I do the same thing, but it's a magnetic base block that has a grid of lasers each direction, about 3mm apart. I honestly like this light better tbh. The light bars show considerably better what needs to be done. I'll be investing in such, it's a great idea.
@@deathiv9792 I'm not sure, try to post that question in the main thread so the guy who runs the channel can see it. I'm sure he will let you know. Seems like a light with a grate style plastic attachment on it. A really clever idea
I learned more in this short than in every PDR video I’ve watched Edit: not sure why my comments are being removed but to answer a few people who have asked, PDR is paintless dent repair. It’s an art form as far as im concerned
@@Kau001 Sorry, you’re alright pal. Just pointing out that he realizes it’s a light with lines over it. I think that we can all see that. But, thank you for your service.
@@mattheww9656 I wanted to explain to him that it is nothing specialized and that it is easy to make such a lamp to learn how to stuff holes, maybe he would like to learn, so I wrote to him what it is for
For those who don’t know this is a super clever method used in optical metrology called deflectometry! It can actually be sensitive enough to see 10s of nanometers of surface deformation
Simple English, you nerd! What do you mean? Elaborate, explain, and breakdown? I aspire, and hunger to learn. You have released Oryxen, and Ghrelin through the bowels, and entrails of my inquisitive mind. Now teach, thee nerd.
Optical metrology? Never even heard of it. 😅 Metrology is like the science of measurement or study of measurements yeah? And optical like sight or the phenomenon of sight and it's connection to the visible light spectrum? Or something like that, probably not the best definition haha. So something to do with the science of measurement systems relating to the visible light spectrum and how we humans perceive it through sight? Something like that?😄 There's really a science and an expert for everything these days. )) Interesting though. Thanks for sharing. Can't help wondering how' you'd know that. And nanometer? So, small? Really small? Nano = one billionth of something if I remember right . Or a thousand million. (I used to think it was a million millions for some reason) So ten nanometers = 10/1000 000 000? Or in technical jargon, as I said... real real small. :)) Fascinating though how much we know and are still learning day to day, not slowing down but faster.... and yet how much there is to know and how very very very little of it we as a collective actually know let alone as individuals. Except in the internet of course, where everyone knows everything about everything. :))
Madonna...! There's a dent on my girlfriend's car I've always thought I'll fix someday, when I get around to it, etc. Now I'm 100% convinced I gotta find a REAL professional like this guy to fix it., Bravo!
I had a crack on some dents and learned very quickly how impressive these guys are. Then when I got a dent in my main car I got a professional to remove it and he did a very ordinary job. Ironically.
@@denttime bonjour votre travail est juste impressionnant merci beaucoup pour vos vidéos nous apprenons beaucoup grâce à vous j’aimerai savoir quel est le marteau coulissant utiliser ? Et où se le procurer ? Quel est la différence avec les marteau coulissant de chez métal médic ou SG sticky gum ? On dirait les mêmes sont ils plus efficace ? Merci de m’informer s il voulait je souhaiterai acheter ce genre de marteau
I met a ford engineer who told me they use an entire room full of those lines called the zebra room for the process of making the windshields for new cars to see if the glass is warped or misshapen and if it is they melt the entire batch down and start again. I thought it was neat, never thought of using the lines in this application as well!
My brother in law has been a fireman and auto body shop owner as long as ive known him, i worked with him for a time and never seen this method. Not until my dad just recently got a new chevy blazer like 2 months ago and it had a dent in a tight spot and my brother in law referred a guy and sent him to the mechanic shop me and my dad work at. When i seen it done i asked my brother in law about it and he said he started doing it but hes coming up on retirement from the fire department and his business so he stopped doing certain repairs, hail damage one of them so thats why he referred the guy to my dad. Neatest dent pull method ive ever seen.
I had an amazing pdr guy I worked at the dealership with when I was a recon manager. He showed me so much and I honestly saw him fix things that amazed me. Dude was a joy to watch work and a master in his craft
holy crap! do you realize how many of those little dents I have on my sports car....at least 4. and I have one on my 64.5 mustang convertible as well and I literally have been so frustrated thinking I'll never find a person who can fix these as its not possible and then I see this video..... you just gave me a boost of confidence , dont suppose you are in michigan HAH4
I had a very strange "dent" in my new Audi SQ5 that a PDR guy near me did an awesome job with. He called it a buckle as it really looked like the spot had been compressed and pushed upwards. No clue how it happened and zero paint damage. Cost me $380 and it's gone completely now. These guys have gotten really good at this.
