If your cars got a few dents, you should consider having paintless dent repair. Unlike traditional ways to repair dents that require your car to be painted afterwards, paintless dent repair—or PDR—allow you to have the damage repaired without the hassle of a new paint job. If you're not sure PDR is right for you, here are four reasons why you should reconsider.

Keeps the Incident Off the Auto History 

If your car has been involved in a fender-bender, the last thing you want is to have it show up on your history report. This is particularly true if you plan on selling it or trading it in on a new car. Unfortunately, if your car has to undergo significant body repairs, the damage will have to be included in your automotive history reports. However, if you have your dents repaired using PDR, there's no need to report the body work, which means your automotive history report will stay clear.

Maintains Your Cars True Value

As soon as you have body work done on your car, the value decreases. That can make it difficult for you to get what it's actually worth when you try to trade it in. When you have dents repaired with the paintless dent repair method, your car will maintain its true value. That means you won't lose value due to accident depreciation.

Provides Faster Turnaround

It can be a real hassle trying to get around when your car is in the shop, especially if it's out of commission for weeks due to body repairs. Because paintless dent repair doesn't require any extensive body work or painting, your car won't be stuck in the shop for an extended period of time.

No Chance of Mismatched Paint

One of the problems with traditional dent repair is that it requires a fresh coat of paint. Unfortunately, if you're only having a few dents repaired, you could end up with a mismatched paint job, especially if you have custom paint job on your car. Because PDR doesn't require paint, you won't have to worry about the colors not matching. Your paint job will look just as good as it did before the dents.

If you've got some body damage to take care of, don't settle for traditional repair work. Instead, ask your body shop to use paintless dent repair to restore your car to pre-accident condition. For other questions regarding PDR, be sure to speak to your repair technician (like those at Ming Auto Beauty Center).