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Is it better to fix each dent as I get them or wait until I get quite a few?

Feb 04, 2021

Is it better to fix each dent as I get them or wait until I get quite a few?

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One of the upsides to bringing your vehicle in after it has a few dents is it will save you the time of bringing it in multiple times for each dent removal as the dents occur. Car dents can happen often whether you vehicle was damaged in a parking lot, a tight driveway, a parking garage at your local hardware store, your children's sporting events or family functions. The downside of waiting on pdr services is you can get dents inside of dents. Multiple dent panels are more expensive to repair than single dent panels.

It is not easy to repair damage that is close together with paintless dent removal. You get a dent and another dent nearby and then another dent nearby that, say, by your spouse’s car damaging your car, or vise versa in the same spot over and over again where you get dents on dents, on dents, on dents. People will think, "I'll just wait until I get a bunch and I'll bring it in for pdr." But it is actually more expensive and harder to do that way because you get damage on top of damage, on top of damage. Those dents are much harder to take out. You can damage the paint. You can damage the clear coat leaving you with only a body shop solution to properly repair that dent damaged vehicle.

It is our recommendation at American Dent Specialists to fix your damage as it occurs with dent removal. You will get a cleaner dent repair. The vehicle retains its value longer and it looks better while you have it, increasing how you feel about the vehicle. While many people would think that it's better just to wait until damage accumulates and then bring it in, it's contrary to what is true for paintless dent removal. Each dent should be taken out as they occur in order to get the best possible dent repair for that damage. Once the paint is cracked, once the clear coat has been cracked, then you no longer have a paintless dent repair solution as an option. You have a paint solution, which is when you still might be able to push to paint, and then you would have to paint the door. You are going to end up painting it or touching that because of the chips. 


To make it more convenient to have each little dent repair done as it happens, we offer mobile dent removal services. We can quickly remove most small dents while you are at your office or at home. We understand the importance of your time and schedule and work with you to make your dent removal experience as easy as it possible can be. We also have a great space to wait at our conveniently located shop with free WIFI and coffee bar to further provide a five-star experience for each of our customers every time. Take advantage of our mobile dent removal services with a quick call to American Dent Specialists or for added convenience shoot us a text of the damage and we will reach out to you with a quote for repair and the available appointment times in our schedule.  

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