Yes. I remember when I first heard about this. I think it was in the early 80s. There was an article in Car & Driver magazine. They had mentioned the use of pointed metal tools to get rid of dents. The skills levels have improved greatly.
What he did with the light is what's called a 'Ronchi test'... it is used in optical tests to determine the shape of glass surfaces... also works on any reflected light surface.
I love this stuff. A friend once put his beautiful 1972 Olds 442 W-30 in the Detroit autorama and in typical fashion for this guy, he bumped into the quarter panel of an equally beautiful Nova. He felt bad so he paid a guy to come out and do this and fix thr Nova back up like fresh and new in time for the show to start.
I spent some time in a dealership (parts) and we had a huge hailstorm. We set up extra space for PDR guys to work. I spent every lunch break for like a month watching them work and talking to them. Fascinating work, this stuff. And it really is an art
@@PM-vb4od honestly they were super chill and encouraged me to buy some tools and a salvage door and practice. Not all of them are that cool, but the guys we had working on site then were awesome. A few of em were around my age and didn't seem to mind. I wasn't slowing down their money making process.
And this is why PDR > * These guys are absolute TECHNICIANS. Highly skilled tradesmen. 👌 I worked in auto body repair and refinishing so I know a tiny bit about dent repair.
(When the lights came into play!!!))Ah...ah...im...I'm speechless...thank you brother...just purchased my first project car and had no idea how to remove the small dents!
Bro to not see any drilling and pulling make me proud my dad did old school body work and used to do it without drilling. He had a hand press and hammer and framing tools for metal that to intricate and precision work. To see this I would have loved to make his work easier but he gone now but damn it would've saved him time.
I forgot the name of this channel a few months ago when I first came across it. I didn't launch an exhaustive search but I do have a small dent I want to try and repair. And today I rediscovered the channel
I took a photo of your line light and enlarged it to fit my entire phone screen and brightened it as much as possible and it works great. How much did that light cost?🤔 I saved money .
I remember removing a dent from an old truck in 2005 we had to grind away the paint, weld on what looked like a nail into the dent, and then using a slide hammer had to pull it, then grind it off, sand it smoothe ... this looks 🤏 easier
Pdr is an art form. Not everyone is good at it. I'll fix a dent body for refinish the panel but I'm not great at pdr. I always manage to go thru the clear somehow
That is incredible work. I spent a lot of time watching pros at work in the local snop and they where amazing and made dents like that disappear but if you put a light on like yours, you could tell there was work done
You can't unstretch metal once stretched without reforging it. You can only displace the dent in such a way that it is less noticeable by the naked eye, generally by dividing it into multiple tiny creases and spreading them apart
I used to use lights like that in the late 60's. But best not to hit your car with a hammer in the first place. Fact is even though it may not show the sealing integrity of the paint both outside and underneath where it is not seen has been compromised and eventually rust will get in!
Serious question. Is it possible/logical/ cheaper to fix dents on a car that has dents ALL around from Hailstorms, or is it just cheaper to replace the penel ?
Very interesting process. Thank you for the tutorial. I retired from the auto industry several years ago and had heard about process but never saw it done. 👍👍
Whoever thought of the strip lights is an absolute genius
Yep. I could have done with that light source in the body shop 60 yrs ago.
I’m guessing whoever thought of it had fluorescent lights in their shop
I do the same thing, but it's a magnetic base block that has a grid of lasers each direction, about 3mm apart. I honestly like this light better tbh. The light bars show considerably better what needs to be done. I'll be investing in such, it's a great idea.
I instantly recognized it cause in blender there is a matcap, which allows you to see problems on the model's surface, just like it.
You're welcome
The fact that he puts the dent in himself shows how confident he is in his work. AWESOME brotha
It shows there is no customer because of recession.
It's not his car.
