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Dent Trials
The Competition at a Glance
90 Minutes
Participants have 90 Minutes to remove a fender crease dent, a door round dent, and glue pull
a rail dent.
The Task
Precision and attention to detail are key when removing the dent from crease dent in fender, round dent in door, and glue pull dent in rail.
Judging Criteria
Work will be judged by technique, speed, professionalism and quality of work.
Victory
Only the best will take home the coveted Dent Trials trophy, as well as prizes from our exhibitors.
Will it be you?
Sign-ups
Coming Next Year
Ready to take the challenge?
Competition sign-ups coming in 2026.
Frequently Asked Questions
When you arrive at PDR Expo, come check in at the Dent Competition area. We will confirm your arrival & let you know when to come back based on your competition time.
If you are late, you lose that amount of time. If you are more than 30 minutes late, you forfeit & will not receive a refund.
Contestants are scheduled every 2 hours for the Dent Trails.
You can bring your tools if you like, but you can also borrow tools from vendors at the show. Make plans with vendors before your competition time. We do provide lights & stands, window guards, window wedges, glue guns, glue, various tabs, slide hammers, mini lifters, and polish & towels for you to use. Anything else you need, you provide.
For Dent Trails, you get 1 hour and 30 minutes to complete in removing a dent from crease dent in fender, round dent in door, and glue pull dent in rail.
Yes: no sanding, no heat, and no coaching. If you are caught doing any of these, you will be immediately disqualified, and no refund will be given.
No, you will have 10 minutes to set up and 5 minutes to break down that does not come out of your competition time.
We ask that you arrive at least 10 minutes before your start time. If you are more than 30 minutes late for your competition time, you forfeit the time missed and you will not be refunded.
Contestants will receive a 10-minute warning as their time is expiring. Contestants may stop & call their dent complete at any time if they finish before time has expired. Judging will begin when the dent is complete and/ or time is up. Dents will receive preliminary judging by the competition moderators immediately upon completion of the dent. A final judging will be done at the finish of the competition by a separate panel of judges.
Awards & prizes will be announced at the end of the show on Saturday.
The top three winners will receive a trophy and prizes from our vendors. The first-place winner of the Dent Trails will receive hotel and entry into the Dent Olympics at 2026 MTE Expo in Orlando.