Rust

[robby71]

@robby71; I can only think that the previous owner must’ve been self-taught in the art of PDR after watching a few PDR videos on YouTube. They then bought some PDR tools and thought they’d learned enough to do a decent job of dent / ding removal but unfortunately, the result shows otherwise!

Good luck in finding a good PDR technician; they are out there. The guy I used was an independent with his own PDR business and his work was excellent. He had a contract with many of the main motor dealers in my area to remove parking dings on part exchanges before they were prepared ready for resale. He was very busy when I contacted him, which I think is sign of a good tradesman.

Hope you get it sorted soon.

Thanks SRGTD - yeah guess he was doing all the work with his head behind the panel not realising it was being pushed too far out? at least there's no rush sorting it as it wont spread like rust would have
Still waiting to hear back from motorpoint who were supposed to be in touch to book it in - could have asked them to try a PDR company which would be cheaper than painting and blending 2 panels?

 

[SRGTD]

Yes, PDR should be considerably cheaper than painting and blending two panels. Removing the parking ding from my rear nearside wheel arch by PDR cost £75. That was almost 3 years ago, so might cost £90-ish now?

I’d always favour a PDR repair over repainting for a small area of damage if the paintwork’s not ‘broken’. Probably worth speaking to s PDR technician to see if it can be PDR repaired, and if so, see if you can get Motorpoint to reimburse you if you arrange to get the repairs done. A PDR repair should also mean your paintwork and corrosion warranty remain valid as the paintwork will still be the original factory paint, and you wouldn’t have any issues of potential paint mis-match between old and new paint that you might have with repainting.