Paintless Dent Repair & Vehicle Wraps

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1. 

   Starting out

   November 22, 2005 by Guest sa tinter

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   Have been doing tinting for a few years and want to broaden the scope of work. Received a sample from venture tape paint protection. Didnt receive any instuctions with this - and in South Africa it is still new - not any guys with experience that I know of. Anyway, I followed the basic principles of installing tinting film. You know - cleaning the surface extremely well - squeegie etc. Then adding a soapie solution on the back of the film - well you get th ehang of it. Am I very far out ? Some help on basiscs please!!!! Can I use the heat gun to mold the roundings etc. Most of the customers have asked for strips of film and I dont intend to perform a full wrap …

   

   Last reply by alltracpete, December 5, 2005
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   What about PDR in winter months

   November 10, 2005 by Guest PDA of MN

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   Does anyone have any suggestions for how to work a mobile pdr business during winter month?

   

   Last reply by Guest, November 16, 2005
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   Experienced PDR tech wanted in Atlanta GA

   November 10, 2005 by Guest atlantadings

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   Looking for experienced PDR tech in Atlanta Ga. (Marietta). I have plenty of dealership and auction work available. Reply to email. hayes@atlantadings.com

   

   Last reply by Guest, November 10, 2005
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   WRAPS in the STATES

   November 9, 2005 by Guest bluemedia31

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   We are considering starting a school for designing , installing , & successfully teaching someone to do wraps from start to finish....This would be a weekend seminar ; starting Friday am thru Monday ..... We would like to get any feedback ..... The school would be in North Carolina ...... please send comments to trevor@highetkracker.com or call 910-671-0008 www.highetkracker.com

   

   Last reply by Guest, November 9, 2005
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   ANy UK trainers out there??

   November 8, 2005 by Guest naughtydog

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   I am considering addding PDR to my current portfolio...are there any PDR techs out there that can recommend a trainer?? Naughty

   

   Last reply by Guest, November 8, 2005
6. 

   Please Help!! Can't get paid!

   October 12, 2005 by Guest randr

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   Hi all, I have a problem. I own my own PDR business, and decided to do some contract work for another dent company. The other company landed a hail gig out of state. My business partner went along with the guys from the other company to do the hail work. Meanwhile I stayed back home to cover both my existing dealer accounts, and the other company's dealer routes. Now it has been a few months, and I still haven't gotten paid from either the hail, or the dealer work that we did. We only had a verbal agreement. Is there anything that I can legally do to get my money out of this company? Even if I only get the money for the dealer route that I covered. (The dealer …

   

   Last reply by Guest, November 7, 2005
7. 

   The PDR Trainee Blues

   October 9, 2005 by Guest Dealerprep

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   This is my first post in the PDR forum so I'll introduce myself and say, Hi Guys, I've been a pro polisher/refinisher for a little over 20 years so I've been cutting orange-peel and scratches out of paint for long enough. The ultimate goal of a professional polisher is the ability to see right into the orange-peel or highs and lows of paint finishes and wet-sand the highs out, then start the multi-stage machine compound process that will eventually create the glass-like 'superfinish'. So in looking at it from my perspective, "orange-peel" actually resembles thousands of 'very small dents' on a single panel so I thought I'd be a shoe-in for PDR, right? Well I gotta hand it…

   

   Last reply by Guest, November 1, 2005
8. 

   WRAP'n'TINT

   October 18, 2005 by LEO'n'DARTZ

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   Huge bus was alcohol wrapped TOYOTA SUV was tinted in one time....

   

   Last reply by LEO'n'DARTZ, October 27, 2005
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   Cleaning

   September 28, 2005 by Guest Tint Wiz

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   What do you use to clean the vehicle before you wrap it , have been told to use methylated spirts and was shown this when I went on a demo day , just got my first full wrap to do next week help

   

   Last reply by Guest, September 28, 2005
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    VEHICLE WRAPS ON DISPLAY

    September 21, 2005 by Guest bluemedia31

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    There are some great wraps on display at www.highetkracker.com www.oracal.com

    

    Last reply by Guest, September 21, 2005
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    I turned in my magic wand!

