Paintless Dent Repair Course | PDR Training - 5 Day

Learn paintless dent repair with PDR Academy’s hands-on 5-day PDR certification course. Master dent repair, glue pulling, estimating and business skills.

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Learn Paintless Dent Repair with PDR Academy

Start building an in-demand automotive skill with the PDR Academy 5-Day Paintless Dent Repair Certification Course. This intensive, hands-on PDR training program teaches you how to assess, access and repair common vehicle dents without sanding, body filler or repainting.

Designed for beginners, automotive professionals, detailers, body-shop technicians and entrepreneurs, this five-day course combines professional dent-repair techniques with estimating, pricing and business training.

No previous paintless dent repair or automotive experience is required.

What You Will Learn

During this hands-on PDR course, you will learn:

• How paintless dent repair works

• How to identify repairable and non-repairable damage

• How to read dents using PDR lights and reflection boards

• Proper PDR tool grip, positioning and control

• How to locate the tool tip behind a vehicle panel

• How to repair small and medium-sized dents

• Crown reduction and metal-tension management

• High-spot and low-spot identification

• Knockdown and blending techniques

• Safe access to doors, hoods, fenders and body panels

• Glue-pulling techniques using tabs, lifters and slide hammers

• Repair techniques for dents near braces and body lines

• Methods for working with sharper and more complex dents

• Heat-management and paint-protection fundamentals

• Aluminum panel considerations

• Final finishing and quality-control procedures

• How to inspect, estimate and price PDR services

• How to market and grow a mobile or shop-based PDR business

5-Day PDR Course Breakdown

Day 1: PDR Fundamentals

Learn the foundations of paintless dent removal, vehicle-panel construction, damage assessment, workshop safety, tool selection and reflection-light setup. Begin developing hand-eye coordination through controlled pushing exercises.

Day 2: Dent Reading and Tool Control

Learn how to read reflection patterns, locate the tip of a PDR tool and control pressure behind the panel. Practise correcting lows, reducing high spots and releasing tension around dent crowns.

Day 3: Panel Access and Glue Pulling

Learn how to safely access common vehicle panels and work around braces, trim, wiring and limited-access areas. Receive hands-on training with glue tabs, mini lifters, slide hammers, rods and specialty PDR tools.

Day 4: Advanced Dent Repair Techniques

Work on larger, deeper and more challenging dents. Learn body-line repair, controlled heat application, crown blending, high-spot correction and techniques that combine traditional pushing with glue pulling.

Day 5: Complete Repair and PDR Business Training

Complete a dent repair from inspection through final quality control. Learn PDR estimating, retail and dealership pricing, customer communication, mobile-business setup, photography and marketing.

What Is Included

• Five full days of hands-on PDR training

• Professional tools available during the course

• Practice panels and real-world repair exercises

• Small-group instruction and personalized coaching

• PDR estimating and business-development training

• Training materials and reference resources

• PDR Academy Certificate of Completion

• Continued support after completing the course

Who Should Take This PDR Course?

This course is ideal for:

• Complete beginners

• Automotive detailers

• Body-shop technicians

• Window tint and PPF installers

• Dealership employees

• Mobile automotive-service providers

• Entrepreneurs looking for a new income opportunity

• Automotive professionals who want to add dent repair services

Why Learn Paintless Dent Repair?

Paintless dent repair is a specialized automotive service used to remove eligible dents while preserving the vehicle’s original factory finish. It can provide customers with a faster and less invasive alternative to traditional body repair.

Learning PDR can help you expand an existing automotive business, offer an additional service or begin building a mobile dent-repair operation.

Get Certified with PDR Academy

Gain practical experience, professional guidance and a clear foundation for continuing your development as a paintless dent repair technician.

Class sizes are limited to provide every student with dedicated hands-on training.

Register today for the PDR Academy 5-Day Paintless Dent Repair Certification Course.