@@erhanciftci8003yes bud. A recession. Ah. So what's with every business around me booming? 😂😂😂
Trust..... He's done it several times before on a practice vehicle to have this kinda confidence. Either way it's impressive😂
I'd hardly call that a real world dent though, I'd be interested in seeing how the glue trick works on a minor fender bender sized dent.
That line technique is absolutely perfect
It’s insanely satisfying to see
I've done a lot of trades and this is definitely much more art than anything. Incredibly impressive.
Where can i buy that line technique ?
@@deathiv9792 I'm not sure, try to post that question in the main thread so the guy who runs the channel can see it. I'm sure he will let you know. Seems like a light with a grate style plastic attachment on it. A really clever idea
@@deathiv9792 I just typed in " line light car dents" in Google and it showed them
Mike is one of the best dent guys out there anywhere. Hes fixed aome nearly impossible dents for my clients
Heck yeah 👍 thank you! 🙏 Haven’t seen you in a minute Greg!!
I learned more in this short than in every PDR video I’ve watched
Edit: not sure why my comments are being removed but to answer a few people who have asked, PDR is paintless dent repair. It’s an art form as far as im concerned
I swear
I was always interested in this paint matching is really hard , DIY automotive school has one video but Pete just yells and its stressful 😅
Agreed!!!
Now I can look for a professional who has the correct techniques.
💯
Hands down, that's the best dent removal tutorial on all of UA-cam!
Hey UA-cam! Get your sht out of the way so we can read ...
How many dent removal UA-cam channels do you watch? 😂
I agree in that
That was impressive. I've never seen that light or filter with the lines before.
it's an ordinary lamp with a piece of plastic with lines, everyone uses it to see where are the inequalities
@@Kau001 He didn’t ask what it was, he just said he’s never seen it before.
@@mattheww9656 you like to cause problems huh?
@@Kau001 Sorry, you’re alright pal. Just pointing out that he realizes it’s a light with lines over it. I think that we can all see that. But, thank you for your service.
@@mattheww9656 I wanted to explain to him that it is nothing specialized and that it is easy to make such a lamp to learn how to stuff holes, maybe he would like to learn, so I wrote to him what it is for
I don’t do this type of work but there is just something so satisfying about watching it get done. I love this!
Illuminated lines. Absolutely brilliant. As both a mechanical person and a photographer, this one floats my boat on so many levels. Very cool.
Système de quadrillage pour suivre les lignes parallèles qui indique la déformation est extrêmement ingénieux ! Félicitation
Some people come up with mind-blowing ideas
Air floats my boat
Me pareció ya solo ingenioso el hecho de que se veía muy bien el golpe en cámara con la luz
@@mattlacasse5828yeah? Water does mine
Pro tip: You save time if you skip the hammer part.
Was about to say it was a lot better before he smashed it with a hammer! 😂
Hahaha, stupid!
You sound fun, dude... I actually laughed a bit. Thank you.
😂😂😂
SNL on board?
I can't even stand doing it on accident.
For those who don’t know this is a super clever method used in optical metrology called deflectometry! It can actually be sensitive enough to see 10s of nanometers of surface deformation
Simple English, you nerd! What do you mean? Elaborate, explain, and breakdown? I aspire, and hunger to learn. You have released Oryxen, and Ghrelin through the bowels, and entrails of my inquisitive mind. Now teach, thee nerd.
Tu cola wanga 😂😂😂
In other words, It work's? 😮
Optical metrology? Never even heard of it. 😅
Metrology is like the science of measurement or study of measurements yeah?
And optical like sight or the phenomenon of sight and it's connection to the visible light spectrum? Or something like that, probably not the best definition haha.
So something to do with the science of measurement systems relating to the visible light spectrum and how we humans perceive it through sight?
Something like that?😄
There's really a science and an expert for everything these days. ))
Interesting though. Thanks for sharing.
Can't help wondering how' you'd know that.
And nanometer? So, small? Really small?
Nano = one billionth of something if I remember right . Or a thousand million. (I used to think it was a million millions for some reason)
So ten nanometers = 10/1000 000 000?
Or in technical jargon, as I said... real real small. :))
Fascinating though how much we know and are still learning day to day, not slowing down but faster.... and yet how much there is to know and how very very very little of it we as a collective actually know let alone as individuals.
