How to Choose Training- Training Schools vs Mentors vs Online | PDR Life Podcast Ep. 8

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Episode 8 of 10 · approx. 29 minutes · Host: Gene Fetty 00:00 Every way to learn There are a ton of ways to learn PDR: good, bad, slow, fast. 00:40 Training mills can work Gene went to a five-day training-mill-style class. So did his friend Bryce Kelly, arguably one of the best dent techs ever (look up Bryce Kelly or CFL Dent Repair). Both succeeded. It's possible, just not as probable. 01:20 Free DIY Teach yourself from YouTube, Instagram and TikTok. Doable — but the longest possible path, if you succeed at all. 02:00 Money or time A favorite saying: you pay in money or you pay in time. Gene can always make more money; he can't make more time. If he can buy his way ahead in learning, he's all in. 02:40 Online training Still DIY, but guided. Gene has two classes for $1 each, starting with PDR through GPR — a jump-off point. 03:30 Dent Trainer Myke Toledo of Dent Time — an OG YouTube dent guy. His training site is denttrainer.com, with monthly, quarterly or annual subscriptions. Gene's first two training classes ever are (or were) there: a Jeep Wrangler cowl dent, and moving big damage with small tabs. 05:00 Real World PDR Jim Mitchell, out of Indiana — a fantastic trainer. Monthly subscription. Gene's hurdle for anyone who asked to train with DRN: take Real World PDR's intro class first (roughly $50–$60). Fundamentals, a few tools to buy, a great DIY start. 06:20 Best PDR Training From Žan Vidic of Slovenia — the most decorated competition PDR tech, by a long shot. He's Gene's co-trainer for DRN's advanced trainings and works with Dent Repair Now. bestpdrtraining.com: not a subscription. Beginner, intermediate and advanced levels — all within beginner training. Priced in euros. Mack took these classes while Gene was teaching him. 08:00 Learn PDR Online Another online school. Gene has no direct experience, but has heard the founder on podcasts and believes he's in the UK. 08:20 Online as a supplement Online is viable, just not fastest. It's also a great refresher after in-person training, since you won't remember everything your instructor said. 09:00 Three mentors, three ways Fred (Gene's Michigan instructor) taught lines and working from the outside in. Charlie asked why he was using lines: just use a fluorescent light and push where you want. Jay said no lines, no bare bulb — use a fog reflection, and work from the inside out. All three could fix a dent. Seeing all three techniques made it make sense. 10:50 Take them all If Gene were learning on his own today, he'd buy all the online courses and learn every mentor's perspective on starting and finishing a dent. 11:30 Training mills Bigger companies running five- to ten-day group classes. The business model is volume, not great technicians. They make promises and offer financing. Gene has met several training-mill grads who couldn't fix a dent but were told they were the best their instructor had ever seen. It may be the affordable option, and it can work — but plan to work hard when you get home. 13:40 Boutique trainers One trainer with one to three students for a longer, multi-week class. Myke Toledo does this, with a long list of successful students. Don Cavanaugh of Dent Kraft (with a K) in Minneapolis — one of the oldest old-school dent guys, and possibly the longest-running PDR shop in the country. Hard to get into, but you learn from a true master. 15:10 Connect with your trainer Make sure you really connect with your instructor and like how they explain things. If you're spending weeks together in a small setting, you'd better get along. 16:50 Lines or fog Myke is probably the most famous line-board teacher in the world. Gene can't see a dent on lines; with fog he sees every detail. Figure out which you see better before you commit, then find a trainer who teaches on that reflection. 18:10 Dent Wizard The 800-pound gorilla. Probably no organization has trained more PDR techs. As Gene understands it: six weeks of training in St. Louis on a minimal salary, then a six-month apprenticeship in the field. Tried-and-true processes. Trade-offs, as Gene understands them: a contract that limits where you can go after, you go where they send you, and a pay structure he considers soft. Like boot camp — they'll make you a dent tech or break you. 20:50 Local apprenticeships Smaller companies like DRN bring on apprentices. Gene's right-hand guy started as an apprentice almost 15 years ago. One-on-one, over-the-shoulder, lower pressure — but a slower runway than Dent Wizard. See Mack's episode for what that progression looks like. Gene has friends all over the country looking for hungry apprentices. Put yourself out there: here's where I'm at, here's what I've learned, I want to work for you. 22:50 Full immersion Boutique trainers are still running their repair business while you're there. Full immersion ...

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