Small dents, PDR or traditional dent repair?

[DCYL725]

I have some small dents, one from scraping an underground car park pillar last year. Have PPF so paint work should be fine.

Porsche dealership has a body shop that doesn't do paintless dent repair but does it the "traditional" way, which requires paint work.

PDR doesn't require paint work as you may well know but is from a third-party service provider.

Which method is recommended you reckon?

I'll post pix of the dent in a bit.

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[jakeCT]

I bet it was that Swarovski covered RR.. take some crystals to offset the cost.

In all seriousness, the white looks like paint transfer from the pillar; try a paint polish applied by towel first (Meguiar’s ScratchX or similar). PDR might be possible, hopefully without requiring removing the PPF.

 

[DCYL725]

I bet it was that Swarovski covered RR.. take some crystals to offset the cost.

In all seriousness, the white looks like paint transfer from the pillar; try a paint polish applied by towel first (Meguiar’s ScratchX or similar). PDR might be possible, hopefully without requiring removing the PPF.

Haha

it would have made a great story if it was indeed the crystal covered rolls! Alas the cause was much more mundane.

 

[Archimedes]

Not every panel can be PDR’d. That looks like a tough spot to work on.

 

[DCYL725]

Shopndays

Not every panel can be PDR’d. That looks like a tough spot to work on.

Shop says they can do it, not sure how reliable or the end result will be though

 

[SteveGTS]

I would try the PDR first, I have seen amazing work done by one of these guys. If you go the traditional route there’s always the risk of unmatched paint.

 

[DCYL725]

I would try the PDR first, I have seen amazing work done by one of these guys. If you go the traditional route there’s always the risk of unmatched paint.

if I get unmatched paint from the official Porsche dealership body shop I will be FURIOUS

haha.

Volcano grey is ubiquitous!

 

[DCYL725]

Done!
Pdr and it looks great.

 

[jvincent]

Done!
Pdr and it looks great.

No better feeling than when those guys do their "magic". I'm constantly amazed at what can be accomplished. Always worth trying PDR first.

 

[DCYL725]

No better feeling than when those guys do their "magic". I'm constantly amazed at what can be accomplished. Always worth trying PDR first.

Yep! The shop did an amazing job. These guys will be my go-to in the future.

Time to move on to the curbed mission e’s, though no real urgency here. Rims are like shoes, bound to get dirt and scratched. Not planning on selling either so what’s the point.

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