Except in the internet of course, where everyone knows everything about everything. :))
@@leondelbarrio8613No. It works. 😅
Ini menunjukan seseorang yang profesional dalam bidang nya dan bertangun jawab atas pekerjaan nya
My goodness the industry has advanced so much since I had my shop. That technique is amazing. 🤩
It really is!
@@denttimehow often does the paint adhesion betray you?
That is actually genius. I’ve learned a lot by this 60 second short then most 30 min repairs.
Straight up lmfao.
@@taylorhochkievich7023 lmfao
Too much work....just don't hit it with a hammer
Your learn something new every day. The lines made by the light is an awesome technique
Thank you! Cheers!
Artists use this technique too, to show a volume
it is literally the most basic tool for PDR. every single person who does this has that
@@ARSZLBkeeps everything clean
Virgin vibes. @@ARSZLB
Most people don’t realize that where there’s a dent there is also a high spot where the metal flexed upwards. This video shows that perfectly.
This is like a magician showing how their trick works. Thank you. You are so very skilled!
The moral to this story - don't hit your car with a hammer.
Cheers.
😂😂😂
😂😂😂
THE MORAL OF THIS IF YOU CRASH YOUR CAR JUST HIDE IT AND REPORT IT STOLE AND GET A NEW ONE . BODY SHOP DONT WANT BODY DENTS ANYMORE
I wonder how long it would take to use this technique on hail damaged cars?
herp derp
This is such a great use of the Fringe pattern. Light reflected of a smooth surface never lies to reveal its true shape 💡
Shout out to your channel for helping avoiding massive body repair fees! I've got 3 vehicles looking brand new!
Madonna...!
There's a dent on my girlfriend's car I've always thought I'll fix someday, when I get around to it, etc. Now I'm 100% convinced I gotta find a REAL professional like this guy to fix it., Bravo!
Thank you.
I had a crack on some dents and learned very quickly how impressive these guys are. Then when I got a dent in my main car I got a professional to remove it and he did a very ordinary job. Ironically.
@@denttime bonjour votre travail est juste impressionnant merci beaucoup pour vos vidéos nous apprenons beaucoup grâce à vous j’aimerai savoir quel est le marteau coulissant utiliser ? Et où se le procurer ? Quel est la différence avec les marteau coulissant de chez métal médic ou SG sticky gum ? On dirait les mêmes sont ils plus efficace ? Merci de m’informer s il voulait je souhaiterai acheter ce genre de marteau
Imagine if this guy was a heart surgeon 😮 come here sir i want to try something 😂
Cactus juice: It’ll quench ya
😊
It’s the quenchiest!
Very quenchy
@@Dolovskyzaka?
milky goodness
I met a ford engineer who told me they use an entire room full of those lines called the zebra room for the process of making the windshields for new cars to see if the glass is warped or misshapen and if it is they melt the entire batch down and start again. I thought it was neat, never thought of using the lines in this application as well!
Holy crap. That light with the lines is amazing!
Fr
Thanks, they've been making flashlights since the 1800's!
Might even be better with squares, but...
What’s the brand?
The crazy part if you think about it is the fact that the metal is being pulled back into shape by the paint.
Yes
Yup
The purpose of the body is to hold the paint and glass.
@@RicDrgnand stop 80mph wind and rain smashing you in the face
@@leonidasking7502 I don't know where you live but that would be exceeding the speed limit here! 😂
戻す工程よりも縞模様のライトを当てることが理にかなってて感心した！
たしかに
本当それ！
My brother in law has been a fireman and auto body shop owner as long as ive known him, i worked with him for a time and never seen this method. Not until my dad just recently got a new chevy blazer like 2 months ago and it had a dent in a tight spot and my brother in law referred a guy and sent him to the mechanic shop me and my dad work at. When i seen it done i asked my brother in law about it and he said he started doing it but hes coming up on retirement from the fire department and his business so he stopped doing certain repairs, hail damage one of them so thats why he referred the guy to my dad. Neatest dent pull method ive ever seen.
The lines in the light are something I’ve never seen before. Thanks for sharing your insight and knowledge.
