Course Curriculum
Training Curriculum & Quick Access Links
STEP 1
- Setting up your practice panel
- How to read damage
- Identify the tip of your tool
- How much pressure to use
- Removing a high spot
- Removing your first dent
- Removing a crease dent
- Understanding crowns and ridges
- Understanding and reading the line board
- Practical training exercises for dent removal
- Practical training exercises for tapping down
- How to finish a dent clean
- Crown removal theory
- Crown removal repair
STEP 2
- Glue pulling tools and techniques
- Removing a small round dent with a lifter
- Removing a small round dent with a slide hammer
- Removing crease dents with glue pulling techniques
- Working with cold glue
- Glue pulling a crease in a wing
- Glue pulling a crease in a door
- Glue pulling a crease in a roof
- Glue pull repair in real time
- 10 Steps to glue pulling
- Understanding glue pulling
- Top Tip for beginners in glue pulling
STEP 3
- Identifying access points training series
- Tool selection for limited access training series
- Understanding limited access tools and their uses
- Practical training exercises for limited access repairs
- PDR Tools, the tools I carry on the road
- How to finish dents clean
- How to stay on track and make progress with your goals
- Building confidence whilst learning PDR
- What it is to be successful
- Tool demonstration
- Using brace tools in limited access areas
- Gaining access video series
- Repair example rear wing dent limited access
- Understanding tension and how to release it
STEP 4
- Working on doors
- Common door dents
- Upper door access repair
- Restoring bodylines
- Repairing a crease in a door
- Repairing folded door edges
- Working position for door repairs
- Tech tips for door dents
- Door dent repair in real time
- Repair example bodyline dent
- Repair example bodyline repair advanced
- Repair example bodyline and crown repair with glue
- Repair example bodyline tutorial
- Repair example on lower door dent
- Repair example bodyline glue pull
- Glue Pulling a Crease
- Crown removal repair
- Releasing tension
- Working with laminate Glass
- Repair example using a side impact bar to your advantage
- Repair example working through a soundpad
- Repair example removing a door trim
- Repair example finishing tutorial
STEP 5
- How to fix a kinked wing
- Using a hook bar
- Wheel arch lip repair
- How to prevent wing blow out
- Medium dent training quarter panel
- Medium dent training bootlid
- Medium dent training rear wing
- Repair example Fiat 500 rear wing
- Choosing your business model
- Choosing a name for your business
- Designing your company logo/brand
- Registering your business
- Building your reputation
- Creating the ultimate customer experience
- Estimating and pricing
- Email and phone skills
- Repair example quarter panel glue pull
- Repair example Campervan dent
- Repair example Porsche wing repair
- Repair example Ford Kuga wing repair
- Repair example Honda front wing repair
- Repair example VW golf tailgate repair
STEP 6
- Sharp dent removal - Theory
- Sharp dent removal - Practical
- Opening up the dent - Theory
- Correcting poor PDR
- How to blend training series
- Working on concave panels
- Domain name, email and phone number
- Researching your market
- Social media platforms and online presence
- Creating Videos for marketing
- Soft launch your business (coming soon)
- Invoicing and payment software
- Estimating and pricing
- Things to consider when pricing PDR
- Understanding the true value of your customer
- Repair example Mazda wing
- Repair example Jeep wing
- Repair example Skoda wing
- Repair example Peugeot tailgate
STEP 7
- Large dent repair training series
- Large dent repair wing panel
- Repair example Peugeot door
- Advanced glue pull repair
- Creating the ultimate customer experience
- Paid Ad Campaigns
- Business growth
- Financial forecast
- Insurance
- Hard launch your business
- Repair example Suzuki tailgate
- Repair example glue pulling a large crease
- Case study - A look inside my own PDR business
- How to Market Your Business