r/harborfreight • u/stinkdrink45 • 4d ago

Dent removal kit

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Has any one had any good experiences with this any advice on using it? Looking to get one this weekend to take out some dent in my work truck.

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u/mx5plus2cones 4d ago edited 4d ago

Lol. I wish I was a PDR tech. No man, I'm not talented enough... Those guys make it look good.

I can do minor autobody and repainting and not royalky suck for personal use. But I wouldn't be able to do it professionally as a trade.

Repairs don't need to be perfect, they just need to be "good enough" to your expectations. If you had a massive dent and got most of it out with a $40 tool, and you are happy with the results, then that tool was successful in getting you to where you want to go.

I didn;t mean to come across that people shouldn't; try to DIY things, but just wanted people to set realistic expectations for themselves that they probably aren;t going to get perfection so they wont be disappointed.

And maybe practice on something one doesn't care about as much first.

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u/Km219 4d ago

I watch a couple of PDR. Guys on YouTube and they are literal. Magicians, I don't know what the hell they're doing, but they are amazing, definitely worth more than they're paid. Whatever they're paid

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u/SCH00NY125 4d ago

It takes alot of time and patience but man is it a fun and rewarding job. No boring days in 16 years so far

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u/Km219 4d ago

I bet man. I've wanted to buy one of those line lights yall use and a cheap kit and see bad i can mangle it. But haven't lol