Glue Pull School: KECO Partners with The Ding King Training Institute to expand GPR training
Toronto, Ontario — KECO has announced a strategic partnership with the Ding King Training Institute to expand the training centres’ glue pull repair (GPR) training options. According to a recent press release from the GPR equipment manufacturer, “this collaboration aims to evaluate industry standards by bridging the gap between traditional collision repair and modern paintless […]
Preparing for Hurricane Season: CCC Q2 2024 report reveals 94 percent of all comprehensive claims estimates for drivable vehicles included PDR over last two years
Toronto, Ontario — Crash Course (CCC) recently released its Q2 2024 report which indicates that hurricanes and severe convective storms have a considerable impact on the auto insurance and collision repair industries, resulting in an increase in damages and economic loss, as well as causing 94 percent of all comprehensive claims estimates for drivable vehicles […]
Pulling New Skills: CamAuto Pro hosts training open house in PDR, GPR techniques
Montreal, Quebec — CamAuto Pro recently hosted an open house at its Quebec training facility, where industry experts Gene Fetty and Charles Aoun conducted a comprehensive training session on paintless dent repair (PDR) and glue pull repair (GPR). The training aimed to equip participants with the necessary skills and knowledge to excel in their respective […]
Touchy Topic: Rivian’s $41k repair quote ‘solved’ by PDR, GPR
North Carolina, United States — A recent case involving a Rivian with a whopping US$41,000 repair quote is drawing comments across the industry on the effectiveness of paintless dent repair (PDR) and glue pull repair (GPR). Initially facing a repair quote of $41,000 for what—in the owner’s words—was a “minor fender-bender,” they sought an alternative […]
ALL HAIL
PDR is coming of age Column by TOM BISSONNETTE I remember the first time I saw a technician performing paintless dent repair (PDR), it was back in the mid 1990s and it was totally mesmerizing to watch the dents disappear by pushing them out from the back side. Then the thought struck me: “What is […]
Smooth Hailing: AutoCanada acquires DCCHail
Edmonton, Alberta — AutoCanada has acquired paintless dent repair company DCCHail, the multi-location dealer group announced Monday evening. DCCHail touts a national presence, which includes Canada’s largest hail repair facility in Calgary, Alta. “DCCHail has revolutionized the PDR industry with its proprietary technology DCCScan,” wrote AutoCanada in its press release. “DCCScan can inspect and document […]
The Stealthy Solution: KECO Body Repair’s Chris White on paving the way for paintless repair
Las Vegas, Nevada — Collision Repair caught up with Chris White, president of KECO Body Repair, on the SEMA 2022 show floor, where we talked with him about what his company is doing to make repairs easier, and less-invasive, for the sake of both technicians and customers.
Stuck on Success: Keco Glue Pull Repair System claims Best New Product Award
Las Vegas, Nevada — Something about Keco has stuck with judges at SEMA, as the glue-pull repair company was presented with a New Product Award on the show’s opening day. President of Keco Body Repair Products Chris White accepted the award at the SEMA Show Kickoff event on Tuesday morning. “Wow! What a culmination of […]
Beyond the Vale: Mitchell to be exclusive supplier for Vale PDR certification program
Toronto, Ontario — New diagnostic technicians will be able to get their hands on Mitchell’s MD-500 technology now that the company has been selected as the exclusive supplier for the Vale PDR Technician Certification Program, via PDR Testing and Certification, LLC. “Mitchell looks forward to supporting PDR Testing and Certification and the next-generation of Vale-Certified […]
All Hail Paintless Dent Repair
The rise of PDR BY DAVID DICENZO Domenic Serra vividly remembers the need to prove himself in the early stages of the Paintless Dent Repair industry. Serra, the founder of Alberta-based PDR Canada, was back in his hometown Hamilton, Ontario in the mid-1990s when the concept of fixing car dents–typically from hail–was becoming more mainstream […]
