PDR
History
Oscar Flaig was the first person to repair vehicles using paintless dent repair. In 1960, he worked for Mercedes-Benz as a body repair technician.
Repairmen known as “dingmen” would use their knowledge of metal and specialized tools to access and massage out minor dings and dents working from the inside of the damaged panel.
Although PDR disappeared in the factories with manufacturing improvements, it has made a strong comeback due to dealership demand.
During the mid 1980’s entrepreneurs embraced this PDR system and reintroduced the method to the commercial market place.
The paintless dent removal system was introduced to the United Kingdom by U.S. firms in the early 1990’s to cut the costs of unnessesary paintwork to vehicles and to keep the vehicle to it’s original condition.
It is now used worldwide for vehicle refurishment, insurance repairs and hail damage.
