How to Fix Someone Else’s Bad PDR Work
Show notes
What do you do when someone has already tried to fix a dent — and made it worse?
In Episode 43 of PDR Universe, Žan Vidic and Zeeshan discuss how to approach bad PDR repairs and, just as importantly, how to recover from our own mistakes.
Sharp push marks. Over-pulled highs. Remaining lows. Poor knockdown work. Stretched metal. Cracked paint.
Once someone has already worked on a dent, the repair can become much more complicated than the original damage.
But this isn't an episode about criticizing other technicians.
Everyone makes mistakes.
The real skill is recognizing what went wrong and knowing how to bring the repair back under control.
We discuss the most common bad PDR repairs we encounter, DIY glue-pulling attempts, stretched metal, sharp push marks, working on increasingly thin modern panels, when a repair can still achieve a full PDR finish and when it's time to accept that the panel will need paint.
We also discuss patience, heat, soft tips, tension, pricing difficult repairs and why rushing can turn a difficult dent into a disaster.
Žan also shares a story from a 550-car hail project where his team repaired 400 vehicles, another team handled 150 — and he was eventually called back to redo all 150 of the other team's cars.
Should he have charged more?
Technically, yes.
But sometimes the best decision for your business isn't the highest price on today's repair.
We finish with a discussion about Hot Boxes, stretched metal and the upcoming PDR Master Class in Belgium.
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