Evolution is inevitable and the Paintless Dent Repair industry is no exception. With the recent push from Keco Tabs bringing PDR methods, mainly glue pulling techniques into local bodyshops. The desire to learn the in and outs of glue pulling hasn't been this much since......well never. Not only new or season PDR tech can benefit from this knowledge but autobody technicians worldwide. Brings us to why the tests Mark from Perfect Pull and I conducted. Mainly the need for information, specifically which glue to buy. With the ever growing number of PDR glues hitting the market, one would think "Why are there 30+ glues to choose from?"
Mark and I have your back! We are here to debunk, solve, expose, reveal, divulge... what ever verb you want to use, ultimate help you make a good buy decision. Also aiding us with that is Anson PDR, they were nice enough to supply Mark and I with 90% of the glue we tested Thank you Anson. Mark also for designing and building the best testing device out!!
Other Products used:
99% alcohol to clean all glue sticks, tabs, and surfaces
Keco Tabs (Super Tab 3")- enduring 200+ pulls
SureBounder Heavy Duty Hot Glue Gun 300 Watt set to 400 degrees
The first test was a doozy. Over 10 hrs of testing. We tested a ton of glue in what we feel is similar conditions as if you were inside of the shop with A/C. Over 10 hrs of testing.
Conditions: 75 degrees with 27% humidity
Anson Black Hot PDR Glue ABG-10- 480lb💢
Burro Black Widow Hot PDR BG-10 - 420lb💢
Burro Cactus Green- Hot PDR glue GG-10- 440lb💢
Carbon Tech Slime PDR - 350lbs
Glue Traxx- Hot PDR Glue - 540lbs✅
Hawg hot - Orange (470)lb Black (490)lb💢
Bubble Gum- 450lb
Orange Fire - 520lb✅💢
Pink Hot (Bubble Gum) -450lb
Root Beer - 600lb✅💢
Swiss Blue Hot PDR Glue - Plain Jane - 300lb
Prototype glue - 690lb✅💢
Perfect Pull Glue - 540lb✅💢
Tab Weld - 480lb💢
Tequila Ice - 540lb✅
Tequila Fire - 520lb
Tequila Collision - 380lb
Tequila Turquoise Hot glue - 460lb
Xtreme Purple Hot Glue ( Plain Jane) 490lb
Conditions: 89 degrees with 47% humidity
Anson Hot - 800lb
Anson collison - 940lb💢
Anson Black - 1020lb💢
Tab Weld - 1106lb✅💢
Orange Fire - 1098lb💢
Hawg Glue - 846lb
Collision glue Systems (Solar Blitz) - 1106lb✅💢
Perfect Pull- 1188lb✅💢
Root Beer- 1266lb😱✅💢
Prototype- 1004lb✅
Carbon Tech Slime - 1210lb✅
Green- 982lb💢
Glexo- 548lb
Glue Traxx- 1214lb✅
Camauto - 860lb💢
Powder PDR- 1230lb✅
Bubble Gum- 1242lb✅
Purple Plain Jane - 964lb
Collision glue Systems (Sagan) - 972lb
- If particular glue does not pull well, there's a strong chance the environment is the reason. Ambient Temperature Matters
- All glues favor being pulled around 92°-90
- Set time( time it takes to cool down) can differ drastically
- Some types of glue struggle with consistent pulls
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✅ Top contender
💢 Consistent pull after pull