caved in, for reasons we could not fathom,
we simply pushed the metal outward from inside the passenger cabin.
we didn't even have to remove the ceiling cover.

i know of some workers who would drill a small hole thru one of the metal walls, in order to manipulate and fix the double-walled segment.

i had one such repair on our running board.
after several years, the area still looked fine on the outside.

**travajante** · January 19th, 2021 09:47 AM

Originally Posted by corbon44

Parking entrance barrier fell on the double-walled roof frame of the Camry (didn’t blame the attendant as it would probably cost him his job).

Anyway, my trusted PDR tech took a look at it and he said (though didn’t recommend it since it would compromise structural integrity and might cause rust issues) it would entail cutting a hole behind the frame as it’s double walled to do a proper repair using his method.

He did mention though that a professional “glue pull” method, which he currently doesn’t have, might do the trick. Anyone know of a shop using this method? Preferably south, but anywhere in the metro would be fine.

Cheers!

Note that pull should only be applied on factory paint, can be disastrous on previously retouched spots.

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**JohnM** · January 19th, 2021 01:39 PM

Originally Posted by corbon44

Anyway, my trusted PDR tech took a look at it and he said (though didn’t recommend it since it would compromise structural integrity and might cause rust issues) it would entail cutting a hole behind the frame as it’s double walled to do a proper repair using his method.

A rock landed on my trunk lid right behind the area with a double wall. Had it fixed at Ortigas Autohub. The PDR tech recommended the same thing. He filled and repainted the hole after the repairs were done. I check it every now and then and noticed no rust streaks. That was more than a year ago.