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If we could only keep a handful of tools, these make the cut. Start here.
The game changer of this glue pulling season. The rotating head adjusts to whatever angle the panel demands and works in either hand, and it is so small and light that after a season of repetition the difference against a full size propane torch is night and day. It has become pivotal enough that we recommend buying two.
View Rotating Head Butane Torch → (affiliate link)
A dead battery can kill a work day just as easily as a day off, and in this trade vehicles sit with doors open and accessories on all the time. This jump pack starts engines up to a V10, and one belongs in your vehicle and one in your kit at all times.
View Wolfbox Jump Pack → (affiliate link)
When you travel for storms, a flat tire can ruin a trip, and a customer who caught a nail on the way to the shop can stall a job. A compact inflator solves both on the spot. Simply an essential tool of the trade, it rides with the jump pack.
View ETENWOLF Tire Inflator → (affiliate link)
A staple of the PDR industry for decades. Four striking surfaces, and the weight and balance are simply right. If you are serious about PDR, this hammer is not optional.
View Vaughan Hammer → (affiliate link)The light board is the tool people ask about most. This is what our technicians run.
The charger for your hail light batteries. It auto detects the battery type and charge level, then charges accordingly and will not overcharge, so batteries stay healthy through a whole season of daily cycling.
View NOCO Genius 10 Battery Charger → (affiliate link)Hood stands, prop rods, and the tools that make hood work faster and safer.
Excellent for really long hood clips. On GM hoods this is the tool we reach for exclusively, it grabs the clip square and pops it without a fight or a broken clip.
View GearWrench Upholstery Clip Pliers → (affiliate link)Guns, tabs, glue, and knockdowns. What we actually pull with every day.
Small butane torch with a rotating head that adjusts to the angle you are working and the hand you are using. Light enough that a full season of repetition does not wear on you the way a full size propane torch does. Pivotal enough to our glue pulling that we keep two.
View Rotating Head Butane Torch → (affiliate link)
Refills for the torch. Small cans that ride along anywhere, take up almost no space in the kit, and weigh next to nothing. Keep a couple on hand and the torch never sits empty mid job.
View Butane Refill Canisters → (affiliate link)
Alcohol is the release agent for every PDR glue, which makes it as essential as the glue itself. A gallon jug is the right buy for a long hail season, refill your spray bottles and never run dry mid job.
View MaxTite 99.9% Isopropyl Alcohol, 1 Gallon → (affiliate link)Removal and installation. The trim, panel, and interior tools that get you access without leaving a mark.
Spare vampire clips for GM interiors. Nearly every interior panel on most GM models hangs on these, and they break or vanish during removal no matter how careful you are. Keeping a bag of spares means a panel always goes back on tight instead of rattling.
View GM Panel Clips (Vampire Clips) → (affiliate link)
Rear headliner retainers for GM trucks. Every headliner has two of these in the rear, and they are exactly the kind of small part that snaps when a headliner comes down for a roof repair. A spare pack on the shelf saves the job from stalling over a two dollar clip.
View GM Truck Headliner Retainer Clips → (affiliate link)A panel removal set that covers the vast majority of what you will ever run into in the field. Different shapes and leverages for door panels, trim, and clips, so whatever the vehicle throws at you, one of these six gets it open clean.
View 6 Piece Panel Remover Set → (affiliate link)
No matter how foolproof your setup is, eventually you will drop something into a door, a cowl, or an engine bay. This flexible magnetic grabber reaches where fingers cannot and has saved us countless hours and headaches. A must have in the R&I kit.
View Flexible Magnetic Grabber → (affiliate link)
A pure speed hack. It sticks your most common bits right to the side of the drill, so the size you need is always an arm's length away instead of back in the case. Cheap enough that there is no reason not to try it.
View Magnetic Drill Bit Holder → (affiliate link)
Two big wins in one tool. The sockets are magnetic, so the bolts you pull stay in the socket instead of dropping into a fender or disappearing under the car. And the 7, 8, 10, and 12 sizes cover about 90 percent of what interior and exterior R&I actually calls for, so you are rarely reaching for anything else.
