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 15 minutes late, you forfeit & will not receive a refund.

Contestants are scheduled every two and half hours.

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. Additional tool information will be provided in the know before you go confirmation right before you travel to PDR Expo.

For Dent Masters Competition, you will receive 2 hours to compete.

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.

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.

We ask that you arrive at least 10 minutes before your start time. If you are more than 15 minutes late for your competition time, you forfeit the time missed and you will not be refunded.

Awards & prizes will be announced at the end of the show on Saturday.

There will be only one over all winner. Prizes will be announced at PDR Expo Awards Ceramony.