PDR Tools: Best PDR lights & how to see the dents
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- Опубліковано 20 вер 2024
- Today we will take a look at the PDR tools, more specifically PDR Lights and how to see the dents. If we have never meet my name is Zan and Welcome to my UA-cam channel. Make sure you subscribe for more PDR related content.
When people ask me what is the most important thing when learning or doing dent repair I show them a dent and ask them if they see it.
Then I tell them to cover their eyes and ask the same question again.
When you do this eye covering thing you realise that if you can not see the dent, you can not repair the dent!
So if the most important thing is seeing the dent you better have everyhing as it should be in that aspect of PDR
In this video we will be diving in to PDR Tools, more specifically PDR lights!
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Elimadent:
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DNE:
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Bacon Bros:
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What is your favorite light?
You will love Stuckey light especially with never loose on it!
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Thank you so much, you really help me out :D
@Raylan Josue Glad I could help xD
I just bought the Stuckey xl with a new stand and the never loose mount. Been a dealer tech for 24 years and always used the small 19 inch stuckey light. The built in battery is why I went with it. Used it on a light hail damaged hood the day after I got it and only moved the light twice. Works great. I hope it’s the last hail light I ever buy. Well worth the price. Saves a lot of time
What the average person doesn't know is Zan has competed and finished 1st in international competitions for dent repair against the best in the world. This is like a free master class. If you're serious about learning PDR having a in person 'over the shoulder' trainer can improve your speed and learning cure 10x vs 'learning it yourself'..
Also if you're learning DIY and don't have a 'connection' to PDR you should expect 1-2-3 years of working rock lot used cars places to finish your training. Having a in person trainer could make this more like 3 months. Finally let your trainer pick your tools to buy to learn.
Couldn't have said it better myself! Thanks for your comment and kind words Richard!
I never liked the lines. I used a light with a yellow plastic board behind it. The yellow color really makes the tool's position easy to see.
Yes I am not a fan of lines as well!
Nice material. PDR Systems for hail or big dents and 14" Elimadents for parking dents. Greatings from Poland. 😷😷😷
Pogromcy Wgnieceń nice. Never seen that pdr systems in person, wonder how it is :)
@@vidicz in this year on ISARE was that company. On left side.
Great info Zan ! Really like the stuckey
Thank you David!
I made my own pdr light.... It's easy and work like the best ones....
Nothing wrong with that.
i want to know details how you made it. I want to make it myself and any info would be the best advice ever. I have seen the diference in tech made ligths between retail lights so i understand what im talking about!
Thank you Zan great vid very helpful for me I needed this information God bless my friend
Thank you Tim for watching. Make sure to check other videos as well 👍
Great video. Thanks for that tech tip!
Thanks. You are welcome
Great video man .
Foothills Dent Repair thanks 🙏
Great content!
Thank you Michael. More will be coming soon!
Nice video sir. Can you show where did you push the dent by using pdr rod where the exact location of the tip.. thanks
Really hard to catch it on camera but I can try in my future videos
Great drawing, thx for video
Vadim D. You are welcome 🙏
Thanks for the videos. Can you do one explaining light setup to see dents. I am having trouble seeing the tool tip Thank you
Sure thing I will make one 👍 thanks for watching
Nice light reviews
Thanks Luis.
Thanks Zan great review. Haha I’m already using the tech tip on the stand apparently mine has always been that direction.
Raymond Ezell that’s the wrong way actually but now it’s the right way 😜🤣🤷🏼♂️
Haha yes sir.
Nice review! You need try a Cobra Light by Revolution Dent
Vlad thanks :)
Nice
Thanks
Hi, I'm an production engineer for a place that builds the chasis parts that you guys are removing dents from.
We are having some trouble finding dents within our production process, and I was watching your video on lights to help identify them before we paint them.
I can't afford to buy $600-$1000 lights for 30+ production lines, so I went with a cheaper USB model I found on Amazon for now.
Could you tell me what are the major differences between the high end models in your video vs the USB powered lamps? Is it mainly a brightness/lumens difference? Also do you have any advice on how to angle the light so you can see the dents better?
Appreciate any help, great video.
Hi. I would say the difference is the brightness, how many LEDs per meter, lens quality that gives better details in the reflection and also less painful for the eyes. That’s my observation.
If you only need to independently the dents maybe a line board would be a good and cheap solution? Lines shows dents really nice but are not my choice when it comes to fixing them.
Write: PDR Foldable reflector board in amazon.
or get one of those round pop open line boards for estimating for 20 bucks on amazon.
Do you have any experience with the makmayer deep dent light?
I know it and seen it and it works good. It is only for starting big dents though
Hi Zan, I just watched the video. How would you compare the fade of the stuckey and elimadent small lights?
How would you use the lights? The fade is similar but you have an option to change the fade with the elimadent. Elimadent is much bigger then stuckey. Depends on what you plan to use it. If you want to use it as your sole light for doing quick door dings then I would go with elimadent for sure. It has automatic suction and its bigger so easier to cover more metal.
If you need it for help with hail then I would go stuckey. Smaller and easier to quick use it on bigger hail dents
@@vidicz I hardly use a small light, but use it more for help with a hail dent close by, so I don't have to move my normal light. I will go with the stuckey then, because it's very fast and mobile. Thanks for the help.
Buying my first light. Which one should i buy(led option) wcw or cwc? More detail with warm light ?
I preffer warm because it's easier on my eyes. I never use C...if i was up to me WWW but everyone has their own prefferences
@@vidicz i was thinking dne classic m . Is there something better at this prize point ? (About 300€)
Ordered dne
@@soy1941 for that price point DNE is a great choice!
Absolutely not! As a photographer, who pays upwards for photo quality lights and sturdy stands, i cannot justify spending more than i spend on my studio equipment for 'lines' to illuminate dents. With very little effort and imagination there are several materials you can create your own to cover an existing light box. Granted i already have the stands and light boxes so i would just need to focus on making a bounce card or a see through to some extent. Also, I'm not trying to build a professional shop just want to do a little DIY project and bust out some dents on my car
I totally agree with you. I have made some great pdr light covers in all shapes and sizes. They work great.
Lol. I remember Bobby!
It is hard to forget him :)
What you think about reflector boards? (For beginners ).
Do you mean with lines?
@@vidicz sorry,yes.
@@greezer9716 You can do a good job with lines...it's completly different then fog though. A good way to explain the difference is when you are fixing with lines, you are fixing lines, but when you are fixing with fog you are fixing metal.
What’s the stand you are using on the stucky light ?
It’s the DNE stand.
Why did they miss Ultra?
Because I don't have all of the lights, but the ones I show are all great!
@@vidicz I agree, it is very expensive to have all brands of light. I myself bought lights of different brands, tested them and then resold them. But such a scheme is not profitable, and keeping all brands is expensive financially and in terms of space, because the rent is not cheap.
@@vidicz Thanks for the answer.
hello so what's the best stuchey or chubby?
Comes down to user prefference. For me is Stuckey.
Stuckey kooks best
Stuckey is really great. I cant describe how happy I am with them.