    May 7, 2005 by Guest disgruntled wiz

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    I am no longer working for ****. I parted ways with them this week. I started my own company and will be hitting the streets looking for work this week. I also found out that another x-**** tech has been taken to court over his contract recently and the judge barred him from his prior accounts that he serviced while working for ****, but he is allowed in any other **** accounts. This is great news for all the techs who were scared to go into **** accounts around here. The best part, the local **** manager, who is a real d*ckhhead, was there in court and was pretty pissed off about the judges decision. ...More good news, another 5 year plus tech has given his notice and …

    

    Last reply by Guest, September 15, 2005
12. 

    picture of my bonnet 1 2

    September 8, 2005 by Guest Tint Wiz

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    This is my first printed job on my company car , looks great on the car are going to do a full wrap on the car very soon

    

    Last reply by TINT, September 13, 2005
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    VEHICLE WRAPS

    September 8, 2005 by Guest bluemedia31

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    Currently we wrap full time ... One of our cars is now being featured by oracal in all their ads....you can view our cars at www.highetkracker.com under outdoor...... let me know if you need anything......we can assist you

    

    Last reply by Guest, September 13, 2005
14. 

    just a truck

    August 30, 2005 by Guest glassfx

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    Just one of many I did.It did however make national television on "GOOD MORNING AUSTRALIA". The job took two men about 7 hours, and put me on the map as far as installs goes. cheers glassfx

    

    Last reply by Guest, September 5, 2005
15. 

    just started to wrap

    September 3, 2005 by Guest Tint Wiz

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    just going into vehicle wrapping and went on a course the other day , and done a few jobs not to bad at it ,done a friends mini roof the other day here`s a picture of it he just had a mini one so no white roof ,and his boss would not let him paint it ,so why not wrap it his boss was well impressed with it,

    

    Last reply by Guest, September 5, 2005
16. 

    looking for PDR technician

    September 1, 2005 by Guest ziggyzik

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    I am looking for someone that does PDR in the Scranton,PA area. I need a couple of small dents removed from my 2001 grand prix. please email me if you know someone. thank you.

    

    Last reply by Guest, September 1, 2005
17. 

    yesterdays wrap 1 2 3

    February 26, 2005 by Guest signandtint

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    heres a van we did for a customer yesterday. fully wrapped in graphiwrap cast vinyl on a uniform grenadier printer. took 2 of us 7 hours to fit. regards kevin

    

    Last reply by Guest, August 31, 2005
18. 

    dent wiz

    August 22, 2005 by Guest DOM

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    Anybody work or worked for dw here? Im looking into getting a job with them, and was wondering if anyone could share there expierence with them. Hopefully a good expierence. Thanks

    

    Last reply by Guest, August 29, 2005
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    Wraps

    August 23, 2005 by Guest Tinted

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    I know we don't like to talk about price. I have started my tint biz 8 mos ago and want to plaster my van with an ad. I'm on a budget but a wrap looks so good I want to do it myself. What's a rough figure to have someone print it for me? Even if its not the entire van just sides? Thanks!

    

    Last reply by Guest, August 26, 2005
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    Vehicle wraps?

    August 21, 2005 by Guest Tinted

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    How diffucult are vehicle wraps? I know the bigger the vinyl the more complicated the job. But in general??? Give me a brief overview!!!!!!

    

    Last reply by Guest, August 21, 2005
21. 

    Vinyl

    June 29, 2005 by Guest Wasp

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    Is there any great hearted one in here that can help me with vinyl?!?!?! I'm having a hard time shaping it to corners... Is there any secrets... All I get are wrinkled corners... And no work done... Thanks for the help!

    

    Last reply by Guest, June 30, 2005
22. 

