Who we are.
Denali Dent Repair is an Alaskan owned and operated company located in Anchorage, Alaska. When dents and dings happen, and they will happen, people want them repaired and their vehicles back to pristine appearance quickly. Denali Dent Repair offers customers a solution to repairing those dents and blemishes with minimal down time and at a better cost than can be offered elsewhere. The service we provide is called paintless dent repair, or PDR.
Our certified Owner/Technician, Ryan Benham, has over 16 years of experience in the automotive industry. As long as the paint isn’t chipped or cracked, he can repair any dent to make it look brand new again.
What is PDR?
Paintless dent repair, also known as PDR, is an extremely specialized method of dent and ding repair that utilizes state of the art tools and techniques designed to gain access behind the damaged panel. Applying pressure to the dented areas to meticulously massage, manipulate, and reform the metal back into its pre-accident condition. Paintless dent repair technicians do not hide the damage, instead, they remove it from the backside of the panel without the use of paint fillers (body putty), sanding and/or repainting the vehicle. Panels are not painted, requiring blending into adjacent panels to match the paint color. PDR is the preferred “go to method” for removing dings and dents from a vehicle’s exterior. It is also the only form of repair that retains the original body parts and factory paint finish.
How does PDR differ from a conventional auto body shop?
PDR has many benefits over conventional repair techniques. Conventional body shop repairs use body putty (Bondo) to fill in the damage. Not really repairing it, only covering it up and then painting over it. This has many drawbacks. If not done properly, the filler can crack later or scratches may show through the paint a few months down the road. This happens often enough that there is a term for it, “shrinkage”. Having to paint the panel that is repaired has a lot of its own risks. Color match issues being the most common. In most cases, you will have to blend the adjacent panels to hide any problems with the color not matching. All of the above issues can cause the vehicles value to decline.