My Dent Guy Training

Paintless Dent Repair Training
Before you decide

     Within the industry there are many places to learn paintless dent repair. Among them you will find large corporations/franchises which offer you the world in exchange for your soul. Once you complete their course, they put you to work, and pay you a small pittance for your labor. Do your homework, and you will find that they make you sign a no compete contract. A large amount of independent technicians in the field started out this way, and had to fight these franchises in court to break free of them, and often move to another state to practice their trade. They also had to re train and get a new certificate. It amazes me how many people I meet across the country who started out with these companies and fought their way free, though some people are content to plod along working for them.

     You will also find what insiders call “Training Mills.” These are most often tool companies which sell you pretty “Packages.” They offer air fare, hotel, ground transportation, and attractive discounted tool sets. Most of these tools you may never need or use, but they are in the business of selling tools. Along with all this they offer “Training.” Most often, it will be a crash course, probably in a classroom full of students. Individual attention is rare, and you can find many horror stories online of people who bought these packages, were fed a lot of promise and sunshine, and went home feeling good about themselves until the payments came in on the credit card, and they couldn’t fix a dent. You can find their tools on Ebay every day. They also show you some fuzzy math and convince you that if you do X amount of dings for X amount of dollars a day, you will be making more money than you can spend. This simply is not true.

     Paintless dent repair is a difficult skill between art and science, and takes patience, skill, eye hand coordination, a desire to succeed, and a business sense. It helps if you enjoy people as well. Still want the challenge? But wait, there’s more. These days, the market is over saturated with technicians. Many poorly trained and others who escaped from the corporations and franchises, as well as many who like my self, paid their own way and trained with the best technicians across the country. These are few and far between. There are also technicians who are masters at their niche, but have no clue in other aspects of the business. Some people think that they can sell shoddy workmanship by undercutting prices. People who try this find after a time their reputation gets around, and they too sell their tools on Ebay. This is the playing field you will be entering. If it sounds like I’m trying to discourage you from entering the industry, I’m not. It can be extremely rewarding for anyone who wants to do the work. I feel extremely blessed to have mastered this skill, and sometimes earn in a day what some people make in a week. You will only get out of it what you put in.

What to Expect

What I offer is a five day beginner course. The curriculum is designed to give the student a close oversight of the PDR industry, its aspects and skills required for each. You will be introduced to different tool types, several light sources, theory, different fields within the industry, and learn which skills apply specifically to each. At the end of day five, you will fix a basic dent, not be encouraged to practice until you learn on your own at home. That’s not to say you can jump right into business. You will still need to practice and decide how far you want to take your skill level. I will help you decide which tools you will want to buy to get your self started. The money I will save you by not letting you fall into the tool trap will pay for much of the course. You will leave
with a sense of accomplishment, a new skill, and a certificate of completion. You will also have a workbook of notes to fall back on and online and phone support if you need it.

Advanced Training

I also offer advanced training on any aspect of pdr you want to learn. Whether you want to learn how to use a new light source, learn large dent repair, or simply can’t make it work after training elsewhere. If you have a specific problem area I’ll help you find the solution.

Training Fees

Five day beginners certificate course. $3,000.oo

Five day advanced certificate course. $3,000.oo

One day on any aspect. $600.oo

We are conveniently located in Weymouth Massachusetts, only 19 miles south of Logan International Airport in Boston. Weymouth is a pleasant suburban setting on Boston’s South Shore with plenty of hotels restaurants and entertainment.