    Reflector Boards

    June 8, 2005 by Guest Kirkofski

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    Im gonna get myself a reflector board but there seems to be a few different ones available. Ive seen them in Orange/White/Black and with either a magnet or pumped suction cup underneath. Are the different colours for working on different coloured panels and im guessing the suction versions are for when you need to mount it onto a vehicle with a plastic panel. Thanks in advance

    

    Last reply by Guest, June 11, 2005
23. 

    Glue puller

    May 4, 2005 by Guest sniper_007

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    more information about the usage of the glue pullers thanks

    

    Last reply by Guest, May 5, 2005
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    Non-Compete Clause In exchange for training ? 1 2

    September 23, 2004 by Guest REFLECTIONS

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    Hello across the board, I?ve been ?sandbagging? for a while now & have really learned quite a lot just being here. Thank you all for sharing your knowledge so freely. One question on the subject of ?earning one?s wings? I have been seriously considering signing a non-compete clause with one of the country?s best tech-training co. just to get what I believe is the best training. But I?m just wondering, what is your opinion on doing so? I think that the exposure & learning curve would be at a maximum level for me but what is the norm here? 2-3 Yrs. In all parts of the country? Last time I talked to an attorney on this I was told that it couldn?t hold-up in court…

    

    Last reply by Guest, May 1, 2005
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    warning about ********

    April 15, 2005 by Guest b3n

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    if you happen to be looking for work in ****** I'd suggest you stay away from ********, these guys are crazy, misorganized and as crooked as they come. I worked with them until he kept trying to make me sign a no comp clause that was totally one sided. when asking around the other techs had not signed one and he grave me static because I told him I wanted a lawyer to look over it (seeing how he never gave me a strait answer on how much I'd be making and what I would make weekly.. this guy is nuts he tried to tell me I only made 400 a week *on payday (EVERY TWO WEEKS) and only made 25 dollars a headliner! but if I broke it I bought it wtf.. I parted ways with this bozo…

    

    Last reply by solareclipseauto, April 16, 2005
26. 

    Simoniz and DentKing pop-a-dent work well ?

    April 9, 2005 by Guest daddy_mack

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    As title asks - so Simoniz or DentKing pop-a-dent self dent removal kits work as promised ? One dent fromt someone sitting on hood , no creases . Other dent in rear door from shopping cart , folded at middle , but no crease approx 3" round - 4" long ..

    

    Last reply by solareclipseauto, April 14, 2005
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    mini van wrap

    April 7, 2005 by Houlio

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    Just wondering if anyone has a pic or two of some wild wraps for my new company van. Kinda want the advertising to stand out.

    

    Last reply by Houlio, April 7, 2005
28. 

    PDR worker Wanted

    March 31, 2005 by Guest sniper_007

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    hi all anyone is intrested in working with me in the middle east please send me Salior_6200@yahoo.com

    

    Last reply by Guest, March 31, 2005
29. 

    Brainstorming

    March 8, 2005 by Guest dentman

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    Hi -- great site! I hope you guys can give me some much needed advice. I'm working solo in a very competitive market, dominated by two major players in the field. Most dealerships are "sewed up" by these guys. I'm totally mobile, lettering on truck, using cell phone. My source of business hast mostly been from a couple of carwash facilities, mom & pop dealers and word of mouth. I'd welcome any ideas on growing my business. Need some new ideas for advertising and new sources of business...been distributing brochures at car washes...have ad coming out in yellow pages. What I'd like to find is a few steady streams of customers. I'm getting tired of beating the…

    

    Last reply by Texastintchick, March 28, 2005
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    training

    March 12, 2005 by Guest sniper_007

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    hi all where I can find a trainer or vidoe tape to start up my business in paintless dent repair thanks for the support

    

    Last reply by Guest, March 20, 2005
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    Paintless Dent repair

    March 18, 2005 by Guest sniper_007

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    Last reply by Guest, March 18, 2005
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    hail chasing

    January 14, 2005 by Guest ryman

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    Hellos, Wondering if there are companies looking for experienced techs for hail chasing. 6 years experience wholesale and retail. Anybody have any good contacts for hail chasers? Please let me know.

