Did you know that we also offer our paintless dent repair services to surrounding cities of Sioux Falls. This including Brookings, South Dakota.
Paintless dent repair takes a very specific set of skills to perform correctly. Many shops will say they do paintless dent repair. What this often really that means is they have a technician that does it from time to time. This means their technician might do these style of repairs as little as a time or two a month limiting their skill level. This often allows them to only repair minor damage. This also limits their skill set to smaller quarter sized door dings. Doing paintless dent repair is something that must be done very often. Multiply times a week this must be done in order to hone in the skill set and stay sharp. The other alternative is shops will hire outside companies to do these types of repairs, typically these outside companies do just dent repairs.
What’s the difference?
We here at Sioux Falls Dent Repair we do ONLY paintless dent repair. We don’t have our technicians doing glass repair, detailing, painting, body work and other common skill sets found in a general body shop. While all of these skills are great for a general body shop, having technicians stay sharp on ONE skill and one skill only allows them to do repairs that other “part time techs” cannot. These benefits can be seen in repairs we have done time and time again, you can even see what our customers think of us on their video reviews here.
So next time you are choosing a repair facility be sure to ask specific questions about who is doing your repairs. Be sure to talk with the specific technician doing your actual work and ask them about any questions you might have about your repair.
Ask questions like:
How will the damage be accessed in order to be repaired?
Are they drilling a hole?
What are they doing to prevent corrosion or rust on the backside of the panel after its repaired?
Do they use a cavity wax?
What will they be taking apart to do the repair?
If they are taking your vehicle apart to gain access, will the be performing a Pre and Post Diagnostic scan?
You’ve had a long day and are just wanting to run to the store quick. You pull up to the closest spot to the door and jump out and go inside and get your items. Once returning to your vehicle you realize your vehicle has been struck with a door ding or unexpected damage. You feel upset, betrayed and in utter disbelief. Don’t put yourself in this position, follow some of these tips to minimize parking lot damage!
Parking Spots You Should Avoid:
Near The Store Entrance
Maybe it was raining, you’ll be in and out quickly, maybe you just don’t feel like walking any more today. We have all been there. While these spots can be the most convenient in some cases, if you come out to find a door ding or damage in your vehicle, all of that benefit goes out the window. Parking close to the store entrance opens you to a number of surprises. Typically these areas can have more random shopping carts scattered around, waiting to blow into your vehicle. These areas are also high in traffic and more traffic means a higher potential for other drivers parking near you, increasing your chance of damage.
Near or Beneath Trees
Trees can make you feel like your vehicle has some sort of shelter. While in a perfect world, that might be true, but remember mother nature can strike at any time. From furry critters sprinting along branches to random branches and nuts falling, these are all are all potential hazards for your vehicle. If you do insist on parking under an item for shade or safety, rely on a carport or some type of overhand instead.
Other Damaged Vehicles
Everyone gets into accidents from time to time, but vehicles with very big obviously damage should be avoided. If you see a vehicle with a door smashed in or similar bigger damage this can raise a red flag. Why didn’t the vehicle owner have this damaged repaired? Does the vehicle have missing paint and big scratches? Especially with a newer vehicle it has to make you wonder why is this not repaired. If a driver is willing to neglect their own vehicle, what does it say about their thoughts on other vehicles on the roadways? Now we are not saying a damaged vehicle makes for a bad vehicle owner, but it has to make you wonder. If you have the chance to, park next to a more maintained vehicle.
So where DO you park?
Near Other Nicer Vehicles
Someone with a nicer newer vehicle typically tends to take better car of their new investment. This is especially true if the vehicle is a higher end model. Often if these vehicles ARE damage, they are repaired immediately because they want to keep their new car NEW.
Park Further Away From The Entrance
This is where you will often find nicer vehicles, people with a newly purchased vehicle tend to know, the small walk is worth it.
If your vehicle has become a victim of parking lot damage, get in touch with us at Sioux Falls Dent Repair.
You might be asking yourself what does diagnostic scanning and dent repair have to do with each other? Isn’t that something a mechanic does?
Diagnostic scanning is nothing new to the collision industry, but it has in the recent years been brought to the attention of many shop owners as a way of checking components and confirming components are working correctly after repairs are made. The days of a shop simply turning on and off components to check if they work correctly is simply not the case any more. A simple task such as removing a tail light or headlight for even a light bulb replacement, then reinstalling the light and making sure it functions by turning the light on and off, are just not the way things are done anymore.
New Technology Advancements
Now with the advancements in the computer systems on vehicles, something like even a dead battery can also trigger and store diagnostic trouble codes, these codes will not always illuminate a check engine light in your dash. Once the system is hooked up to a computer diagnostic scan tool, the system can be scanned for hidden or stored codes and then the proper procedures can be taken to make sure that these systems are all in working order. These diagnostic scans are often REQUIRED to be performed by the vehicles manufacture as a way to make sure everything on your vehicle works properly and safely. We offer these services on top of doing dent repairs to insure the best repairs possible for our customers, keeping you yourself safe, your family, others on the roadways as well as your vehicle.
Scanning is just the first step in this system, next is recalibrating the auto driving systems in a vehicle, learn more about that here.
What does your vehicle manufacture say about diagnostic scanning?
Click your manufacture’s link below to see their statement on scanning.
Today we will be doing a PDR Tool Review featuring Edgy Tools. If you are involved in the paintless dent repair (PDR) industry at all, you have heard of Edgy Tools one way or another. From there awesome advertising featuring the Edgy Gator, that theme runs through the entire company and I absolutely love it. Down to the fantastic and game changing tools they develop and KEEP developing, if you are a tech why would you not want to work smarter, not harder!
There are two different tools we are highlighting in this review.
The No-Roll Knockdown
The Knockers Blending Hammer tip
Both of these tools bring new elements of surprises to the paintless dent repair industry. One is a smaller more efficient hammer tip, to basically what I would refer to as the swiss army knife of knock downs.
This dent removal was done in Sioux Falls, at our location, on this 2016 Ram EcoDiesel pickup. This type of damage is somewhat common in pickup bedsides like this one. When a person tends to use there truck for hauling purposes, especially if they do any type of contracting work, this will happen. Unloading and loading of materials, while convenient, often increase the chances of damage on the side of the bed.
This customer was very happy he did not have to have the side of his trucks bedside repainted for this type of dent removal. Also that we were able to repair them all in one day. The customer was so happy with the repair he even did a video testimonial for us which is at the end of this repair video.
