You’re a true artist. My 30yr career in hand eye pressure coronation in high end finishing of a different field has peeked my interest in testing my abilities in this field (on my own test vehicles of corse 🤷🏻♂️) it’s a good start since they been clobbered by hail. 👍🏼
Bruh thanks for the awesome video. I looked up a lot of videos and all these other other TH-cam pdr dudes just show the damage and finish product, we don’t learn jack. You show the tools use etc, video great. Thanks man!
I have watched over 100 PDR videos on TH-cam, and your videos are the BEST, you show great detail, good explanations of what you are doing, great clear images of the process, and all the tools needed and explain their purpose. Just all around the BEST PDRvideos on TH-cam! However, I do have one question, at the time stamp 9:25 you show heating the flat end of the whale tail tool using a propane torch, can you explain why and what that heating does? Thanks
My 2010 slk350 just got hammerd with crazy looking hail. It was marble sized hail that was froze into fist size hail. $8,000 was the estimated cost of repair. I wish I could send it to you. I like your work better than anyone else's I've seen. You tackle a whole car while others just do one maybe two dents.
@@elevationdentco Springdale Ar. Two weeks prior a tornado touched down and missed my block by a couple hundred feet. Man, I thought I was good then the hail hit. I didn't know there were so many PDR techs who chased storms. They flooded the area fighting for our business. If you don't mind could you please give me some tips on how to separate the pros from the armature dent techs? I am afraid of choosing the wrong person and not getting a quality job. I never knew hail damage repair was so in depth.
Amazing work as always, I've got a question perhaps you could answer. See, today was my first time trying PDR, glue pulling was straighforward no problem, but HOW do you know where to APPLY your pdr rod to fine tune the dent? The dent was so small i couldnt really feel it under my finger tip and I couldnt really see where I am pushing with the rod either. The only thing I could think of is that the metal I was working on was loose on the table instead of being fixed into the car, so possibly I didn't have enough leverage to make the metal move/stretch much and therefore i wasn't able to see it. Big thanks for your work, it's truely inspiring and satisfying watching that metal morph, cheers!
I m getting trained as pdr technician we just saw the dent pullers and glue ,and on the roof I thought you will use the glue and the dent puller since you removed the interior panel
That car was hit! Very repairable though. Time consuming. I’d plan for 1 1/2-2 days. Without seeing the sides and just going off the top of my head not looking at an estimate sheet (since the damage on the estimate sheet would probably put you at replacing panels instead of repairing them) I’d say somewhere between 6-7k to repair. Not a bad 2 days though. I love hail. The cars always come out sweet and the money is amazing. I enjoy your videos. Mainly the large complex glue pull ones since that’s what I’m doing too. Keep up the good work!
@@edwardli8938 well I work for a big company and have given hundreds of estimates on hail. The problem is working for a large company you get less than 50% of what you bill. I’d gross around $2400 of that and then pay taxes. I agree this amount would total that car but something more expensive, no. Hail is good money. The average hail tech makes between 200k-350k per year and a lot of them only work 9 months out of the year. I choose to work for dealerships and not concentrate on hail because I’d be away from my family all year. This job pays well because not too many guys can do it. It’s a tough line of work
@@edwardli8938he’s saving this car in the video from being totaled because he bought the car and wants to repair it to sell it and make money. . Did you actually watch the video? That car was smashed and yes 6-7k to fix it is about right. Don’t doubt my estimates. I’ve done hundreds if not thousands of hail estimates. You don’t know what you’re talking about as far as estimates. Any Pdr tech would agree with me on my estimates and some may be higher than mine
Hey elevation I’m looking for a skill to learn and my dad told me this would be great to get into. I’m looking for any tips and tricks for beginners i love your channel you seem to be a great dent remover and I hope you’d be a mentor in this mission im going to work on my sister car who’s got some kind of railing damage dent
What would a ballpark figure be to fix a 2019 RAM 1500 assuming the same amount of damage as this car in the video but without the trunk obviously. Roof, Hood, and left side of the truck. Would it be cheaper to get a new replacement OEM hood instead of repairing?
That is pretty impressive. I have to thank you as I have a Pathfinder that has huge dents from hail, and this will hell immensely to get myself psyched to fix it.
Hey Straight Lines i bought that tool off another technician while I was out working a hail storm. Not sure if its true but from what I was told they stopped making them but you maybe able to find one online by some google search . It's an awesome rod if you can find one..
Creo q le falto cambiar la luz en varios ángulos x eso le quedo como una bandera el techo ...prueve von la luz cruzada no recta nososttos en argentina le decimos 3d en 3 anhulos cruzados
Around what size hail would you guess starts causing stretching? Im sure theres much more to it than just stone size and velocity. Dime size or larger? Or around quarter size?