    

    Last reply by Guest, February 21, 2005
33. 

    Hello All,

    February 19, 2005 by Guest Express Hail

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    Well, I was just browsing and found this site and have read a few post, exciting to find a new PDR forum. Just to give a little background on myself, I have been in PDR for 13 years and have always done hail exclusively. It is a very tough and competitive business, and growing more difficult every year. I have owned my business since I finished my apprenticship in 93, but there is nothing like having a business that owns you . Later

    

    Last reply by Guest, February 21, 2005
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    to start on my own, what do I need?

    February 15, 2005 by Guest disgruntled wiz

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    I am planning to leave the wiz in the next few months. I plan to start my own PDR company, but not go into the wiz's accounts. I wpould like to know what I need to get started as far as owning my own buisness. I know I will need some type of "garage insurance" to work on peoples cars. Can someone recommend a company that operates in NJ and PA? Also, do I need a buisness checking account and do I need to officially form a buisness in the state I plan to do buisness in? Just a little help needed to get started here, thanks.

    

    Last reply by Guest, February 15, 2005
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    PDR training is US where shoud I go

    August 2, 2004 by Guest duanes

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    Does anyone have any comments on schools to go to or reccomend. I have been researching the pdr thing for a couple of weeks and still a little un sure about the schools that I have talked to. Onlly one so far has offered refrences. I live in Mi. I am not looking to be a hail chaser. I have a full time job now I just want to add to my income. Thanks Duane

    

    Last reply by Guest, January 12, 2005
36. 

    Roof Repair and out side lighting

    December 21, 2004 by Guest DentDoctor

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    Hello I am a novice PDR tech that has been reading alot of the very helpful info on this post. I have job next week on a late 90's Nissan Altima roof. I am looking on some advice on fast easy access to speed up my repair. Also I don't do very much outside work and it is very cold this time of year. Is using a heat gun on the damaged area advised, and what is the best way to light my reflector board?

    

    Last reply by Guest, January 5, 2005
37. 

    New here, seeking contract advice...

    December 22, 2004 by Guest disgruntled wiz

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    I have been in the PDR biz for roughly 6 years. I was trained by some of the oldest and best in the country and worked for a small mom/pop company when I started. About 2 years later, we were bought out be <edit>. We were told that things would stay the same and we get all of the benefits of DW while keeping our higher pay from the original company. Now it has been a few years and I'v pretty much had it with <edit>. They are constantly cutting back to save money and its affecting us more each day. Bottom line is that I want to find a way out. I have never been to their basic training, I dont use their useless tools (I use A-1 tools), I am still going to the sa…

    

    Last reply by Guest, December 22, 2004
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    is it worth it? 1 2

    June 21, 2004 by toodark

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    I have been thinking about this as an add on. is it worth it and where wold be the best place for training. I have been reading online but have not made up mind yet.

    

    Last reply by Guest, December 22, 2004
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    Starting tool adivice...

    December 12, 2004 by goodtohave

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    I want to try messing around with a hood on a stand to practice (just getting a feel for dragging the tool etc) before I commit to a big set. Any idea what tools to start with, I just want to buy a couple of them. A pointed end? A larger tip? How long, what bend etc. I know most shapes are for access and since I am practicing on a hood access is not an issue. Thanks!

    

    Last reply by goodtohave, December 16, 2004
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    Wraps

    December 14, 2004 by Guest proformlv

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    Go to supertintsusa.com for wraps, and email BOB, he is the wrap genius. He will answer any questions openly. Really a good guy to work with. Located in Arkansas. Good luck, tell'em Mike sent ya... Cheers..!!!

    

    Last reply by Guest, December 14, 2004