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If you*ve had thunder storm in your area you already know what Paintless Dent Removal is and how insurance companies prefer this method over regular body shop repairs. Most insurance Companies have Paintless Dent Removal trained staffs and use specialized software to analyze the damage and to get repairs done. They even have a multitude of Paintless Dent Removal businesses that follow insurers* catastrophe divisions across the country to perform the repairs.

So why sublease this out when your company could easily benefit from it your shop?

The Paintless Dent Removal concept being able to remove damage has been in our industry since the beginning. The twist, of course, is that there's no grinding of filling allowed. Some say this concept came to the USA 50 years ago; some say 20 years ago. But it wasn*t until the early to mid-80's that the craze started hitting the trade show routes. Most of us watched with the disbelief and then amazement as trainers demonstrated the methods and tools of the trade. But few of us took them seriously because, *Why worry, several of us have plenty to do.*

Many *one person* businesses sprung to specialize in Paintless Dent Removal at dealerships and used car lots, and billboards began to surface to market directly to individuals. But several of us were still too busy to care. Now, many multi-line service businesses and franchises have solidified their positions in the marketplace. And they can provide these services to new car lots, body shops, insurers and individuals as fast and as conveniently as any of us can.

To give us a better understanding of Paintless Dent Removal, several of us first should dispel some of the misconceptions surrounding the service:

The first misconception is the key is the specialized hand tools you purchase. The fact is it takes not only the correct tools, but the knowledge of the correct methods, patience and a great amount of repetition to be successful.

While the tools are a vital part of the system, many body PDR technicians don*t possess the patience and/or finesse necessary to master Paintless Dent Removal methods, and the tools can*t compensate for that. But for those who do have the patience and finesse the tools go hand in hand with them.

The specialized Paintless Dent Removal hand tools are an evolutionary product of the body picks our industry used many years ago. Some young PDR technicians could not even be aware of these ancient tools unless they asked someone what they were because, today, most of them are being used inappropriately as pry bars or drift chisels.

So what makes these tools so specialized? Paintless Dent Removal tool sets have defined application built into them. They have unique shapes dimensions and lengths, and the tool sets are generally color coded to assist the PDR technician in identifying the correct tool for the application. Besides basic sets for normal usage, there are specialized sets of plastic-tipped tools that allow for added force to be applied (larger surface area) while lessening the risk of causing breakage of the paint and causing a *tool mark.* These plastic tipped tools also prevent the scratching of the protective E-Coat on the back of the panel. And these tools are only the beginning. Special sets for specialized utilization are available to do what most though impossible. But all quality Paintless Dent Removal tools are made of high strength hardened steels with specialized handles for ease of use.