Real Auto Studio
Restoring Your Car's Shape
Car Dent Repair

PDR (Paintless Dent Repair) is a method of removing dents from a car's body without the need for repainting. Using specialized tools, we gently push or pull the metal from the inside or outside to restore its original shape. This method preserves the car's original factory paint, is faster and cheaper than traditional bodywork-and-paint repair, and works well for dents caused by hail, another car's door, or minor parking-lot bumps.

Yes, absolutely. We'll inspect the car inside and out for the condition of the body and any bodywork or paintwork it may need in the future, and check its technical condition. We can also look up the car's history and origin.

Yes — for repairs covered by AC/OC insurance, the policy includes payment for a replacement car. In other cases, it's a matter of arrangement, depending on the length and scope of the repair. We have our own fleet of replacement cars available.

About 90% of dents can be removed without painting, provided the panel material has kept a uniform shape and the paint has no cracks. It doesn't matter whether it's the hood, roof, trunk lid, door, or fender. There are exceptions — for example, rocker panels or pillars, which the manufacturer builds much stronger than regular sheet metal. Thin decorative trim, chrome tubing, and similar parts are even harder to straighten — success there is more like 50/50.

Yes, this is our specialty. For the customer's benefit, it's worth noting that hail damage falls into several categories, since the intensity of a hailstorm can vary in size and frequency, and a vehicle can be partially or completely damaged. The first threshold to consider is "broken glass" — when hailstones are large enough to damage the windshield, panoramic roof, or other glass; in these cases, dents on the roof pillars or rear fenders can be severe enough that not everything can be removed with PDR. In such cases it's worth splitting the car into easily replaceable parts and rigid, hard-to-replace, one-piece body panels. In severe cases, it's often cheaper to replace hoods, trunk lids, doors, and front fenders with new or used parts than to fight with straightening multiple deep deformations. Naturally, the vehicle's uniqueness, age, and sheet-metal thickness all matter here. With light hail damage, most dents can be removed from the outside using glue-pulling tools, suction cups, and similar equipment. With severe dents, it's necessary to remove large interior parts of the vehicle to gain access for thicker, stronger tools working from the inside. Attention must also be paid to the thickness of the paint layer applied by the manufacturer to the materials the body panels are made from — most often steel, aluminum, and various types of plastic. Each material requires its own approach and has a different cost of work.

Of course, but generally there's not much need to. If something doesn't fit with filters or spare parts, it's much easier for the workshop to check and replace it with the technically correct part — and the prices will still be low, since as a company we get great discounts from our suppliers.

Yes, but only when necessary. We always try to keep the body in its original form, but severely crushed steel can't always be straightened back to normal — and this is made worse by any existing corrosion, especially if the vehicle wasn't well maintained or is older. There are plenty of factory-made repair sections available for rear fenders and rocker panels, but the situation is worse when a roof pillar or chassis rail has been deformed. In that case, we can usually only find the original part at an authorized dealer, at a frightening price. It's also possible to look for a so-called "donor" part on the secondary market. Transplanting load-bearing parts requires significant knowledge of vehicle construction and welding systems and methods, so that the transplanted part is firmly integrated with the rest of the body.

We do replace them, but not in every case. Sometimes it's futile work if the underside of the car has been destroyed by years of corrosion. Every case can only be assessed after a physical inspection.

We have extensive knowledge and hands-on experience, plus enough equipment, to bring even the strongest, twisted body component — like a chassis rail — back to spec. However, after severe accidents there can be exceptions where it's no longer worth doing.

There are basically two approaches: try to restore the damaged pillar to within a millimeter of its correct shape using a frame machine. If the metal has been severely stretched, the only option is to cut it out and weld in a new section. For light dents on pillars, in some car models it's possible to straighten them using the PDR method.

Yes, of course. Semi-trucks, vans, coaches, campers, and box trucks also need to look neat and presentable. Dents from hitting a barrier, hail damage, or vandalism can be removed as non-invasively as possible using the PDR method. This usually requires extra tools and conditions that our company happens to have — tall entry gates, specialized scaffolding, and technical experience and knowledge. The advantage of fixing bodywork flaws without painting is, first, a generally lower overall cost, and second, no need to cut or weld the metal. On top of that, the vehicle's original paint is preserved. Not every case can be 100% restored with PDR, and this can only be assessed by looking at photos or through a direct physical inspection.

Our workshop's setup allows us to paint vehicles much larger than passenger SUVs. Delivery vans can come in many configurations and vary considerably in size. Each case needs to be assessed individually, and it's worth noting that every van/box truck takes significantly more effort and time from the technician working on it. Pulling or welding damaged parts on delivery vans is usually more demanding, labor-intensive, and just as much of a responsibility as with family passenger cars.

Generally, we can carry out mechanical repairs on Harley-Davidson motorcycles, as well as basic repairs on many other bikes. Most importantly, when it comes to Harley-Davidson, our inspired specialists can change the shape and look of the bike, and build unique custom saddlebags with mechanical and electronic drives in an exclusive style. We'll be adding a gallery of our craftsmen's work to the site soon.

Yes, we do. Painting motorcycles is sometimes more of an artistic job than painting cars. Motorcycles get into accidents too, and besides painting they often need bodywork repairs as well.