San Diego's premier PDR shop — serving drivers who care about their vehicle. No paint. No filler. No Carfax record. Send photos and get a straight answer in minutes.
In Action
Real repairs, real results — no cuts, no tricks.
These are actual Dent Time repairs — shot in Escondido and across San Diego County. Each video shows the full PDR process: reading the damage, accessing the panel, and massaging the metal back to its original position without touching the paint. No sped-up footage, no color grading. What you see is what the result looks like. Myke has been doing this since 1991 and the technique is the same whether it's a door ding on a daily driver or a crease on a six-figure collector car.
Ask anything about your dent, pricing, or booking. Talk or type — a real answer in seconds, any language, any time.
The Result
Dent Time isn't a chain. It isn't a volume shop. It's a small, deliberate practice in Escondido where Myke Toledo has been reading dented metal since 1991 — and where every vehicle that comes through the door gets the same answer to the same question: what does it actually take to make this right?
Myke came up in PDR at his family's shop in the early '90s and opened Dent Time with his wife Mary in 2001 — not to scale, but to do the work well. Twenty-five years later, the shop still runs on the same principle: no car leaves unless it would leave clean from a dealer's showroom floor.
That standard starts before a single tool touches the panel. Myke evaluates the damage himself — depth, location, metal composition, paint age — and tells you exactly what's achievable. If PDR isn't the right call, he'll say so. If a more economical path exists, you'll hear about it. The estimate you get is the one we can stand behind — not the one that wins the job.
"Paintless dent repair is a one-way street. The first tech either fixes it right or takes the option away from everyone who comes after."
Your OEM paint stays on the panel. No matching, no blending, no aftermarket clear coat. The surface that left the factory is the surface you keep — protecting what the car came with is the whole point.
Paintless repair doesn't generate an insurance claim or a body shop record. When you sell, trade, or hand the car down, its history reads exactly like it should — resale value stays intact.
Before a single tool comes out, Myke evaluates the damage himself — panel metal, dent depth, paint age, access points. You get a real answer, not a pitch. If PDR isn't the right call, he'll tell you that first.
Text photos to the shop and get an honest estimate back within minutes — not "later today." Most repairs are completed the day you drop off. Getting your time back is part of the service.
If the result isn't right when you pick the car up, no charge is applied. No warranties, no asterisks, no small print — dents done right don't come back, and we stake the invoice on it.
From a single door ding to complex multi-panel hail damage — Myke handles it with the same standard of precision.
01 — Paintless Dent Repair
Metal reshaped from behind the panel. Your OEM paint stays untouched — no matching, no blending, no body shop record. The most precise repair method in the industry, performed by a craftsman who's been reading metal since 1991.
02 — Bumper Repair
Plastic scuffs, cracks, and impact damage restored to factory appearance. Faster and cleaner than replacement — your original bumper, factory painted, brought back to new condition without disturbing surrounding panels.
03 — PDR Training
Myke has trained technicians throughout Southern California. One-on-one instruction — tool technique, light reading, metal behavior, and the business side of running a real PDR practice. No classroom. Just the car and the light.
The Better Option
Most people have never actually thought through what happens when a body shop fixes a dent. They sand the panel, work in filler, respray the area, and hope the color comes close enough. The result looks fine — sometimes great — but the original factory finish is gone. And there's a Carfax entry attached to your vehicle record that every future buyer will see.
PDR works from a completely different premise. The metal that was shaped at the factory is still there. Myke accesses it from behind the panel and works it back — not to an approximation, but to its original position. No filler. No paint. No record. The dent is gone, and nothing else about your car changed. That distinction matters more than most people realize until the moment they're selling.
Get a Free Assessment →| PDR (Dent Time) | Body Shop | |
|---|---|---|
| Paint Disturbed | ✓ Never | ✗ Always |
| Carfax Record | ✓ None | ✗ Likely |
| Factory Finish | ✓ 100% preserved | ✗ Resprayed |
| Turnaround | ✓ Same day | ✗ Days to weeks |
| Resale Value | ✓ Fully protected | ✗ Often reduced |
| Result Quality | ✓ Factory-perfect | Depends on match |
How It Works
The damage is stressful. The next four steps aren't. Send photos from wherever you are, or come by the shop — either way, Myke handles everything from first contact to factory finish.
The Work
Drag the handle to reveal the repair. These aren't filtered photos — this is the standard.
The Person Behind the Work
Myke learned the craft in 1991 working alongside his stepfather at Dent Man — one of San Diego's original PDR shops. He's been doing this work, refining it, and teaching it ever since. In 2001, he and his wife Mary founded Dent Time with a simple premise: do it right, be honest, and the work speaks for itself.
More than three decades later, that hasn't changed. Myke personally evaluates every job, performs the work himself, and stands behind every result. When you drop your car off at Dent Time, you're not handing it to a crew of rotating technicians. You're working directly with the person who built this business.
He services San Diego County — from Escondido and the surrounding North County cities to the coast, the east county, and downtown. If you're within driving distance, the answer is probably yes.
No Guesswork. No Surprises.
Every quote is based on what the damage actually is. Both ranges include zero paint, zero Carfax record, and a complete satisfaction guarantee.
Four quick taps and your estimate builds in real time. We confirm the exact number after a photo — usually within minutes.
This is a ballpark from your answers. A specialist confirms a closer price after reviewing your photos — no obligation.
What Clients Say
Questions
Send clear photos of the damage — a few angles, ideally with good natural light — to the booking link or to 858-408-6200. Myke personally reviews every submission and responds with an honest assessment, usually within minutes. No automated quotes, no guessing from descriptions alone.
PDR is ideal for dents where the paint is not cracked or broken — door dings, parking lot impacts, body panel creases, hail damage, and shopping cart hits. If the paint is compromised or the metal is stretched beyond what PDR can address, Myke will tell you that upfront and point you in the right direction.
No. PDR does not generate an insurance claim or body shop record, so there's nothing to report on Carfax or similar vehicle history reports. Your factory paint stays intact, which is a significant factor in resale value. A body shop repair, even a good one, shows up — PDR doesn't.
Most repairs are completed the same day. Smaller repairs can be done in under an hour. Larger jobs — multi-panel hail damage, for example — may take a full day. Myke will give you an accurate time estimate when you schedule, and he'll let you know if anything changes.
If you're not completely satisfied with the result, no charge is applied. That's not a marketing line — it's the standard Dent Time has operated on since 2001. A repair done right doesn't come back, and a result you're not happy with isn't a result Myke is happy with either.
Yes. Myke regularly works on high-end vehicles — exotics, collector cars, luxury imports — where factory paint preservation is especially critical. The standard of care is the same regardless of the vehicle, but the attention to detail matters most when the stakes are highest.
Service Area
Based in Escondido — serving the entire county. If you're in San Diego, you're close enough.
Not seeing your city? Call 858-408-6200 — if you can drive to Escondido, we can likely help you.
Ready to Start
Send photos and get a straight answer in minutes. No pressure, no guesswork — just an honest assessment from someone who's been doing this since 1991.
2120 W. Mission Rd. #240 · Escondido, CA 92029
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