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DOOR DING REPAIR

The most common repair we do — a shopping cart, a neighboring door, a stray golf ball. Most door dings are fixed the same day, starting at $149.

The Most Common PDR Job There Is

Door dings are the bread-and-butter repair for any PDR shop — a shopping cart in a grocery store lot, a neighboring car's door swung open too fast, a stray ball at the park. They're usually small, shallow, and exactly the kind of damage paintless dent repair was built for.

Why PDR Beats Touch-Up Paint or a Body Shop

A body shop repair for a single door ding often runs $400–$600 once you factor in filler, sanding, primer, and a color-matched repaint, plus a multi-day wait for paint to cure. PDR fixes the same ding for $149 and up, usually within the hour, with zero risk of a paint mismatch because the factory paint is never touched.

What Makes a Ding a Good PDR Candidate

The paint needs to be intact — no chips, cracks, or exposed metal — and the dent generally shouldn't sit directly on a sharp body line or right at a panel edge, where access is harder. The large majority of door dings meet that criteria easily, which is why same-day service is realistic for most of them.

Multiple Dings at Once

If you're finally getting around to a few dings that have piled up over months of street parking, each additional ding after the first is discounted 25%. It's often worth bringing the whole car in at once rather than fixing them one at a time.

DOOR DING FAQ

Starting at $149 for a straightforward, easily accessed ding. The exact price depends on size and panel location, confirmed at your free inspection.

Most single dings are finished in 30 to 60 minutes. If you're bringing in several at once, plan for a bit more shop time, though it's still typically a same-day job.

No — that's the point of PDR. The metal is worked back to its original shape from behind the panel and the factory paint is never sanded, filled, or repainted, so there's nothing to see or for a future buyer's paint-thickness gauge to detect.

If the paint is cracked or chipped down to bare metal, PDR alone won't fully resolve it since there's exposed metal to protect from rust. We'll let you know if a small touch-up paint step is needed in addition to the dent work.

Yes — after the first ding, each additional one is 25% off, which makes it worth bringing in several dings at once rather than one at a time.

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