Pressure Sensors And Paintless Dent Repair
History of Automotive Sensors
[Update: I Do Retract My Original Version Of This: My research is based upon a very limited understanding of the Authors that I have read. Im certain that my assessment that side impacts do not save lives, is not entirely true. In fact, I am drawing those conclusions from only 7 papers. Again, Im certain that I missed much, but my goal is to keep people alive. If it helps even .00001% of the population, it is worth it 100%. I apologize for that comment.] Paul WhitehornThe first patent for an airbag system in the U.S. was issued to J.W. Hetrick on August 18, 1953. It wasn’t until 1970 when the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration tried to make laws surrounding restraints and airbags. There were several messy court battles spanning almost two decades with the Nixon and Regan administration, which prevented airbag safety laws. It wasn’t until 1995 that congress finally passed a bill requiring airbags.
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Never Purchase Dent and Ding Protection
Should You Purchase That Dent Or Ding Shield Program?
Hello, I'm a Paintless Dent Repair technician and I've "closed out" thousands of repairs, from all of the major dent and ding policies. Notice that I didn't say, fulfilled, I said: "closed out". That is because over 80% of those making claims are being denied for two main reasons.
- One, it's not in the tech's best interest to fix the dent (No fiscal motivation to repair or deal with the paperwork).
- Two, the guard plan, does not cover the damage, even for small dent repairs. Don't purchase a product that you don't need, from a third party that doesn't fix dents, for something you cant use if they did. Here are several major carriers to avoid:
No, You Are Not Painting Over Your Dent Cheaper
"Perhaps your value structure needs some serious retooling. Perhaps what you want is blinding you to what else could be. Perhaps you are holding on to your desires, in the present, so tightly that you cannot see anything else—even what you truly need." Jordan PetersonAttempting to compare a repaint to a paintless dent repairs value is no contest, it's not even the same sport. Repainting a vehicle is never cheaper than getting a paintless dent repair, even if the body shop quote is cheaper. Luxury items, like getting a minor dent repaired on a car by highly skilled artisans, don’t fall into the typical commodity category either, because there are varying skill levels with very different results. Like hiring a portrait painter, you can get a cheap stick figure drawn in pencil or a detailed oil painting — the prices will differ. So when looking for a paintless dent repair, choosing the right person for the repair is more important than a price point.
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Paintless Dent Repair Limitations On Bumpers
Paintless Dent Repair Limitations On Bumpers
Although paintless dent repair is amazing for many minor dents and dings, it does have limitations. Bumpers are one of those limitations. We do not fix most bumper issues.
How To Deal With Paintless Dent Repair (PDR) Technicians to get the best repair at the cheapest rates
How to get the cheapest rate for Paintless dent repair near me, when dealing with a retail dent on your personal vehicle.
Ok so you come outside from the grocery store and you notice that you have a dent or ding on your vehicle. The most natural thing to do is start calling every single Paintless Dent Repair company in the phone book frantically, trying to get someone to give you a price for repair services. You start searching to find out, "does paintless dent repair work?" You see amazing photos of before and after on hail damage repairs, small dents, and several large dents. But the question remains, "how much does it cost to repair my dent?". So you keep calling: Immediately you find some resistance, so you keep calling anyways, asking anyone who will just give you a price over the phone.
Five Reasons Paintless Dent Removal Says, "No!".
Although Paintless Dent Repair can significantly improve and totally eliminate most dents and dings. It does have its limits. Here are five major examples of when dentless isn’t an option for your repair.
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The True History Of Paintless Dent Repair
Repousse and Chasing
Although Paintless Dent Repair (PDR) can tie its origins to Repose and chasing, which in antiquity can date its origins back to the 3rd Century BC with Gold, Silver, Copper, and Tin. We don’t see our current techniques being used until the 1300s in Florence. Respousse which in French means to “lie to rest”, “put back, or to restore” from Florence in the 1300s which was thought to have originated.
Single Solution Theory
Single Solution Theory (SS)
Each dent is seen as a unique problem and the least amount of steps to solve that problem would qualify as a perfect repair. The single solution theory (ss) states that there is one perfect paintless dent repair (pdr) for every contingency within a dented structure. Read More…
Paintless In-House Guide
How to Go in-house with Small Dent Repair for Your Auto Body Shop or Dealership
Is My Organization Ready To Go In House To Lower Dent Repair Cost?
120,000$ is the minimum you should be spending on your current car door dent repair vendors, before even considering an in-house option. If your totals are not at least close to this figure, stop reading and close this article. It is a hard truth, but those that attempt to push past this fact almost always end in failure within the first two years of implementation. As a Business mindset, you're looking at this and thinking, "I can have cheap dent repair near me, by doing what I always do. This would be especially great for hail dent repair!" You're not wrong, but think clearly before just diving in.
*I can hire someone for 35,000$
*Send them to Paintless Dent Repair Training for 15,000$
*Purchase tools for 7,000$
*Then have a 35-50k, in house operation for my Paintless Dent Repair needs.
First Movers Guide To Never Build Your PDR Company Past The First Stages
Paintless Dent Repair Companies beyond the Infancy State isn't tenable or a wise investment in the retail market.
The hard truth about trying to expand your small dent repair company and services. The natural progression of a technician in the infancy stages is to add players to reach a larger area of operations.The truth is, that there is a very good reason that most auto dent and ding operations never leave the infancy or adolescence stages. It's like trying to capture lightning in a bottle. Unlike other types of services or duplicatable services, the idea that mobile Paintless Dent Repair can be controlled, contained, and managed outside of the commercial realm may be a fallacy of the highest order. Wasting resources, time, and more importantly, growth in the areas that should be given priority, for future financial freedom. That is, assuming the “first mover’s” goal in this whole endeavor is financial freedom.