Using A Whale Tail Tool To Fix A Door Dent | PDR Tutorial

[@LearnPDROnline]

Due to the location of this door dent at the lower section of the door panel a whale tail tool was perfect to get down in between the outer skin and inner bracing. Whale Tail for the win!

[@Nick-ym8xe]

thank you very much For good knowledge🙏🙏

[@LearnPDROnline]

Thanks Nick, I appreciate you watching 🙏

[@dentremover01]

Great informative video Tom 🔥👍🏻

[@LearnPDROnline]

Thanks pal 🤙🏼

[@jeffdeluca1153]

Why did you start in the middle of this dent when others you started at the perimeter? Thank you Jeff

[@LearnPDROnline]

Hey Jeff, good question, I usually start in the middle if the dent is small or sharp, on larger repairs I often work outside in, there's no set right or wrong but check out this short video on Outside in or Inside out - kzbin.info/www/bejne/aXumqI2rm62qgq8

[@jeffdeluca1153]

Thanks again for your reply. Many youtuber's don't bother. So thank you! It's a great craft! I actually, much to the amazement of the mentor I had, was doing hail damage repairs after my first day of training. I always liked working with my hands and guess I got that talent form my late father. @@LearnPDROnline

[@DentZero123]

Outstanding buddy ! Why NOT glue pull ???

[@LearnPDROnline]

Thank you Bobby! With this one it was a lot quicker and cleaner to remove with the whale tail, although the dent was small it was fairly deep so I needed to get the centre of the low up and 'tighten' the metal. I believe the glue would have been harder to pull out flush so more likely to leave a ripple when cross checking and would have taken longer to remove!

[@DentZero123]

@@LearnPDROnline Thank you for that information buddy

[@billramsey800]

Hey Tom nice whale tail demo I suppose if previously repainted then glue pulling was also not an option.

[@LearnPDROnline]

Hey Bill, that was one of my concerns but to be honest my preference would still have been to use the whale tail from behind. Once I got the tip behind the dent, it was very easy to lever off the internal bracing and although this dent wasn't big it was fairly deep for a small one so I was able to bring up the centre quickly and cleanly. If I were to glue pull I would probably have tried a small black ice round tab and a robo lifter but I think this may have not been as effective at bringing up the centre.

[@loreto220ify]

Do you start from top to bottom of the dent or do you start in the middle and work your way up and down?

[@LearnPDROnline]

Good question, to be honest I decide that on each dent, if a dent is large and soft/shallow I often start from outside and work my way in but if the dent is small and sharp I usually start from the deepest part and work it out. Also depends on what tool I can access the dent with, so it may be a case I can only get a certain tool to the dent such as a whale tail so the selected tool also is part of the decision.

[@supermarketsweeps]

Nice job tom :)

[@LearnPDROnline]

Thank you John hope you're well!

[@victoragresti1777]

Tom can you tell us the length and the width of the whale tale🤔 Professional job Tom🤗

[@LearnPDROnline]

Now I need to go out to my van and measure it, lol

[@LearnPDROnline]

Ok, its 24' inches in length and the tail tip is 1' inch across - www.dentcrafttools.com/24-whale-tail.html

[@victoragresti1777]

Thanks Tom for info on whale tail can't wait for next project car😊

[@LearnPDROnline]

@@victoragresti1777 no problem 👍🏻