Online paintless dent repair training

Hail.
Hundreds of dents.
No paint.

Video courses from a six-time PDR world champion. Scroll and watch damaged paint return to its original shape.

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01 · Lamp

Switch on the lamp.

Under a PDR lamp the reflected lines bend on every dent. That is how a technician finds the dent – and knows when it is done.

02 · Repair

Dent by dent.

The metal returns to its original shape – pushed from behind or pulled with glue from outside. No filler, no sanding, no paint.

03 · Result

Original paint.

The lines in the reflection are straight again. The repair is invisible – and that is exactly what you will learn.

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Free sample lessons, no credit card. Train in your own workshop, step by step.

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Try it

Find the dents with the lamp.

Move your mouse or finger over the paint – the lamp follows you. Use the slider to compare before and after.

BeforeAfter

How training works

The technician’s path.

From your first rod to Master level. Scroll through the whole path.

Stop 1

First rod

Holding the tool correctly and the first controlled push on a training panel.

Where to buy tools ↗

Stop 2

Lamp and reflections

Read the reflection, find the centre of the dent and see what the tool does to the metal.

Stop 3

First dent fixed

The moment you straighten the reflected lines yourself for the first time.

Stop 4

Junior → Senior → Master

Training tasks, self-checks and a clear view of where you are.

This could be you.

At the end of the path you are a technician whose repairs a customer cannot spot.

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About the author

Vladimír Poláček

6× PDR world champion · in the trade since 2003 · founder of PDR Academy

2003

The beginning

Renove Cars – paintless dent repair since 2003.

The story of the beginnings will be added by the author

Workshop

The craft

Daily practice on real cars: hail, parking dents, difficult spots.

6×

PDR world champion

Six world championship titles in paintless dent repair.

The exact list of titles and years will be added by the author

School

PDR Academy

He passes his experience on to other technicians – first in hands-on courses, now online too.

The founding year will be added by the author

Today

Your coach

In the videos he shows procedures the way he does them in the workshop – step by step, with self-checks.

Competitions and shows

Competitions and results

Before and after

Real paintless repairs

Photos from the Renove Cars workshop: the same panel before and after the repair. Swipe sideways.

From our training

This is what training looks like

Practice at the lamp, theory, certificate handovers – photos from PDR Academy hands-on courses.

PDR Academy certificates

PDR Academy certificate – Junior — Junior

PDR Academy certificate – Master — Master

PDR Academy certificate – PDR QCS quality certificate — PDR QCS quality certificate

Tools

What we train with

Rods, pulling tools, glue and knockdowns we use in courses and videos. Available in the PDR BOSS shop.

Where to buy tools ↗

pdrboss.com

How it works

Watch. Practise. Check yourself.

Watch

Short lessons with chapters and subtitles. On your phone or a tablet in the workshop.

Practise

Every practical lesson has a goal, equipment, procedure, common mistakes and a training task.

Check yourself

Self-check against clear criteria and always know where you are.

Courses

Choose your level

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Foundation PDR-DEMO Sample image – will be replaced with a real photo

PDR-DEMO: Introduction to paintless dent repair

Sample course for testing the platform – texts are not professionally approved.

Advanced PDR-DEMO Sample image – will be replaced with a real photo

PDR-DEMO: Advanced course

Example of a locked course – without access only the sample lesson is available.

An app for PDR technicians and applicants – uni-pad.com.

Open UniPad ↗

When online is not enough

Hands-on training and tools

A hands-on course in the PDR Academy workshop, the UniPad app for technicians, and the tools we use in the videos.

Hands-on training – pdracademy.eu ↗ When online is not enough: a practical course in our workshop. UniPad ↗ An app for PDR technicians and applicants – uni-pad.com. Where to buy tools – PDR BOSS ↗ Rods, lamps and glue tools we use in the videos.

Your first lesson is free.

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Texts on this page are samples awaiting expert approval by the author. Photos are from the author’s archive.

Hail.Hundreds of dents.No paint.