Creases occur when slightly folded metal have dents crossing over through them. Pushing these incorrectly can make it difficult to repair in the long run. Pushing out creases also gives you an overall perspective of what PDR Technicians are trying to do with the metal – reverse the dent based on the maximum pressure point or stress point.

In the case with creases, rather than pushing the crease from inside the centre of the crease, the methodology is to massage the dent along the crease from right on the fold line back and forth.

Once the line is spot on, then you can get both sides of the dent on either side of the fold back in position. You can see the after shot on this shows it!

When it comes to chips, the way these are handled is to come in from behind the chip precisely as if it were a mark. The chip obviously represents the bottom of the dent and is where the tool tip should be placed. Obviously the panel will require touching up but the dent still needs to be pushed and it at least offers a point of reference! See below.