El estiramiento depende de la punta q tenga el golpe xq podes tener en golpe de 2cm estirado y uno de 10cm q no este estirado depende mas de la.profundidad q de el diametro
My car got hit so much worse then this. Couple of weeks ago . 😢 I'm try to get some of it out myself. It busted my light out my side mirrors out my windshields out. Whole car got hit.smh
Doesn’t matter if you’re an engraver or a guy writing code or a body specialist like you, you just put your head down and do the work. Nice job.
It's hard for people to comprehend how valuable PDR talent really is.👍
I've been a PDR tech since 2015, but hail damage like this is just too much for me. Really nice job!
Appreciate it Wim..
You’re a true artist. My 30yr career in hand eye pressure coronation in high end finishing of a different field has peeked my interest in testing my abilities in this field (on my own test vehicles of corse 🤷🏻♂️) it’s a good start since they been clobbered by hail. 👍🏼
Bruh thanks for the awesome video. I looked up a lot of videos and all these other other TH-cam pdr dudes just show the damage and finish product, we don’t learn jack.
You show the tools use etc, video great. Thanks man!
Thanks Man 👊 Glad you like the content I try to show what I'm doing without keeping the video to long.
You're a real artist. Great job.
Wow, what a pain. you have a lot of patience. Good work.
Thank you
I have watched over 100 PDR videos on TH-cam, and your videos are the BEST, you show great detail, good explanations of what you are doing, great clear images of the process, and all the tools needed and explain their purpose. Just all around the BEST PDRvideos on TH-cam!
However, I do have one question, at the time stamp 9:25 you show heating the flat end of the whale tail tool using a propane torch, can you explain why and what that heating does? Thanks
Me working on this…. 2 years later and I got the hood done 😂 Amazing work!
I'd of ordered a new hood lol 😅
I'm impressed! Your very patient. I guess it's like eating and elephant. One bite at a time! Thx 4 sharing!
That was incredible man, u rock, I can't wait to get started. Thank u so much. Peace.
My 2010 slk350 just got hammerd with crazy looking hail. It was marble sized hail that was froze into fist size hail. $8,000 was the estimated cost of repair. I wish I could send it to you. I like your work better than anyone else's I've seen. You tackle a whole car while others just do one maybe two dents.
Sorry to hear that 🤦🏻♂️. Hail damage is no joke 8k sounds like you got hit pretty good. What state was it damaged in?
@@elevationdentco
Springdale Ar. Two weeks prior a tornado touched down and missed my block by a couple hundred feet. Man, I thought I was good then the hail hit. I didn't know there were so many PDR techs who chased storms. They flooded the area fighting for our business. If you don't mind could you please give me some tips on how to separate the pros from the armature dent techs? I am afraid of choosing the wrong person and not getting a quality job. I never knew hail damage repair was so in depth.
Love the video
Especially the little trick of the trade where you heat up the glue cutter😮
Awesome
Great work
Amazing work as always, I've got a question perhaps you could answer. See, today was my first time trying PDR, glue pulling was straighforward no problem, but HOW do you know where to APPLY your pdr rod to fine tune the dent? The dent was so small i couldnt really feel it under my finger tip and I couldnt really see where I am pushing with the rod either. The only thing I could think of is that the metal I was working on was loose on the table instead of being fixed into the car, so possibly I didn't have enough leverage to make the metal move/stretch much and therefore i wasn't able to see it. Big thanks for your work, it's truely inspiring and satisfying watching that metal morph, cheers!
Great video, there are no limits to pdr now days!
Appreciate it Chad 👊
Great work man!! How much would repairs like this cost?
Nice job!! :) I'm enjoying your videos a lot. PDR really fascinates me.
Thank you Ricardo glad you are liking the videos
Fantastic job! The results are amazing!
I m getting trained as pdr technician we just saw the dent pullers and glue ,and on the roof I thought you will use the glue and the dent puller since you removed the interior panel
Nice job and real helpful info
Thank you Daniel 🔥
Muy buen trabajo ,cuanto se cobra por un techo y un maletero de granizo ?
Gracias veo todos tus videos para aprender
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That car was hit! Very repairable though. Time consuming. I’d plan for 1 1/2-2 days. Without seeing the sides and just going off the top of my head not looking at an estimate sheet (since the damage on the estimate sheet would probably put you at replacing panels instead of repairing them) I’d say somewhere between 6-7k to repair. Not a bad 2 days though. I love hail. The cars always come out sweet and the money is amazing. I enjoy your videos. Mainly the large complex glue pull ones since that’s what I’m doing too. Keep up the good work!
$6-7K would total out most cars worth under $10,000.
I am hoping a PDR expert would not charge $6000 for 2 days work.
