Paintless Dent Repair (PDR)

To add paintless dent repair to your estimate,

1. Select the part and select the PDR labor operation. The PDR icon is disabled until you select an external panel that can have PDR applied.

   

2. Select a vehicle panel or category.
3. Click Calculate.

   

4. In the Paintless Dent Repair window, enter the Quantity for each dent size and the cost of repairing a Larger Dent in the last field.

   

5. In the Additional items section, select one of the following:
   • Aluminum Panel
   • Double Panel
   • Tall Roof Vehicle
6. The PDR cost is calculated when you click anywhere outside the text boxes. Click Update Part when you are finished making changes.

   

7. Click Add Line to add the PDR line to the estimate. The added line will be available in the estimate as a Paintless Repair Operation, with the Part Type as Sublet, the Price as calculated by the PDR calculator, and the Labor Units as 0.

Note: An explanation line is automatically added to the PDR line.

You can also edit dent details with the PDR calculator to add or edit a paintless dent repair line in the estimate.

1. From the Estimate tab in Mitchell Cloud Estimating, click the paintless dent repair line in the estimate.
2. Click Calculate PDR, next to the Cancel and Done buttons.

   

3. In the PDR calculator, you can view and edit the dent details. The PDR total will recalculate according to the changes you make.

   

4. Click Update Part. The price for the line is updated with the calculated PDR total.
5. You can edit any repair line for an external panel with a labor operation of R&R (Remove and Replace), if the paintless repair operation is valid. Change the operation from R&R to Paintless Repairto access the PDR calculator.

Explanation line on estimate for PDR can be enabled or disabled by in the Estimate Profile.

To enable or disable the PDF explanation line setting:

1. On the navigation pane in Mitchell Connect, select Settings.
2. Click Estimate Profiles on the Estimating card.
3. Open an Estimate Profile and click the Calculations Tab.
4. Click Edit and scroll down to the Paintless Dent Repair (PDR) section.
5. The default includes PDR Explanation Lines. Deselect the check box to exclude the PDR explanation line from the estimate.