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Originally Posted by Tcoat
I have been considering picking up some PDR tools and trying my hand at it as well. I have many small dimples that I have no doubt I can work out with the right tools. What tools did you start out with? I have watched several videos and read many articles but have not really figured out what a good starter set of tools would be.
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I feel you on the dents department, I lived in an area full of oak trees and one year I was pelted by acorns, so many dents.
I'll have to get back to you about what brand it is, it is a decent kit, originally $1600, but they had a clearance on the equipment and I got it half off. I'm a web developer and so I wrote a script that will generate black and white lines of all sizes and I use them on my iPad, or any other device and that acts as my line-bar lamp haha.
I do recommend working on a friends or parents car first and don't charge them for it. Most of the people I know said go for it, they didn't care if it fails or not. I definitely never had a failed dent repair. (basically, I have never made it worse, only better). It does take practice and patience. Also, our hoods are aluminum, so buy some spherical magnets online, the tools are made of steel, and you can place the magnet on the hood and put your tool underneath and find your tools very easily that way from the top. Great for training your eyes and helping you learn where the tools are.
I hope this helps.
