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Nalley Lexus of Roswell’s pre-certified Lexus program is second to none. They have a “No Surprises, No Sacrifices, 100% Lexus” motto when you purchase a pre-owned Lexus Car.  From hand selection, to providing a CARFAX history report, 161-point inspection, mechanical and appearance reconditioning, a Lexus warranty, Lexus customer benefits, and new vehicle financing, it makes you want to take a test drive today. Chris Dastou, General Manager of the Roswell store said, “Certified pre-owned is the closest you can get to buying new. We would love to talk to anyone interested in purchasing a new or certified pre-owned Lexus – you will be glad you did!”

First, all cars are hand selected. Not all cars are worthy of the coveted Lexus Certified Pre-Owned (CPO) designation.  If a model is older than six years or driven more than 70,000 miles, it is immediately rejected.

For extra piece of mind, CARFAX vehicle history reports are provided for every Lexus CPO vehicle to identify any potential problems. Did you know that Paintless Dent Removal (PDR) doesn’t affect CARFAX? This is because there is no painting done to the car.  The process of PDR maintains your car’s resale value.

Every Lexus CPO Vehicle must pass a comprehensive 161-point inspection by a Lexus-trained technician. If any discovered flaws cannot be repaired to Lexus standards, the vehicle will simply not be certified.                     Lexus CPO Vehicles must be in like-new condition. That means using only certified Lexus parts for any necessary mechanical repairs, performing paint and surface restorations to meet Lexus standards, and thoroughly cleaning and detailing each vehicle to bring out its true beauty.  Now, they can comfortably sell them with a Lexus three-year, 100,000 total vehicle mile limited warranty, which is all included in the purchase price.

The best part is the customer-care benefits. Besides the Cafe Blends coffee house inside their store, you also enjoy 24-hour roadside assistance, trip interruption coverage and dealership amenities. Your vehicle’s first basic service is free, and a loaner vehicle will be provided for qualified repairs.  If you should get a ding or dent in your car, don’t worry, those repairs can normally be handled quickly and you will be back off in your Lexus!  Stop by and visit Clay Kremer, Sales Manager and ask him about the perfect Lexus for you and your family. He might also have a great story to share about his exploits at Dixie Speedway, where he races!

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When Hail Damages Your Vehicle: Six Simple Steps to Getting Back on the Road
If you’ve got damage to your car, paintless dent removal might be the answer to restoring your vehicle to its pre-accident condition.

“We know how important it is to get you and your vehicle back on the road quickly – that’s what our 24/7, in-person claims service is all about. Understanding your repair options can help save time and money,” said Scott Snapp, catastrophe response director, The Progressive Group of Insurance Companies.
If your vehicle is damaged in a hailstorm, Progressive recommends that you take the following steps:
1. Call your insurance company immediately to report the damage.
2. Discuss your repair with your insurance company. Hail damage to sheet metal may need to be hammered and painted. However, trained technicians may recommend paintless dent removal (PDR), which involves using specially-molded metal tools on the underside of a damaged part that won’t disturb the factory finish. This method is often utilized by manufacturers and dealers to repair new vehicles and will not invalidate paint warranties.
PDR cannot be performed if the dents are too large or if the paint finish is damaged. Prior body damage that required plastic fillers or bonding may also make PDR difficult. Your insurance company will be able to determine the severity of your damage and consult with you on which repair method makes the most sense for your vehicle.
3. Find a reputable facility or get referrals from friends. Ask the shop how PDR works and how they access hard to reach places to make the repair. The preferred method is to pull the dents from the outside rather than drilling holes to access the dent from beneath the panel.
4. Find out how long the repair will take. Paintless dent repair is an efficient and effective technique for repairing damage to your vehicle, and may be completed within a day. However, after a storm, many vehicles might be damaged, so the work may take a little longer due to the volume of vehicles that need to be repaired.
5. Make sure your vehicle is repaired to your satisfaction. Before accepting your vehicle, look at the surface in fluorescent lighting and from several angles so that you can see all the details. Check for any remaining dents before you take your vehicle home.
6. Ask if the shop guarantees its work. If you notice a flaw in your vehicle’s repair, you should be able to have it fixed at no additional charge. Know how your body shop will handle any problems you might have with your vehicle after the repair. Get guarantee and contact information in writing. Ask your insurance company if they also guarantee the work for their preferred body shops.
Taking these simple steps can help you get your vehicle repaired and get you back on the road. In addition, ensuring that you receive safe, high quality, cost effective repairs, keeps the cost of your claim down and can help to keep down the cost of auto insurance for all consumers.

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Dings Do Happen
By Melodie Theisen
Atlanta Dent Company, Roswell Georgia

Vehicles right off the truck already dinged; Parking your vehicles to maximize your lot – oops; Opening the door too fast, too wide, right into another vehicle or worse something concrete. It happens- brand new or not, vehicles are going to get dinged.

Obviously a dent or ding free vehicle will sell quicker; a vehicle that has retained its original paint finish equals a higher profit value. These are only a few reasons why PDR is practiced on more car lots today than ever before.

Paintless Dent Repair, the art of remolding dings and dents from vehicles to its original condition, has effectively changed the views of the new and used car markets, rental/lease industry as well as insurance companies. The process includes the combination of pulling and tapping on the outside and manipulating the metal from behind the dent.

Although the technique has been developed for over 60 years, it has only been introduced and utilized in the United States since the 1980’s. Since then, with the advancements with tools, varying techniques as well as the more flexible paint finishes and thinner gauge metals, PDR is now a highly acceptable repair method or preferred method repair for insurance companies in circumstances as hail damage.

