By
Brian Jump
http://www.nodents.com
Are you a PDR bad-ass?
I mean, do
you think YOU are one of,
if not The best PDR tech,
either of all time, or at
least of modern times?
If so, dont
be shy. ALOT of techs feel
the same way.
I was at
the PDR Olympics in Orlando
a few years ago, and I personally
met alot of "wannabe"
bad-asses. Some of them werent
too bad, others, you wondered
how they stayed in business,
and how the customers in their
"neck" of the woods,
and by the way, I mean that
phrase literally, would give
them business.
But I digress,
lets get back to the heart
of the subject- what makes
a Paintless Dent Removal Bad-ass,
voodoo daddy..:
1) Bid dents-
no problem.
Thats a no brainer. If you
are king of the ding, you
must have the goods to push
out large dents. Large, you
know, not your typical golfball
or baseball sized dent, but
maybe a caved in quarter panel,
or fender etc etc.
2) Deep damage.
No, not something your hand
can weasel out, not something
ANY tool will push out without
having to push it back down
a few times along the way..something
DEEP. I mean, it will need
to be able to hold water if
it is deemed to be deep damage,
otherwise, bad-ass need not
apply here.
3) Access-
none or restricted. If your
panel or panels have easy,
open access, bad ass, not
to be. Your kingdom of dent
king must include a nasty,
impossible dent without easy
access. Im talking sandwiched
metal, surrounded double panels,
welded in triple bracing,
etc. If you do PDR for a living,
you know what Im talking about.
And by living, Im not referring
to Dent Wizard, Im talking
about real techs..you
know, the ones who write their
own work, do it, bill for
it, and KEEP it. Ouch, that
hurts, Dent Wizard tech...
4) Paint.
Yes, a solid, non metallic,
non pearl will not do here.
We need a mica.... a metallic
color as well added for good
measure. Oh yeah, put that
dent thru a bodyline, on a
compound curve too while your
at it. And if you're right
handed, put in on a panel
that REQUIRES use of your
weak hand..,such as a extra
cab section, minivan slider
door, etc.on your bad side.
Think Im
done? No way.
5) Repaint,
with body filler. Yup, bondo,
with a nice, hazy repaint,
complete with fully uncured
clear, so usage of your tap
down will render deep divots
in the clearcoat, and ruin
the clear.
Now, take
a look at the list..
You still think youre a bad-
ass, PDR Tech? Seriously....99%
of ANY of you couldnt handle
the above notion..why? time.
Thats right. It takes TIME..which
equates to experience, to
be able to handle the above.
Im not saying its impossible,
but only the top 1% of all
techs on the planet couldnt
handle what Ive experienced
and written about above.
So dont lie
to yourself- get back to work,
practice, and maybe some day,
well, you know..
Check us out today, at nodents.com
Happy Pushing!
Brian Jump
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