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TECH ARTICLE
Denis Butler
At the July Dr. Dent tech event in Lenexa, KCRPCA members got to smash dents into a practice car hood. It is amazing the damage you can do with a golf ball or hammer when you are doing it for fun.
The friendly and professional Dr. Dent staff then taught us how to remove the dents we made. Trust me, making them is a lot easier than taking them out. It’s a lot of work! Due to the exertion of mak- ing and xing dents, they thought it best to feed us as well! Can this get any bet- ter? Read on.
ber to bring their car into the shop for an on the spot dent removal while we all watch.
I was worried the rst time I saw the hammer come out, but like watching an experienced surgeon with a scalpel, those worries dissipated when I saw the skill and care they used repairing the metal on our precious carriages. One would think they were working on their own ride.
There is one more “best part.” When I attended the rst event, I asked Justin to see if he could repair a couple of dents
Tech Event
DMOCTOR DENT
ost people go to a dent repair The best part of this tech event (my business to have dents repaired, second one) is when Dr. Dent’s owner not create them! Justin chooses a volunteer club mem-
Dr. Dent’s talented technicians worked their magic on several club member’s cars. If they can reach it, they can x it. It is amazing to see the before and after results.
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