View Klein Multi Socket Impact Set → (affiliate link)
A solid pick set, and you always need a pick for R&I. Clips, seals, connectors, and the little jobs where fingers are too big and screwdrivers are too clumsy. Bi-material handles give you real control for precision work.
View Craftsman Precision Pick Set → (affiliate link)A cost effective pry tool that earns its keep across all kinds of R&I work. Trim, clips, panels, interior pieces, it handles the daily prying without marring, and at this price it is an easy essential for any R&I kit.
View Pocket Pry Tool Set → (affiliate link)The small stuff that lives in the tool bag. Tape, wedges, tips, and marking tools.
The markers we use to circle hail damage. They wipe off with water or glass cleaner and will not harm clear coat. The color assortment is the real advantage: you can always find a color that contrasts with the paint, so the damage shows up clearly in photos for the insurance company or your own documentation.
View Damage Marking Markers → (affiliate link)
Heavy duty cleaning wipes for the tech, not the car. Body shops and garages are not the cleanest places to work, and between greasy panels, dirty jambs, and eating lunch on the job, these are the fastest way to keep your hands clean without hunting for a sink.
View Crocodile Cloth Industrial Wipes → (affiliate link)Soft, non-abrasive microfiber in high-viz colors. The bright colors are the point: dirt and debris show up instantly, so you always know the rag in your hand is clean and safe to put on a vehicle before it ever touches paint.
View Amazon Basics Microfiber Towels → (affiliate link)
Foaming glass cleaner that is safe on automotive finishes, so there is no stress about damaging clear coat. It takes off paint markers and any other damage-marking tool cleanly and fast, which makes it the go-to bottle on the cart from markup to final wipe down.
View Sprayway Ammonia-Free Glass Cleaner → (affiliate link)
Extremely heat resistant cloth tape for wrapping tool tips. It holds up when you are using heat to push in tight areas, so the tip does not melt through and you are not risking cracked paint in spots that have to be worked carefully.
View Tesa 51036 Heat Resistant Tape → (affiliate link)
Heavy 8 mil nitrile that takes a real beating and outlasts thinner gloves by a wide margin. The thickness works like a second skin, so bumping something sharp will not cut or pinch your hand the way it would through a standard glove. They also make it easy to spot dirt at a glance before you touch an interior or anything else that has to stay clean.
View TITANflex 8 Mil Nitrile Gloves → (affiliate link)Upgrades specifically for the WilleyQuick cart. These are cart-specific parts, so they get their own shelf to avoid mixups with similar looking gear.
Lines the bottom of the cart with a softer surface, so longer tools do not drag on bare metal or dent the bottom when you set them in. It also gives you a gripped surface, so a small tool box or anything else you park in the cart stays put instead of sliding around.
View Rubber Cart Mat → (affiliate link)Looks similar to the Packout cup holder in Shop Extras, but this one has a different mounting system that fits the WilleyQuick cart properly. Holds your drink or the cleaning agent you reach for all day. A great upgrade that keeps your go-to bottle at hand instead of on the cart floor.
View Quick Cart Bottle Holder → (affiliate link)Carries the whole cart broken down, trays and all. The key detail: the bag fits the bottom platform with the wheels still attached, so you skip pulling wheels off and pressing them back on every time. That turns a 10 to 15 minute teardown and setup into under 3 minutes, which adds up fast when you move between shops.
View Cart Carry Bag → (affiliate link)Magnetic cup holder that locks onto the cart so your drink stays upright. The magnet is strong enough that knocking it over is nearly impossible, which matters when your drink lives inches from panels and tools all day. A great addition.
View Magnetic Cup Holder → (affiliate link)Mounts under the glue pulling tray and holds your phone at eye level, right in front of you but out of the way. The arm swivels, bends to different lengths, and spins to any position, so messages and music are always in view without the phone sitting on the cart getting buried under towels or knocked into an accident. You always know exactly where it is. Perfect little addition to the cart.
View Magnetic Phone Mount → (affiliate link)Carts, power, and setup gear for the shop and mobile work.
Folding cup holder that mounts on the Milwaukee Packout system. It will hold your drink, but ours holds panel spray and a rag so they are always within reach when shops get dusty or summer pollen coats the cars. Folds flat for transport so it takes up almost no room between jobs.
