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Getting Started

Getting Started

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Start From The Beginning

  Any techs knows that PDR is a highly visual art.  Most good techs have trained their eyes to see the small subtleties in the reflection, and are easily able to see their tool tip in any size, type, or depth of dent long before they make an over push. The bottom of the dent or crease should appear clear, very detailed, and show you exactly where to make every push. If you need to over push the bottom of your dent to see your tip, that may just be the first sign that something is wrong.  The most common problems are:

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The Next Step

   In the last article we discussed the importance of knowing your vision and its limitations when it comes to learning and doing PDR.  Knowing these limitations and how to eliminate or compensate for them is absolutely necessary if we want to easily be able to see our tool tip even in the bottom of the deepest dents and creases. Any experienced tech knows there is nothing that will screw up a dent worse than not seeing your tip until its too late. If there are even a couple bad over pushes in your dent, especially in the sweet spot, ( impact point) the chances of a true 100% finish or even a fast repair are gone. But what if you know your eyesight is fine or is corrected to as good as its going to get, and you still can’t see your tip before making over pushes inside your deeper dents and creases? The next step is usually determining if you are using the right reflection type for your eyes and brain. This may get a bit technical but we’ll try and keep things as simple as possible.

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