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chaincooperS · Apr 21st, 2005, 03:41 PM

There have been several threads floating about regarding so-called "paintless dent removal", or PDR. My parked MINI's bonnet had an unfortunate encounter with a giant van's spare tire which resulted in a couple round dings. I wanted to put my experience with Dent Wizard and their PDR service on the boards. Unfortunately the photos of the bonnet before repair did not show the extent of the dings, so I have no ghastly before shots for you.

What I can tell you is this - two nasty dings were removed from my bonnet in a matter of a day, with absolutely no evidence that they were ever there, and no evidence that anyone worked on the bonnet. A lot of services are afraid to touch MINI's, and we all know about the difficulties of working on the bonnet (ie its one piece, a lot of complex bends, etc). Dent Wizard did an absolutely perfect job! The paint is untouched and it only cost me $150.

I'm in Massachusetts, and Dent Wizard has several locations here, and will come out to your dealer or body shop. They get my vote.

Cliffs notes: If you have a ding thats bugging you, try DW.

Aqualung · Apr 21st, 2005, 06:28 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by chaincooperS

There have been several threads floating about regarding so-called "paintless dent removal", or PDR. My parked MINI's bonnet had an unfortunate encounter with a giant van's spare tire which resulted in a couple round dings. I wanted to put my experience with Dent Wizard and their PDR service on the boards. Unfortunately the photos of the bonnet before repair did not show the extent of the dings, so I have no ghastly before shots for you.

What I can tell you is this - two nasty dings were removed from my bonnet in a matter of a day, with absolutely no evidence that they were ever there, and no evidence that anyone worked on the bonnet. A lot of services are afraid to touch MINI's, and we all know about the difficulties of working on the bonnet (ie its one piece, a lot of complex bends, etc). Dent Wizard did an absolutely perfect job! The paint is untouched and it only cost me $150.

I'm in Massachusetts, and Dent Wizard has several locations here, and will come out to your dealer or body shop. They get my vote.

Cliffs notes: If you have a ding thats bugging you, try DW.

Helpful info, thanks. Can you post contact info for these folks?

chaincooperS · Apr 21st, 2005, 07:49 PM

Their main site is: www.dentwizard.com

They appear to have representation in several countries, and in a number of US states. There are quite a few shops in Mass. alone.

Mini Mic · Apr 22nd, 2005, 07:43 AM

Dent Wizard are GREAT..

They sorted a dent in my girlfriends MCS passenger door..... It was perfect!

jwardell · Apr 22nd, 2005, 01:52 PM

Thanks for the review, I'm glad you are happy with the results!
Our friend Julian at Sublime uses them all the time, from their peabody location, so I know they are good.

Now to take a sledgehammer to that van for payback...

fidge221 · Apr 23rd, 2005, 10:14 PM

Last weekend I went to a store and someone let a shopping cart go and roll into my 05 mcs. I had a dent on the drivers side reart quarter panel, no scrapes. I went to the Dent Wizard in Leonia, NJ. Bruno removed the dent in 20 minutes. Never been to them before, but will highly recommend them to everyone. The dent is completely gone, car is like new, unable to detect the slightest imperfection in any light or at any angle. Truly amazing

n0nsense · May 9th, 2005, 02:54 AM

Excuse me fidge221, may I ask how much they charged for it? Today i got a ding exactly like yours

Thanks in advance!

Apr 21st, 2005, 03:41 PM	#1
chaincooperS MINI Jedi Knight Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Cambridge, MA Local Time: 10:41 PM Posts: 124 Offline	POSITIVE Review - Dent Wizard - NE Area There have been several threads floating about regarding so-called "paintless dent removal", or PDR. My parked MINI's bonnet had an unfortunate encounter with a giant van's spare tire which resulted in a couple round dings. I wanted to put my experience with Dent Wizard and their PDR service on the boards. Unfortunately the photos of the bonnet before repair did not show the extent of the dings, so I have no ghastly before shots for you. What I can tell you is this - two nasty dings were removed from my bonnet in a matter of a day, with absolutely no evidence that they were ever there, and no evidence that anyone worked on the bonnet. A lot of services are afraid to touch MINI's, and we all know about the difficulties of working on the bonnet (ie its one piece, a lot of complex bends, etc). Dent Wizard did an absolutely perfect job! The paint is untouched and it only cost me $150. I'm in Massachusetts, and Dent Wizard has several locations here, and will come out to your dealer or body shop. They get my vote. Cliffs notes: If you have a ding thats bugging you, try DW.

Apr 22nd, 2005, 01:52 PM	#5 (permalink)
jwardell MINI2 Master Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Newton, MA Local Time: 11:41 PM Posts: 5,440 Offline	Thanks for the review, I'm glad you are happy with the results! Our friend Julian at Sublime uses them all the time, from their peabody location, so I know they are good. Now to take a sledgehammer to that van for payback... http://www.jwardell.com/mini/

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Apr 21st, 2005, 06:28 PM	#2 (permalink)
Aqualung Sitting on a park bench.. Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Bahstun, MA Local Time: 11:41 PM Posts: 1,189 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by chaincooperS There have been several threads floating about regarding so-called "paintless dent removal", or PDR. My parked MINI's bonnet had an unfortunate encounter with a giant van's spare tire which resulted in a couple round dings. I wanted to put my experience with Dent Wizard and their PDR service on the boards. Unfortunately the photos of the bonnet before repair did not show the extent of the dings, so I have no ghastly before shots for you. What I can tell you is this - two nasty dings were removed from my bonnet in a matter of a day, with absolutely no evidence that they were ever there, and no evidence that anyone worked on the bonnet. A lot of services are afraid to touch MINI's, and we all know about the difficulties of working on the bonnet (ie its one piece, a lot of complex bends, etc). Dent Wizard did an absolutely perfect job! The paint is untouched and it only cost me $150. I'm in Massachusetts, and Dent Wizard has several locations here, and will come out to your dealer or body shop. They get my vote. Cliffs notes: If you have a ding thats bugging you, try DW. Helpful info, thanks. Can you post contact info for these folks?

Apr 21st, 2005, 07:49 PM	#3 (permalink)
chaincooperS MINI Jedi Knight Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Cambridge, MA Local Time: 10:41 PM Posts: 124 Offline	Their main site is: www.dentwizard.com They appear to have representation in several countries, and in a number of US states. There are quite a few shops in Mass. alone.

Apr 22nd, 2005, 07:43 AM	#4 (permalink)
Mini Mic Its not all small! My Classifieds Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: North East Mini Club Local Time: 04:41 AM Posts: 122 Offline	Dent Wizard are GREAT.. They sorted a dent in my girlfriends MCS passenger door..... It was perfect!

Apr 23rd, 2005, 10:14 PM	#6 (permalink)
fidge221 MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Feb 2004 Local Time: 10:41 PM Posts: 44 Offline	Last weekend I went to a store and someone let a shopping cart go and roll into my 05 mcs. I had a dent on the drivers side reart quarter panel, no scrapes. I went to the Dent Wizard in Leonia, NJ. Bruno removed the dent in 20 minutes. Never been to them before, but will highly recommend them to everyone. The dent is completely gone, car is like new, unable to detect the slightest imperfection in any light or at any angle. Truly amazing

May 9th, 2005, 02:54 AM	#7 (permalink)
n0nsense MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: MD Local Time: 03:41 AM Posts: 12 Offline	Excuse me fidge221, may I ask how much they charged for it? Today i got a ding exactly like yours Thanks in advance!

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