Got Dings? UCC Dent Day #15 Nov 14th 2009
11-04-2009, 02:12 PM
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Originally Posted by 2ks2knyc,Nov 4 2009, 08:32 AM
Anyone in Queens/LI area driving up?
you cant beat the price & the work.
11-04-2009, 06:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Ultimate Collision Center,Nov 4 2009, 06:08 PM
Thanks for the kind words Andrew...List updated
11-06-2009, 04:40 AM
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First let me say I'm not trying to denegrate this in any way but just as a heads-up:
I went to the last one with $150 thinking that all of my problems would be solved and it was far from the case. The problem was mostly me... I didn't understand PDR and the gentleman who does it for UCC is VERY GOOD and he explained that what you see as one dent may actually be a combination of dents or a "multident" if you will (I made that word up). So you could have your first $75 tied up in one "multident".
That was the case with me, my $150 got one ding on the hood removed perfectly, and one stubborn "multident" only partially removed.
I'm not saying its not worth it. But don't go thinking you're going to get multiple dents taken care of, 1 because of a time limit (everyone else needs their car done, too), 2 PDR is an art and it takes a highly skilled person to work the metal and what you may see as a simple dent could be more than one and/or be close to a feature line on the body which makes it even harder.
Again, the guy who does it for UCC is great, just don't go in with unrealistic expectations like I did.
I went to the last one with $150 thinking that all of my problems would be solved and it was far from the case. The problem was mostly me... I didn't understand PDR and the gentleman who does it for UCC is VERY GOOD and he explained that what you see as one dent may actually be a combination of dents or a "multident" if you will (I made that word up). So you could have your first $75 tied up in one "multident".
That was the case with me, my $150 got one ding on the hood removed perfectly, and one stubborn "multident" only partially removed.
I'm not saying its not worth it. But don't go thinking you're going to get multiple dents taken care of, 1 because of a time limit (everyone else needs their car done, too), 2 PDR is an art and it takes a highly skilled person to work the metal and what you may see as a simple dent could be more than one and/or be close to a feature line on the body which makes it even harder.
Again, the guy who does it for UCC is great, just don't go in with unrealistic expectations like I did.
11-06-2009, 06:35 AM
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^^ true but still worth the drive and free advice/quote. The manager of the place walked around my car and explained in full detail certain things. I went up expecting the same but drove home well informed and not totaly dissapointed.
11-06-2009, 08:26 AM
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Originally Posted by 2ks2knyc,Nov 6 2009, 07:35 AM
^^ true but still worth the drive and free advice/quote. The manager of the place walked around my car and explained in full detail certain things. I went up expecting the same but drove home well informed and not totaly dissapointed.
It was worth the trip just to learn how PDR works and watch the guy do it.