Paint-less Dent Removal Add On Service

Beemerboy

Beemerboy

Just One More Coat
I'm wondering if any of you have looked at this service? I have just started looking at it to see if there is any money in it....I'm looking to do this as a full time job and detail on the weekends as I am currently doing.


Dent-Pro's are the ones that I have looked at so far....any other companies that anyone can thing of.

Thanks
 
I looked into it, but the course is expensive. I think somewhere around the $2000.00. If you do it , I hope it works for ya.
 
nyc_medic said:
I looked into it, but the course is expensive. I think somewhere around the $2000.00. If you do it , I hope it works for ya.
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That a cost that you should be able to recoup quickly....Looks like the large companies want you to drive there vans so there is some heavy start-up costs
 
My subcontract guy spent about $10k in travel & training. He did a month of training about 1500 miles from here.
Best thing he ever did. He charges $75 for showing up. I charge $100 when I book it.
brenton
 
PEI Detail said:
My subcontract guy spent about $10k in travel & training. He did a month of training about 1500 miles from here.
Best thing he ever did. He charges $75 for showing up. I charge $100 when I book it.
brenton
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Thanks allot I'm really going to look into this....I just had a guy do two small dents on my car...he was here about an hours and that was $225 that's a full detail for me and about 5 hours...
 
Used to have a guy come to my shop to do my wholesale cars once a week. I spent a ton of money with him but it was a lot less than a body shop. One time I had a high mileage late model Cavalier that someone kick the quarter panel in. I was going to take it to the body shop but he stopped me and asked if he could have a try at it, about two hours later this thing was 98% perfect and he only charge me $275. The body shop was going to charge me $800. I ended up giving him $500 and turn him on to 5-6 of my friends with used car lots. I think I put his kid through college, but now he has 4-5 people working for him and he make really good money. So to make a long story short go for it.
 
I know in Illinois PDR is very popular even more so when we get bombed with hail. Almost all of the insurance companies inlude PDR in their estimates as to replacing damaged hoods,trunk decks and fenders. It's a thriving business here Bemmer..
 
It is definitely a thriving business. They do good work and make good money and cheaper than a body shop. I would like to learn how to do this. I am sure you would be wise to enter into this business. Good Luck!
 
Sure it is a thriving business but IMO it will take a lot of work, experience and knowledge to do this right. Righlook.com offers PDR stuff along with TOL and just the tools alone it looks like it'll cost $3,000. That's even before the training which I'm sure will cost just as much. I thought about it, but after looking at the tools and reading up on it, it wasn't right for me. If you're planning on this full time that may work, since you'll be dedicated to PDR on a daily basis. Maybe you could find a way to hook up with a PDR guy for a day to see what he does and go from there? That might not work because of future competition but just a thought. I think I got intimidated by all of the tools that are needed which made me focus primarily on detailing. I think if you are willing to shell out the money for the initial start up costs and education and willing to commit yourself to PDR, that you have a great chance of producing a popular and profitable business.

One more thing- I thought that PDR was generally cheap? Like 60-75 dollars to fix a dent? I guess as a customer we see the cheap cost but as a business owner we see the big money?
 
it is a thriving business, but there are a few drawbacks. i spent one week training at the same place brenton's associate went to. between my tools and other items i have around $3000.00 worth of goods. it takes many many hours of practice and patience before you can even start to go on the road and charge for the service. i would recomend talking to or visiting a pdr scholl first because it is harder than it looks to pick up and even harder to be good at it. not to seem negative, but this is what i have seen first hand.
 
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