I had an amazing pdr guy I worked at the dealership with when I was a recon manager. He showed me so much and I honestly saw him fix things that amazed me. Dude was a joy to watch work and a master in his craft
Yep very informative.
Cactus juice send this guy a case.
Thank you.
Then he can use it on a hail damaged car...
as if.
holy crap! do you realize how many of those little dents I have on my sports car....at least 4. and I have one on my 64.5 mustang convertible as well and I literally have been so frustrated thinking I'll never find a person who can fix these as its not possible and then I see this video.....
you just gave me a boost of confidence , dont suppose you are in michigan HAH4
I had a very strange "dent" in my new Audi SQ5 that a PDR guy near me did an awesome job with. He called it a buckle as it really looked like the spot had been compressed and pushed upwards. No clue how it happened and zero paint damage. Cost me $380 and it's gone completely now. These guys have gotten really good at this.
Yes. I remember when I first heard about this. I think it was in the early 80s. There was an article in Car & Driver magazine. They had mentioned the use of pointed metal tools to get rid of dents. The skills levels have improved greatly.
Should of just bought those bullet hole stickers . Lol
What he did with the light is what's called a 'Ronchi test'... it is used in optical tests to determine the shape of glass surfaces... also works on any reflected light surface.
The lines make it so visible, Genius whoever came up with the idea.
It’s like magic, Magic!
I had a dent like this in my old car, body shop told me nothing could be done except filler, I left it. Great job!
Seriously huge skills there. Amazing work
Yeah, fixing a dent in a car. Human society altering work. LOL
Wow 🤯. The light. Simple, effective, genius.
Had to comment twice cuz this was amazing. Love to see someone take pride in their craft
hdhshdhhdhddhhdhddhdh
I love this stuff. A friend once put his beautiful 1972 Olds 442 W-30 in the Detroit autorama and in typical fashion for this guy, he bumped into the quarter panel of an equally beautiful Nova. He felt bad so he paid a guy to come out and do this and fix thr Nova back up like fresh and new in time for the show to start.
This is by far the best video on dent pulling very quick but so so much information given. Thank you
The fact that he puts the dent in himself shows how confident he is in his work.
Wow, this person can copy and paste top liked comments, lets reward this behavior with many likes . . Said no one ever . .
Great video man!
Appreciate it!
Those Strips Light are used for checking G2 Continuity in 3D Modelling to check for any abrupt Changes in Tangent.
That’s art man! I have tried a few times to push dents out iv watched a few really good dent removers in action when I was a detailer your an artist!
Thanks 👍
I spent some time in a dealership (parts) and we had a huge hailstorm. We set up extra space for PDR guys to work. I spent every lunch break for like a month watching them work and talking to them. Fascinating work, this stuff. And it really is an art
@@goosenotmaverick1156Yeah I bet they loved you bothering them while they were trying to work 😂
@@PM-vb4od honestly they were super chill and encouraged me to buy some tools and a salvage door and practice. Not all of them are that cool, but the guys we had working on site then were awesome. A few of em were around my age and didn't seem to mind. I wasn't slowing down their money making process.
@@PM-vb4od I bet you feel better being rude on the internet 😂😂
Have a better day.
Excellent work. This man is on another level!
Thanks!
Best man👍 greetings from Germany
Thanks for watching and greetings back! 🙏
And this is why PDR > *
These guys are absolute TECHNICIANS. Highly skilled tradesmen. 👌
I worked in auto body repair and refinishing so I know a tiny bit about dent repair.
You don’t need to put a dent in a car. I would have gladly offered my car for you to practice on.
Lol good buddy .
😂😂
Hi which lightning do you use? Great work by the way
I use many types of lights from Anson PDR, Elimadent, Stuckey Tools and Ultra Dent Tools.
👍👍👍👍👍👍
Are induction tools better than glue tabs in this situation? Thanks for sharing your techniques.
Sometimes but depends on the sharpness of the center.
I am amazed how well this works and the skill it takes to use it. You are the Yoda of dent removal.
Using physics to complete a mechanic job. I'm very impressed.
Watching those lines relax to uniform is ridiculously satisfying to watch
(When the lights came into play!!!))Ah...ah...im...I'm speechless...thank you brother...just purchased my first project car and had no idea how to remove the small dents!
