Paintless Dent Removal Training in LA Area

Ding King Training Institute, Costa Mesa CA:
Based in Costa Mesa CA, The Ding King Training Institute is a state-licensed Paintless Dent Repair training school with over 20 years experience in teaching Paintless Dent Removal (PDR). Our 1 and 2-week PDR courses provide the most comprehensive instruction in the PDR industry. The Ding King program packed with all of the necessary foundation building exercises to teach you all facets of PDR in the shortest amount of time possible. Students graduating from our PDR course should expect to continue practicing their newly learned skills until they achieve the speed and proficiency desired.

Paintless Dent Removal (PDR) Training Courses: 

PDR 40 (1 Week) Course Curriculum:
- Access lessons continued for hail with emphasis on headliners and interior trim
- Begin to remove deeper and larger sized dents
- Begin to remove quarter size dents on practice panels both under braces and in the open
- Continue hands-on for access with emphasis on side panels
- Estimating, advertising, marketing and techniques for building a dealer and retail business
- Explanation of damage theory and description of metal characteristics
- Finishing techniques including the removal of micro lows and color sanding
- Glue pulling techniques for double metal damage and ways to access these areas
- Hail Chasers Pricing and Estimating Guide
- High point recognition and techniques for removing them with hammer and tap down
- How to properly read the dent light and the proper use of the reflective lined board
- Introduction to PDR and explanation of different styles of dents
- Orientation and demonstration of the Paintless Dent Repair process
- Perfecting deeper and larger size damage
- Perfecting small and medium size damage
- Proper tool selection for a variety of damage
- Removal medium size dents
- Removal of small lows
- Review all access points for all panels of the vehicle to insure a “drill-free” technique
- Techniques for removing creased dents, body line damage, pressure dents and hail damage
- Tool location exercises on practice panels
- Work on all panels of vehicles on a variety of different type of dents

PDR 80 (2 Week) Course Curriculum:
All of the above PDR 40 techniques, plus:

- Advanced glue pulling exercises using the slide hammer and dent lifter
- Advanced reflector board exercises in direct sunlight
- Body line damage
- Color sanding & polishing
- Continue perfecting your techniques
- Continue to develop speed and quality for all types of repairs
- Continue to work on advance access and tool selection
- Cross checking techniques
- Hail dents
- PDR practice exercises
- Stretched dents