View Packout Folding Cup Holder → (affiliate link)Everything we use that you can get on Amazon, all in one place. Items from every category above that ship from Amazon are collected here.
Affiliate Disclosure: As an Amazon Associate, Premier Hail USA earns from qualifying purchases. Links marked "affiliate link" support our shop at no extra cost to you. Supplier links elsewhere on this page are not affiliate links.
The game changer of this glue pulling season. The rotating head adjusts to whatever angle the panel demands and works in either hand, and it is so small and light that after a season of repetition the difference against a full size propane torch is night and day. It has become pivotal enough that we recommend buying two.
View Rotating Head Butane Torch → (affiliate link)A dead battery can kill a work day just as easily as a day off, and in this trade vehicles sit with doors open and accessories on all the time. This jump pack starts engines up to a V10, and one belongs in your vehicle and one in your kit at all times.
View Wolfbox Jump Pack → (affiliate link)When you travel for storms, a flat tire can ruin a trip, and a customer who caught a nail on the way to the shop can stall a job. A compact inflator solves both on the spot. Simply an essential tool of the trade, it rides with the jump pack.
View ETENWOLF Tire Inflator → (affiliate link)A staple of the PDR industry for decades. Four striking surfaces, and the weight and balance are simply right. If you are serious about PDR, this hammer is not optional.
View Vaughan Hammer → (affiliate link)The charger for your hail light batteries. It auto detects the battery type and charge level, then charges accordingly and will not overcharge, so batteries stay healthy through a whole season of daily cycling.
View NOCO Genius 10 Battery Charger → (affiliate link)Excellent for really long hood clips. On GM hoods this is the tool we reach for exclusively, it grabs the clip square and pops it without a fight or a broken clip.
View GearWrench Upholstery Clip Pliers → (affiliate link)Refills for the torch. Small cans that ride along anywhere, take up almost no space in the kit, and weigh next to nothing. Keep a couple on hand and the torch never sits empty mid job.
View Butane Refill Canisters → (affiliate link)Alcohol is the release agent for every PDR glue, which makes it as essential as the glue itself. A gallon jug is the right buy for a long hail season, refill your spray bottles and never run dry mid job.
View MaxTite 99.9% Isopropyl Alcohol, 1 Gallon → (affiliate link)Spare vampire clips for GM interiors. Nearly every interior panel on most GM models hangs on these, and they break or vanish during removal no matter how careful you are. Keeping a bag of spares means a panel always goes back on tight instead of rattling.
View GM Panel Clips (Vampire Clips) → (affiliate link)Rear headliner retainers for GM trucks. Every headliner has two of these in the rear, and they are exactly the kind of small part that snaps when a headliner comes down for a roof repair. A spare pack on the shelf saves the job from stalling over a two dollar clip.
View GM Truck Headliner Retainer Clips → (affiliate link)A panel removal set that covers the vast majority of what you will ever run into in the field. Different shapes and leverages for door panels, trim, and clips, so whatever the vehicle throws at you, one of these six gets it open clean.
View 6 Piece Panel Remover Set → (affiliate link)No matter how foolproof your setup is, eventually you will drop something into a door, a cowl, or an engine bay. This flexible magnetic grabber reaches where fingers cannot and has saved us countless hours and headaches. A must have in the R&I kit.
View Flexible Magnetic Grabber → (affiliate link)A pure speed hack. It sticks your most common bits right to the side of the drill, so the size you need is always an arm's length away instead of back in the case. Cheap enough that there is no reason not to try it.
View Magnetic Drill Bit Holder → (affiliate link)Two big wins in one tool. The sockets are magnetic, so the bolts you pull stay in the socket instead of dropping into a fender or disappearing under the car. And the 7, 8, 10, and 12 sizes cover about 90 percent of what interior and exterior R&I actually calls for, so you are rarely reaching for anything else.
View Klein Multi Socket Impact Set → (affiliate link)A solid pick set, and you always need a pick for R&I. Clips, seals, connectors, and the little jobs where fingers are too big and screwdrivers are too clumsy. Bi-material handles give you real control for precision work.