I call this Art. It was so nice for us to see him do the metal even better than the original!
wow...what a smart way....no more sanding...body felling ....painting....
Dana is so pretty. 😮She looks great in everything.
Whoever thought of the strip lights is an absolute genius
Absolutely a new age " craft" BEAUTIFUL
From a lifelong mechanic, that's pretty damn slick.
This dude can fix your dent life.
THANK YOU FOR THIS .AN IDIOT TRIED TO BREAK IN ON NEW YEARS EVE THIS YEAR . ILL BE CALLING FOR INFO THAT I NEED YOUR ASSISTANCE WITH POSSIBLY. THANKS.
Bro to not see any drilling and pulling make me proud my dad did old school body work and used to do it without drilling. He had a hand press and hammer and framing tools for metal that to intricate and precision work. To see this I would have loved to make his work easier but he gone now but damn it would've saved him time.
This is the ultimate job for anybody with OCD
Tried this myself! Getting the glue off, was no where NEAR as easy, as he made it look!!
The confidence to put the dent in such a hard to work panel shows this man's skill
The paint job not chipping through all that is what impresses me🤯
Man, body work is a dying art and this man refuses to let it die
I forgot the name of this channel a few months ago when I first came across it. I didn't launch an exhaustive search but I do have a small dent I want to try and repair. And today I rediscovered the channel
Eso es amor a los detalles 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼, pero no me quiero ni imaginar en caso del tiempo invertido en golpe aún más grande
It's probably useless information to me but it's incredibly interesting and I love the ingenuity.
This is seriously the most interesting thing I've seen in a long time.
I'm a panel beater...i love this skill..
I took a photo of your line light and enlarged it to fit my entire phone screen and brightened it as much as possible and it works great.
How much did that light cost?🤔 I saved money .
Had this done to a small, self inflicted dent in a brand new door panel. I was amazed on how well it turned out …
Glue pulling show brought up! We highly appreciate your effort and time. Thank you very much for sharing.
Our pleasure!
I will call this guy only for my dents. Amazing work!
NEW JUICE! For when your dents are a perfect circle.
Awesome when pros share their secrets! We still bring our problems to you!
That light technique is absolutely perfect. What an excellent concept.
I remember removing a dent from an old truck in 2005 we had to grind away the paint, weld on what looked like a nail into the dent, and then using a slide hammer had to pull it, then grind it off, sand it smoothe ... this looks 🤏 easier
Pdr is an art form. Not everyone is good at it. I'll fix a dent body for refinish the panel but I'm not great at pdr. I always manage to go thru the clear somehow
That is incredible work. I spent a lot of time watching pros at work in the local snop and they where amazing and made dents like that disappear but if you put a light on like yours, you could tell there was work done
It’s about time I saw something new and educating on the internet
Nunca poderia imaginar nessa luz. Parabens ao criador
This is absolutely incredible. Genius.
This is the real definition of a panel beater.
Thats what they call body shop mechanics in my country.
You can't unstretch metal once stretched without reforging it. You can only displace the dent in such a way that it is less noticeable by the naked eye, generally by dividing it into multiple tiny creases and spreading them apart
Come to my shop and I’ll show you in person and you be the judge 😉
I’m getting ready to remove or attempt to remove hail damage myself so this was extremely helpful thank you
my cat said he loved this it made his work better
I used to use lights like that in the late 60's. But best not to hit your car with a hammer in the first place. Fact is even though it may not show the sealing integrity of the paint both outside and underneath where it is not seen has been compromised and eventually rust will get in!
You have a great technique. It's also straightened from the inside.😊
Making it look deceptively easy 👌
I just had my X6 PDRed after getting caught in a bad hailstorm. Results were amazing.
Serious question. Is it possible/logical/ cheaper to fix dents on a car that has dents ALL around from Hailstorms, or is it just cheaper to replace the penel ?
Very interesting process. Thank you for the tutorial. I retired from the auto industry several years ago and had heard about process but never saw it done. 👍👍
Myke is the best there is, he’s a great guy too
This is way harder than you make it look. I apprenticed PDR for a little while a long time ago and that takes a lot of practice to come out that well
Great technique, very cool using grid pattern from light to monitor progress.