Paintless dent repair recommedations?
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Sorry to hear that Kevin, and that I don't know anyone in the area.
I do know the Canadian GM for Dent Wizard who is based out of Halifax but that won't do you any good. I do know they have excellent training in the US for all of their staff. Ask a couple of dealers. They're the best source. I know all the best guys around here.
G/L
I do know the Canadian GM for Dent Wizard who is based out of Halifax but that won't do you any good. I do know they have excellent training in the US for all of their staff. Ask a couple of dealers. They're the best source. I know all the best guys around here.
G/L
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Thanks guys - Deane, there is a Dent Wizard in Oakville, I will call them tomorrow. ![Smilie](https://g35driver.com/forums/images/smilies/smile.gif)
I'm less furious now haha. I was at the grocery store (of course), come out and I see my car moving.. like rocking. So I am like WTF... I walk over and this big SUV is pushing it so she could get into the spot next to me... So I bang on her window and say "hey, you're hitting my car", so she backs up, gets out and says "there's no damage".... no sorry or anything. So lucky me, I have my brinkman (it's a hand held Xenon light I use to find scratches on cars), so I point it at the spot and of course there are scratches, paint transfer etc. So I said "looks like some damage to me", but I wasn't too mad because I knew I could remove it... But then she made the big mistake, she said the worst thing you could say to me, ever. "It's just a car".
So I told her she would be paying for me to have it fixed (I hadnt even seen the dent yet), she says no, I said ok I'm calling the police... So then she gets more friendly, says she'll give me $20. I'm walking around and notice the dent now... so now I'm mad. I said I'm going to need to have the dent popped out (and of course she says "what dent?"...ya right), so in the end she gave me $150 and I get to spend a couple hours buffing it, and probably $100 on PDR.
Some people man. I guess it was bound to happen; just glad I caught her. I know for sure she would have just driven off had I not.
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I'm less furious now haha. I was at the grocery store (of course), come out and I see my car moving.. like rocking. So I am like WTF... I walk over and this big SUV is pushing it so she could get into the spot next to me... So I bang on her window and say "hey, you're hitting my car", so she backs up, gets out and says "there's no damage".... no sorry or anything. So lucky me, I have my brinkman (it's a hand held Xenon light I use to find scratches on cars), so I point it at the spot and of course there are scratches, paint transfer etc. So I said "looks like some damage to me", but I wasn't too mad because I knew I could remove it... But then she made the big mistake, she said the worst thing you could say to me, ever. "It's just a car".
So I told her she would be paying for me to have it fixed (I hadnt even seen the dent yet), she says no, I said ok I'm calling the police... So then she gets more friendly, says she'll give me $20. I'm walking around and notice the dent now... so now I'm mad. I said I'm going to need to have the dent popped out (and of course she says "what dent?"...ya right), so in the end she gave me $150 and I get to spend a couple hours buffing it, and probably $100 on PDR.
Some people man. I guess it was bound to happen; just glad I caught her. I know for sure she would have just driven off had I not.
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Well I don't know about that, haha. I always try to stay cool in situations like that, you never know where it's going to go or if you'll need a witness or something, so if you're flipping out it usually looks bad for you. I sure wanted to flip out though!
It really isn't that bad, I am pretty confident a good pdr guy will take care of it.
It really isn't that bad, I am pretty confident a good pdr guy will take care of it.
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^ sounds very similiar to my story the other day except I didn't have a Brinkman and no dent- at least to my eye.
You can probably find the spot.
Oakville was and probably is head office for Dent Wizard Unit 1, 1428 Speers Rd. The head guy I know is Gary Tumblin. Great guy.
I know around here for dealers it's $100 flat rate for all dents while the car is on the lot. Retail is like $150/dent but I'm sure you could almost do it yourself.
G/L
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Oakville was and probably is head office for Dent Wizard Unit 1, 1428 Speers Rd. The head guy I know is Gary Tumblin. Great guy.
I know around here for dealers it's $100 flat rate for all dents while the car is on the lot. Retail is like $150/dent but I'm sure you could almost do it yourself.
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Originally Posted by RBull
^ sounds very similiar to my story the other day except I didn't have a Brinkman and no dent- at least to my eye.
You can probably find the spot.
Oakville was and probably is head office for Dent Wizard Unit 1, 1428 Speers Rd. The head guy I know is Gary Tumblin. Great guy.
I know around here for dealers it's $100 flat rate for all dents while the car is on the lot. Retail is like $150/dent but I'm sure you could almost do it yourself.
G/L
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Oakville was and probably is head office for Dent Wizard Unit 1, 1428 Speers Rd. The head guy I know is Gary Tumblin. Great guy.
I know around here for dealers it's $100 flat rate for all dents while the car is on the lot. Retail is like $150/dent but I'm sure you could almost do it yourself.
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G/L
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OMG, so sorry to hear about that Kevin!! That really bites big time! What the hell is wrong with people these days? Your story sounds almost identical to Deane's except with a little more damage. I can't even begin to imagine doing that to someone's car and not even offer an apology. That just boggles my mind!
I swear women are the worst for this kind of thing......to them a car is nothing more than transportation from point A to B.
Sorry again to hear about your unfortunate luck.......at least you have the skills and talent to make it look brand new again (as far as the buffing goes at least).
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Sorry again to hear about your unfortunate luck.......at least you have the skills and talent to make it look brand new again (as far as the buffing goes at least).
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Originally Posted by picus112
Yep, reminded me of your story. I got the same "there's no damage" as you. Yes, that's the location I found; they want $100 for a silver dollar sized dent, so this one will probably be $150. It's maybe 4 inches long, 2 wide, but very very shallow - maybe 3cm deep at most. I'd do it myself but I don't have the tools or experience, so I don't mind taking it to someone that does. I am going to call them tomorrow and ask for Gary. Cheers. ![Smilie](https://g35driver.com/forums/images/smilies/smile.gif)
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Originally Posted by Chico
Sorry to hear about it Kevin. I've used these guys before a couple of times and did a great job.
http://www.dentclinic.com/locations.htm
http://www.dentclinic.com/locations.htm
Originally Posted by RBull
Lat time I spoke to Gary he still uses Halifax as his base, but travels a lot. If you can get him feel free to mention my name and business so he can help you out.
Shane - I know man. It's actually pretty disheartening to me how inconsiderate people have become around here. I guess I can understand her not being able to properly park her big SUV (mercedes GL btw) but I don't why she was so rude about it when I called to her attention that she was *hitting my car*. People make mistakes, but you have to own up to them when you do. Weird thing is she wasn't a young kid or anything (she was probably early 50s), you would think someone that age would be a little more responsible.
In the end it's not a huge deal, I mean look what happened to Sam; but ya... people suck.
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WOW...no way
Just got in the door... got to say Kevin, you maintained your cool a lot better than I would have.
I used Dent Doctor on Doncaster a couple of years ago on my wifes door ding.
They did a great job.
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Just got in the door... got to say Kevin, you maintained your cool a lot better than I would have.
I used Dent Doctor on Doncaster a couple of years ago on my wifes door ding.
They did a great job.
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