@@edwardli8938 well I work for a big company and have given hundreds of estimates on hail. The problem is working for a large company you get less than 50% of what you bill. I’d gross around $2400 of that and then pay taxes. I agree this amount would total that car but something more expensive, no. Hail is good money. The average hail tech makes between 200k-350k per year and a lot of them only work 9 months out of the year. I choose to work for dealerships and not concentrate on hail because I’d be away from my family all year. This job pays well because not too many guys can do it. It’s a tough line of work
@@edwardli8938he’s saving this car in the video from being totaled because he bought the car and wants to repair it to sell it and make money. . Did you actually watch the video? That car was smashed and yes 6-7k to fix it is about right. Don’t doubt my estimates. I’ve done hundreds if not thousands of hail estimates. You don’t know what you’re talking about as far as estimates. Any Pdr tech would agree with me on my estimates and some may be higher than mine
Hey elevation I’m looking for a skill to learn and my dad told me this would be great to get into. I’m looking for any tips and tricks for beginners i love your channel you seem to be a great dent remover and I hope you’d be a mentor in this mission im going to work on my sister car who’s got some kind of railing damage dent
This is a great profession if you need more in depth training go our website. www.elevationdentco.com
RESPECT
May I ask how long it took you just for the roof.
Greetings Idris
How much would something like this cost? For the same amount of hail damage?
Several thousands.
What would a ballpark figure be to fix a 2019 RAM 1500 assuming the same amount of damage as this car in the video but without the trunk obviously. Roof, Hood, and left side of the truck. Would it be cheaper to get a new replacement OEM hood instead of repairing?
Great gift from God you have.
Appreciate you legioner9 🔥🔥
@@elevationdentco 🤗
That was awesome bro
Can the PDR company please reveal how many hours the whole car took to fix and approx what you charge for it?
Great job, how many hours did it take to do the hood? Roof?
I tried not to count 😂😂 I believe it was a 1 1/2 days for the entire car
That is pretty impressive. I have to thank you as I have a Pathfinder that has huge dents from hail, and this will hell immensely to get myself psyched to fix it.
Cuál es tu opinión sobre la T hotbox para sacar bollos de granizo como los de ese auto? Gracias y siempre veo tus videos.
La hotbox solo sirbe para ayudar a achicar la chapa cuando se estiro esa herramienta x si sola no saca bollos es solo un complemento
Am I able to do this at home with no prior knowledge my car is about as severe as this one
Hello Rose . I would not recommend trying this with no experience .
Great video, thanks.
Where can I find that dent hog tool?
Hello Fumba. From what i was told a few years ago they stopped making that tool.. Not sure if it's true or not.
How long does, say, the roof or a hood take you once set-up to start with the dent hog?
It really depends on the size of the dents and the amount . With Smaller dents the dent hog will blow through a roof pretty quickly using a soft tip.
How much do you charge for a job like this one?
Generally something with this amount of damage is anywhere from 5/6k
@@elevationdentco wouldn't it just be cheaper to replace the roof at that point
How many hours did this take you?
Outstanding brother your doing an amazing job. Where you based out of ?
Thank You Brother 🙌🏽
Hi. How long it took for you?
Nice job..
Thank You Sir. With filming a day and 1/2
I know it takes a lot of patience and skills to finish a job like this. out of curiosity how much time did you put on this job. thank you
awesome work
I don't like hail unless it pays well. That was nasty one. May I ask where did you get the dent hog hail rod? How long did it take you to do that job?
Hey Straight Lines i bought that tool off another technician while I was out working a hail storm. Not sure if its true but from what I was told they stopped making them but you maybe able to find one online by some google search . It's an awesome rod if you can find one..
I bet you have forearms of steel!! Great work!
Lol.. Thank you
Well done, nice channel…subscribed
Thanks for the support Jano
What blending hammer is that ?
Are you located in colorado? What part?
Yoo Nice Job.. How much are the costs for this in de usa? ✌️from swiss😊
Hello Lenny. This car has 4/5,000 in damages.
How long take this repair?
Thank you Ahmed Mokhtar 🙌🏽 . With filming it took one 1/2 days.
That Dent Hog is awesome where can I get one of those?
Hello :) could you help me... where can i find a working desk like this one :) ?
What hoodstand was that?
Pdr finesse
How much do you charge for car like this please?
Are you near highlands ranch?
Jetskill99 I've done a ton of hail damage repair there in the past but I don't live there now..
Where do i find a dent hog like that?
Hello Daniel . I believe they stopped selling that tool I bought it years ago
Nice, hard work. You Got sub from me. Keep pushing.
Appreciate you Jacek . 👊
Creo q le falto cambiar la luz en varios ángulos x eso le quedo como una bandera el techo ...prueve von la luz cruzada no recta nososttos en argentina le decimos 3d en 3 anhulos cruzados
How to become a hail damage repairer?
www.elevationdentco.com
Around what size hail would you guess starts causing stretching? Im sure theres much more to it than just stone size and velocity. Dime size or larger? Or around quarter size?
El estiramiento depende de la punta q tenga el golpe xq podes tener en golpe de 2cm estirado y uno de 10cm q no este estirado depende mas de la.profundidad q de el diametro
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My car got hit so much worse then this. Couple of weeks ago . 😢 I'm try to get some of it out myself. It busted my light out my side mirrors out my windshields out. Whole car got hit.smh
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who tf pays for that? this junk is totaled