Perfect solution for PDR business! I've been doing the same thing, in my small community only major dents rate repair and less noticeable is key. Most of my tools are home brew. I don't have pics but my bridge puller is built using garage door opener linkage. Don't laugh it works. I'm subscribed keepem coming!!
This is James. Thanks for showing the items used to do this type of repair. Keep doing videos. I listened to your story of how you started and mine is almost identical to yours. I taught myself also. I do everything I can as well but I need these type of tools and items but I didn’t want to buy stuff I didn’t need. I have been pushing for 1yr now and I love it I have done a repair like this with pdr tools alone but it wasn’t as good as yours. So again thanks
Hey James. It was good speaking with you yesterday! Keep up practicing and buy the tools as you need them for special situations and grow your set from there. Do like Jay said and buy what you will use most at first and expand from there. Soon enough you’ll have a great bag of tools.
Went to look at you glue pulling tower gone. Still looked great, from what I see of the tower bed frames and looks easy build. I like the winch idea too. Nice repair.
It's perfect in the customers eyes because he got an insurance check for about two thousand dollars for replacing the bed side and paint, who wouldn't be happy with all that money in their pockets!!!
If you have a bee in your hand what is in your eye? Answer beauty is in the eye of the bee holder Just messing great repair for what the customers wanted to spend
Lovely work. You’re such an inspiration. Can I ask would you always charge the rate per Hr or was it just this case? I would have thought you charge for the dent as a whole which I’m guessing would have cost the customer more for dent that size. Thanks.
Depends on the customers needs, mostly charge per dent. Some customers only want improvement and don’t want to spend the full amount to pre-loss condition. So I came up with this solution to help them with price.
Next time pull straight back, watch Marty Runnick. Top gun PDR videos.His homemade glue on hook and your setup would have pulled it mostly in one pull maybe.
Those deep creases that are flowing past/through a bodyline.. if you set up your pull just on the inside of each of the crowns and lateral tension (towards the rear of truck right before the tailight) itll give that deep crease somewhere to go. Couple clicks on each jumping back & forth from your tab to lateral tension you will seriously save yourself time. But you have good eye & you know what works for you. That's night & day & like you said bro.. its not about 100% all the time..its about what the customer wants & at a price they can afford without shooting yourself in the foot.
Excellent approach & technic to successfully complete this repair. Classic body & fender action of pressure on the low areas while simultaneously lightly working the crowns in your sped up video ... This is an excellent training video on many levels! ... sez: grandaddy-O
When ever the customer say to me "that's perfect" after the first 30 minutes I tell him: would you like to pay me half of what we agreed and I will stop here? That saves a lot of time 😅, and every one is happy.
Another video of the build process of the tower with greater in depth will be coming soon the other version lost sound after 3 minutes.
Would it be okay if I could share this on Dent techs only Facebook group?
Perfect solution for PDR business! I've been doing the same thing, in my small community only major dents rate repair and less noticeable is key. Most of my tools are home brew. I don't have pics but my bridge puller is built using garage door opener linkage. Don't laugh it works.
I'm subscribed keepem coming!!
@Terry Swanson that’s awesome. We got to do what works for us and the customers
Yes sir!
@nabbuko uzamaki yes sir that will be cool with me.
This is James. Thanks for showing the items used to do this type of repair. Keep doing videos. I listened to your story of how you started and mine is almost identical to yours. I taught myself also. I do everything I can as well but I need these type of tools and items but I didn’t want to buy stuff I didn’t need. I have been pushing for 1yr now and I love it I have done a repair like this with pdr tools alone but it wasn’t as good as yours. So again thanks
Hey James. It was good speaking with you yesterday! Keep up practicing and buy the tools as you need them for special situations and grow your set from there. Do like Jay said and buy what you will use most at first and expand from there. Soon enough you’ll have a great bag of tools.
You are a wise man!
Went to look at you glue pulling tower gone. Still looked great, from what I see of the tower bed frames and looks easy build. I like the winch idea too. Nice repair.
Thanks man. I’ll be uploading the build again soon. There was no audio after three minutes
Appreciate your videos 25-year Tech
Thank you sir
Awesome tower 👍 I also built a different tower it works great
Thank you.
Are you finding the tower allowing you to do more larger repairs or easier on you?
Great Job!!
It's perfect in the customers eyes because he got an insurance check for about two thousand dollars for replacing the bed side and paint, who wouldn't be happy with all that money in their pockets!!!
That’s right!!
I agree 100%, that's how I operate better to make some money than no money
I do it all I feel you man
Man I need me one of those towers 😫 as always nice clean repairs my man 🔥🔥
Thanks man. I’ll have the video up soon on building them. You could make one similar
You have some enginuity I don't think I could lol
Would it be okay if I can share this in Dent techs only on Facebook?
For sure. I’m on that group as well
If you have a bee in your hand what is in your eye? Answer beauty is in the eye of the bee holder
Just messing great repair for what the customers wanted to spend
nice video again
Thanks. I took the other video down and will upload it again
Lovely work. You’re such an inspiration. Can I ask would you always charge the rate per Hr or was it just this case? I would have thought you charge for the dent as a whole which I’m guessing would have cost the customer more for dent that size.
Thanks.
Depends on the customers needs, mostly charge per dent. Some customers only want improvement and don’t want to spend the full amount to pre-loss condition. So I came up with this solution to help them with price.
@@DentBaron thanks for the reply.
Next time pull straight back, watch Marty Runnick. Top gun PDR videos.His homemade glue on hook and your setup would have pulled it mostly in one pull maybe.
That’s a great idea! I don’t have anything that will allow me to make a pull like that, but I guess I can make one like he did. thanks for the input
Those deep creases that are flowing past/through a bodyline.. if you set up your pull just on the inside of each of the crowns and lateral tension (towards the rear of truck right before the tailight) itll give that deep crease somewhere to go. Couple clicks on each jumping back & forth from your tab to lateral tension you will seriously save yourself time. But you have good eye & you know what works for you. That's night & day & like you said bro.. its not about 100% all the time..its about what the customer wants & at a price they can afford without shooting yourself in the foot.
I really appreciate the feedback and advice. That is something I will put into play on the next pull with similar damage.
Where did you get your pullpost?
I made it myself. Here is a link how to.
ruclips.net/video/P5btSKMj9Hk/видео.html
Excellent approach & technic to successfully complete this repair. Classic body & fender action of pressure on the low areas while simultaneously lightly working the crowns in your sped up video ... This is an excellent training video on many levels! ... sez: grandaddy-O
Thank you. Glad it helps
I would have pulled from the tail light bucket
Yes lesson learned there. this video is how I learned of lateral tension pull. Another person commented about it. We all learn from each other. Thanks
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Nice. Thanks for sharing and watching.
we are Neighbors I'm out of k-ville NC
Nice, definitely have to meet up some time
When ever the customer say to me "that's perfect" after the first 30 minutes I tell him: would you like to pay me half of what we agreed and I will stop here? That saves a lot of time 😅, and every one is happy.
I love it! Great idea!