| | | | | either. When a vehicle undergoes even a slight paint |
| Dent Removal in the Past | | | | touch-up, there are paper products, tape, and |
| Traditional dent repair options rely on sanding, paint, | | | | protective gear to contend with. Your auto body |
| body filler, or even new parts to get your car back | | | | repair specialist might also have to spend more than |
| to looking like new. While these can be effective, | | | | twice as much time – and energy in the form of |
| they tend to be costly, time-consuming, and hard on | | | | electricity – to get the job done. |
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| the Bay Area, where some of the greatest | | | | hazardous waste is taken out of the equation, thanks |
| innovations in reducing your ecological footprint are | | | | to the techniques and equipment that allow |
| available to consumers of all types, unnecessary | | | | technicians to simply take advantage of the |
| waste simply doesn't make good, environmental | | | | high-strength metal and resilient paint finish already |
| sense. | | | | present on your vehicle. The technician pulls out the |
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| Most body shops are held to strict environmental | | | | existing paint isn't ruined in the process. |
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| disposed of correctly, recycled, and otherwise | | | | They take all the guesswork out of dent repair by |
| contained by spray hoods so that the fumes don't | | | | bringing their mobile services right to your door. |
| escape into the atmosphere. | | | | Paintless dent removal has never been easier – |
| Hazardous waste products aren't the only concern, | | | | or greener. |