I got a professional kit, and instructional dvd off of the for sale forum for $150. It comes with the same tools "the dent wizard" uses so long as i can teach myself to use all of them i should be able to do exactly what he does.

 

Is that the "suction cup glue thingamabob" ?

 

No these things:
https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.p...highlight=dent

 

Those are the ones for sure

 

Those tools, a 2x40w flourescent light on a stand, a cordless drill, some supplies and instructions.
Then lots of practice.

It's especially effective on the aluminum panels.

 

why the drill, do you mean to use as a porter cable/buffer?
Any other supplies i should look into i haven't used the tools yet?

 

Sometimes, there may be a brace or something obstructing the ability of the tool to access the area that needs repair. In these cases, you have several options: take panels apart (this is not always guaranteed as there may be a cross-brace directly in front of the ding OR drill through a panel to allow the tool to access the area. Once repaired, the tech will seal with silicone and a grommet. Drilling is usually only done as a last resort or when the potential of damage from removing panels outweighs the "damage" from drilling. In my case, I printed the instructions for removing the panel and found (feedback from some of the forum members) that some of the clips are prone to breaking easily (as are many of the other clips throughout the vehicle) that I would rather just live with a grommet in place of removing the panel.

Other tools? I was interested in that same kit from FrankCastle. I do not believe it included a window wedge or window protector. My friend who does PDR has a wedge - typically a plastic wedge (about the same dimension as a door stop) that is used on door dings. You roll the window down (almost all the way down) and use the wedge to make some clearance between the window and door, in order to allow you to get the PDR tool inside. The window protector is simply a felxible piece of plastic that clips over the top of the window that protects the window from getting scratched by the PDR tool. You probably also want to get a reflecting board, simply a board with a straight line drawn onto that attaches to the car to allows you to create a reflection in the ding when working on it. This is probably all included in the video you have and some of these (the reflecting board and windo protector) can be found on e-bay to give you an idea of what they look like. The wedge will have to be fabricated as I have never found one on e-bay. I would suggest going to a junk yard and practicing for along time before attempting to do this on a car you "care" about.

 

I think i'll be able to do all of the dings i have on the door panels, but i've got a huge dent that needs to be fixed on my front fender, i poped it back out but the remaining area is very "ripply" think that can be done with these tools?

I'm aware of the reflecting board and wedge i have those.

 

Just got back, and I watched him do this - Mark it takes some time and experience. I would start right away to learn this. I had two of the four dents, I have, removed for $110 a dent!

Looks like they were never there.

 

$80 for multiple panels when others are charging $250 for one? God, I miss Pa. Maybe I should trek to Pa. to get mine fixed. Not sure how he'll go about getting to the dings on my suicide door though. How far were they from the edge?

 

There's a couple of places near area called Dent Wiz that charges 130 for the first dent and 100 for the second one if it's on the same panel. I've heard good things. There's also places that would come to your driveway.