All About the Dent Guy
How do I fix 20,000 cars in 15 years? Good Question.....
I grew up at the Baltimore Auto Auction. My mother started there when I was 5 or 6. And being a single mom, I went with her on the weekends and when she put in overtime. I've worked there since I was 12. From working in the Deli, to working the snowball stand, and helping to recondition cars. When I got out of high school, I went to work there full time. I've detailed vehicles, inside and out. I know how to buff out scuffs and scratches. I can take a car, prep, paint, and finish to showroom, and pass any inspection they gave.
It all changed when I saw someone performing Paintless Dent Repair. I was intrigued. I asked the Auction to send me to school. They did. I even asked to have an extra week at the school to really understand the PDR process.
After the schooling, the one thing I understood was that this is something that couldn't be taught in just a couple of weeks. But luckily, I guess, that I had a surplus of vehicles to work on, and an inspector to scrutinize all the work that I did.
So, about a year went by, and things were going good, until a large PDR franchise made a deal with all of the associated auctions that were included with the Baltimore Auction. The "Franchise" thought I wasn't "efficient" enough. Something about me being "too particular". So they laid me off. I bought my tools from Baltimore Auction and started on my own.
Lets just say that my first month of going dealership to dealership, I only made $50. But within a couple of years, I had clientel in two states, more work than I could handle, and had an employee to help me. I guess me being too particular was something people were looking for when they trust me with their second biggest investments.
Ok so how does one fix 20,000 vehicles?
About 3 yrs between the auction and "franchise".....13 cars/day X 220 working days x 3 yrs = 8500 cars.....
Then I went out on my own and I would say that I fixed on average 35 vehicles per week with dealerships and bodyshops. So, 35 cars/week x 50 working weeks/year x 12 years = 21,000 cars.
So 21,000 + 8500 = 29,500 vehicles
It does sound like alot. In case of some errors, I can safely say that I have fixed over 20,000 vehicles!!!!