It is an art with specialized hand tools. With a good eye and the knowledge of the correct pressure needed from behind the dent, it is truly astonishing the damages that can be repaired by paintless dent removal. But there are dents that cannot be fixed by PDR. Unfixable damage might include sharp, deep dings where the metal has been stretched too far to recover, location on the seam of a panel or the very edge making access difficult and when there has been previous body repair. When the paint is cracked, generally the ding is not repairable by PDR alone.

Many factors come into affect for the cost of PDR: location, braces and support behind the dent, condition of the paint in the dented area and depth of dent (many dents appear smaller, but the dent can expand both inward and outward). Traditional body repair involves either total replacement or bonding, filling, sanding and/or repainting a panel; while this is necessary for some repairs, it is easy to see where paintless dent removal not only is less expensive but less time consuming for our customer and our business.

When looking for a PDR company, there are a few factors that must be taken into consideration, insured and 100% customer satisfaction guaranteed. After that, it’s pure technique. Ask for a free demonstration, have them explain what they are going to do then watch.

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Paintless Dent Repair * Hail Damage Repair * Dent Repair Service WHAT IS PDR?
Paintless Dent Repair (PDR) is a craft that is more than 15 years old. Relatively unknown to many at the start, the craft evolved into a highly skilled and perfected art. It is now used by thousands of auto body specialists around the world. Because PDR works from behind the vehicle’s damage, it does not require sanding, painting, or body fillers.
BENEFITS OF PDR
• Keeping the factory finish • No Bondo
• Minimum wait • No Paint
• Mobile Service
• More potential money when selling your vehicle
• No fines from dealerships due to hail damage and dents on lease returns.

PDR PROCESS
Paintless dent repair involves placing a metal rod behind the dent (into the body panel of the vehicle) and literally massaging the metal out. The results are amazing! The process maintains the integrity of the original paint and factory finish. Paintless dent repair works on any metal or aluminum vehicles. With the advancement in automobile production, especially metal components and paint mixtures, paintless dent repair produces the best results on cars not older than 15 years. Plainly stated, newer metal and newer paint is simply more flexible and therefore completely removing the dent is more effectively accomplished. In most cases, PDR can be an extremely effective dent repair option for door dings and small dents. Be prepared that not all dents can be removed through paintless dent repair, but it should be your first estimate.
Written by autocare.com

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Paintless Dent Repair
by Mike Meredith, MSN.com

Paintless Dent Repair technicians use specialized tools to push the metal back into its original shape from behind the dent. Using the latest technology and tools, skilled technicians can quickly remove many dents on late-model vehicles—without repainting.

All new car owners dread that first dent. No matter how it happens, the first dent can make a person feel that their car will never be the same again.
Or will it?
Many dents and dings can now be repaired without a trace, when the work is performed by a skilled technician. And techniques have developed to the point that dings can be removed with the original paint in place.
Consumer Awareness Increasing
Paintless dent removal (PDR) has become widely used over the past decade by car dealers, rental agencies and auctions to prepare vehicles for resale. Yet very few consumers are aware the process exists.
Specially fabricated tools and techniques for PDR have been developed to remove dents, often up to the size of a football, from almost any body panel of a vehicle. No sanding, body filler or repainting is necessary. In most cases, when the process is complete the dent is no longer visible.
PDR offers consumers convenience and quality while saving them time and money.
Consumers are learning about the PDR process from local dealerships and insurance companies, “In the last four to five years, insurance companies have become more aware and accepting of the PDR process, particularly to repair hail damage.”
Paintless Dent Repair on the Rise
PDR is becoming more widely used, because the size of dent that can be repaired has increased over the last few years.
The widespread use of high-strength metal and resilient paint finishes has allowed PDR to become a viable alternative to traditional body repair techniques. In fact, some insurance companies will even waive the deductible if PDR is chosen over more traditional techniques.
What Can Be Fixed?
Paintless dent repair is very effective for the following situations:
• from very small to large dents;
• generally 2001 model year and newer vehicles;
• the paint has not been broken or cracked;
• the dent is not near the edge of a panel;
• the panel has not had previous body repair.
Admittedly, not all damage to the body of a vehicle can be repaired with PDR techniques, but if a dent cannot be removed completely, often the repair will make the damage almost unnoticeable.
Advantages of Paintless Dent Repair
A number of advantages for paintless dent repair include:
• no repainting or body filler needed;
• less expensive than traditional body repair;
• same-day service in most cases;
• no risk of paint overspray on other vehicle areas;
• no risk of incorrect color matching;
• vehicle retains original paint.
A vehicle with original paint retains a higher value than a repainted vehicle. Even if it is just a door or a fender, it is always preferable to maintain the original paint on a vehicle for as long as possible.
How Is It Done?
PDR technicians use specialized tools to push the metal back into its original shape from behind the dent. Depending on the location of the damage, the panel is accessed by removing trim pieces, through window openings or by removing inner panels.
Ryan Snider, who performs PDR for Barrier Motors in Bellevue, WA, told MSN Autos, “You need to be able to ‘read the paint’ to see where the dent ends and then you have to understand where the tip of the tool is. From that point it is 75 to 80 percent flat-out patience.”
In a typical dent removal, the metal around the outside edge of the dent in slowly massaged back into its original position. The dent becomes progressively smaller as the technician works from the outside edge; eventually the dent becomes so small it blends with the texture of the paint and disappears completely.
Most repairs can be completed in one to two hours, and many PDR companies offer mobile service to save even more time.
Prices vary depending on the location and complexity of the repair. A general range would be $90-125 for a single dent, up to several hundred dollars to repair numerous dents on various body panels. This compares with a cost of several hundred dollars to repair and repaint a single dent using traditional auto body repair techniques.

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