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I have been the owner/operator of DentSmith Paintless Dent Repair for almost 10 yrs. now. I wanted to chime in on this discussion with you guys. Paintless Dent Repair has limitations due to access, paint conditions, severity of the dent, and the experience of the technition. Paintless dent repair is an art that is perfected in time, experience and alot of patience. As far as the quote of it being better for $80 or perfect for $300-$500, that sounds like a body shop quoting for a new paintless dent tech to do what they can for $80 or to repair it conventional (paint & bondo) for $300-$500. In this case neither will be perfect. A dent guy pushing this for $80 even if is able to fully repair will only do enough to get by because the money will not justify the time and when conventionally repaired the factory paint will be no longer in tact on that panel and the adjacent panels that are blended. My advice is to find a reputable Paintless Dent Repair Company that has references and understands your expectations. Any time you can have a repair done to your satisfaction by Paintless Dent Repair you are better off. This allows for the factory or in some cases custom paint to stay in tact which helps perserve the value of your vehicle, is typically less expensive than conventional repair, and requires way less down time for your vehicle.
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