Door Dings Repair
Door dings or car dents are an inevitable nuisance for car owners, but timely paintless dent removal is essential to maintaining your vehicle’s appearance and value. Whether caused by parking lot mishaps or everyday driving, these small dents can detract from your car’s aesthetic appeal and even lead to rust if left untreated. Professional door ding repair services offer a quick, cost-effective solution using advanced techniques like paintless dent repair (PDR), preserving your car’s original finish without repainting. By addressing door dings promptly, you not only restore your vehicle’s sleek look but also protect its resale value.
What is a Door Ding?
A Door Ding is a dent that occurs when a door strikes the side panel of another vehicle while both are parked side by side. The dent often has impact scratches, as the door moves when it comes into contact with the painted metal surface of the other vehicle’s panel. The dent appears round but is often egg-shaped because it was created in a swinging motion. One end of the dent will be shallow, the initial contact, and the other end will be deeper at the stopping point of impact.
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The Process of Removing a Door Ding
The first step in the door ding removal process is to polish all impact scratches out of the dent, so a clear view of the painted surface can be seen for massaging out the dent. The technician must determine the best tool for the job and ensure there is sufficient clearance between the glass and the door skin to use it.
Access to the backside of the dent is done through the window opening. This is the area between the window glass and the door skin, the molding at the bottom of the door window opening called the Belt Molding is removed, to allow for tool access. A protective sleeve is placed on the door glass to prevent scratches from the PDR tool.
Using a special light that reflects off the vehicle’s painted surface, the technician can determine the dent shape. Starting with our massaging process, where small pushes move a small portion of metal at a time, the technician begins in the center of the dent. The massaging process is used over the entire diameter of the dent, until the metal has returned to its original position on the panel. A second polishing may be required to remove any remaining evidence of impact scratching.
To find out how much it costs to repair a door ding, contact our specialists.
| Paintless Dent Repair | |
|---|---|
| Price starts from $125 per ø 1″ | Yes |
| You can check if there was a repair | No |
| No painting or body filler needed | Yes |
| Matches the colour | 100% |
| Door Dings repair time | A Day |
| Hail Damage repair time | 1-2 Days |
| Minor Dents repair time | 2-3 Hours to a Day |
| Traditional Dent Repair | |
|---|---|
| Price starts from $125 per ø 1″ | No |
| You can check if there was a repair | Yes |
| No painting or body filler needed | No |
| Matches the color | 90% |
| Door Dings repair time | 3-5 Days |
| Hail Damage repair time | 1-2 Weeks |
| Minor Dents repair time | 3-5 Days |
Here is a series of photos we took before and after the work was done. If a picture is worth a thousand words, imagine what we can do for your vehicle.
Frequently Asked Questions about Dent Repair on a Car Door
Why Dented is Regina’s Choice for Paintless Dent Repair
Our vehicle repair process removes damage by sculpting the vehicle’s original body panels, using an environmentally friendly process. We don’t use paint or body fillers.
We guarantee that all Autobody Enviro-Technology® metal sculpting will be completed to our clients’ satisfaction. It is this guarantee that makes us Calgary’s Most Trusted Auto Body Shop.
Autobody Enviro-Technology involves repairing an automobile’s exterior panels using the most environmentally friendly processes possible.
The Paintless Dent Repair process starts by gaining access to the back side of the dent. The dent technician will select one of the many specialty tools to massage the dent with, as the tools vary in size, shape, and strength.
The first step in removing a door ding is to polish out all impact scratches from the dent, so the painted surface is clear for massaging the dent out.
Hail Damage affects mainly the horizontal panels on a vehicle: the hood, the roof, the trunk, the tops of the front fenders, and the tops of the rear quarter panels.
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