PDR training

took me about 2 month to decide to go for this training.

i choose one of the best out there , Tom Price with pdrcoach.



the training took place in Chicago, so i flew there, the course was 2 weeks.

i already got the tools , light hood stand , and 2 hoods for practice , one aluminum (Aston :D ) and one steel.

i plan practice on the hoods, but in about 3 months i should be able to add PDR to my services.

a few pic from the training.



http://i894.photobucket.com/albums/a...ps31cacd37.jpg



http://i894.photobucket.com/albums/a...ps0bc7927e.jpg



Before:

http://i894.photobucket.com/albums/a...ps66ff4325.jpg



After:

http://i894.photobucket.com/albums/a...ps9e9d05bc.jpg







another example:

Before:

http://i894.photobucket.com/albums/a...pseed1b890.jpg





Access point:

http://i894.photobucket.com/albums/a...psb3b1d032.jpg



picture After and the tool i use to remove the dent

http://i894.photobucket.com/albums/a...ps264d3513.jpg

That`s awesome man, I know guys in San Antonio making bank. I wish you the best with this new venture!

Awesome new skill/revenue source!

Cosmin. Very cool, but once you get out into the real world use only one tube light instead of two. Youll be able to read to straighten the panels quicker. Best of luck this was a very smart move. Nice job on that crease on the door. Practice on horizontal creases vs. Vertical ones there the hardest to get. Keep up the great work.

What is photo # 1?

Cosmin, how much more difficult is aluminum compared to steel?



We had a gouge (similar to the long mark in your foto above) in the door of our Audi which they said is an aluminum skin and they really did a poor job with it.

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Originally Posted by Concourswanna b

What is photo # 1?

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Looks like the back of a light source and one of the two doing PDR to me

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Originally Posted by tom p.

Cosmin, how much more difficult is aluminum compared to steel?

We had a gouge (similar to the long mark in your foto above) in the door of our Audi which they said is an aluminum skin and they really did a poor job with it.

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i did not work on aluminum yet , i do have a hood to practice on. as soon as i have all the set-up ready i will see what`s the difference. fro what i heard the steel has body memory and that`s why comes back to original state once is repaired, the aluminum may be softer.

if the dent is finish with a poor job ( stabbed, chopped) i will call that an improper technician.

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Originally Posted by Concourswanna b

What is photo # 1?

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that`s me working on the fender, in front of me with a suction cup is the lamp , with adjustable neck.

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Originally Posted by Barry Theal

Cosmin. Very cool, but once you get out into the real world use only one tube light instead of two. Youll be able to read to straighten the panels quicker. Best of luck this was a very smart move. Nice job on that crease on the door. Practice on horizontal creases vs. Vertical ones there the hardest to get. Keep up the great work.

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so far in my training i had a few problems to adjust my eye so i see the top of my tool , once i see it i can finish the dent on any panel. thanks for advice.

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Originally Posted by Perfections

That`s awesome man, I know guys in San Antonio making bank. I wish you the best with this new venture!

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Thank`s! it will be an interesting summer for sure ;)

I trained with Tom back in February. We worked out of Pekin. He really does know his stuff, now I just need to find more time to practice. Good luck.





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