View Craftsman Precision Pick Set → (affiliate link)A cost effective pry tool that earns its keep across all kinds of R&I work. Trim, clips, panels, interior pieces, it handles the daily prying without marring, and at this price it is an easy essential for any R&I kit.
View Pocket Pry Tool Set → (affiliate link)The markers we use to circle hail damage. They wipe off with water or glass cleaner and will not harm clear coat. The color assortment is the real advantage: you can always find a color that contrasts with the paint, so the damage shows up clearly in photos for the insurance company or your own documentation.
View Damage Marking Markers → (affiliate link)Heavy duty cleaning wipes for the tech, not the car. Body shops and garages are not the cleanest places to work, and between greasy panels, dirty jambs, and eating lunch on the job, these are the fastest way to keep your hands clean without hunting for a sink.
View Crocodile Cloth Industrial Wipes → (affiliate link)Soft, non-abrasive microfiber in high-viz colors. The bright colors are the point: dirt and debris show up instantly, so you always know the rag in your hand is clean and safe to put on a vehicle before it ever touches paint.
View Amazon Basics Microfiber Towels → (affiliate link)Foaming glass cleaner that is safe on automotive finishes, so there is no stress about damaging clear coat. It takes off paint markers and any other damage-marking tool cleanly and fast, which makes it the go-to bottle on the cart from markup to final wipe down.
View Sprayway Ammonia-Free Glass Cleaner → (affiliate link)Extremely heat resistant cloth tape for wrapping tool tips. It holds up when you are using heat to push in tight areas, so the tip does not melt through and you are not risking cracked paint in spots that have to be worked carefully.
View Tesa 51036 Heat Resistant Tape → (affiliate link)Heavy 8 mil nitrile that takes a real beating and outlasts thinner gloves by a wide margin. The thickness works like a second skin, so bumping something sharp will not cut or pinch your hand the way it would through a standard glove. They also make it easy to spot dirt at a glance before you touch an interior or anything else that has to stay clean.
View TITANflex 8 Mil Nitrile Gloves → (affiliate link)Lines the bottom of the cart with a softer surface, so longer tools do not drag on bare metal or dent the bottom when you set them in. It also gives you a gripped surface, so a small tool box or anything else you park in the cart stays put instead of sliding around.
View Rubber Cart Mat → (affiliate link)Looks similar to the Packout cup holder in Shop Extras, but this one has a different mounting system that fits the WilleyQuick cart properly. Holds your drink or the cleaning agent you reach for all day. A great upgrade that keeps your go-to bottle at hand instead of on the cart floor.
View Quick Cart Bottle Holder → (affiliate link)Carries the whole cart broken down, trays and all. The key detail: the bag fits the bottom platform with the wheels still attached, so you skip pulling wheels off and pressing them back on every time. That turns a 10 to 15 minute teardown and setup into under 3 minutes, which adds up fast when you move between shops.
View Cart Carry Bag → (affiliate link)Magnetic cup holder that locks onto the cart so your drink stays upright. The magnet is strong enough that knocking it over is nearly impossible, which matters when your drink lives inches from panels and tools all day. A great addition.
View Magnetic Cup Holder → (affiliate link)Mounts under the glue pulling tray and holds your phone at eye level, right in front of you but out of the way. The arm swivels, bends to different lengths, and spins to any position, so messages and music are always in view without the phone sitting on the cart getting buried under towels or knocked into an accident. You always know exactly where it is. Perfect little addition to the cart.
View Magnetic Phone Mount → (affiliate link)Folding cup holder that mounts on the Milwaukee Packout system. It will hold your drink, but ours holds panel spray and a rag so they are always within reach when shops get dusty or summer pollen coats the cars. Folds flat for transport so it takes up almost no room between jobs.
View Packout Folding Cup Holder → (affiliate link)Quality paintless dent repair starts with quality tools. These are the suppliers our master technicians know and use.
One of the largest distributors of paintless dent repair tools worldwide. Rods, whale tails, glue pulling, lighting, and accessories.
Visit Anson PDR →American-made high carbon steel PDR tools manufactured in Oklahoma City, with a lifetime guarantee against breakage on most tools.
Visit Dentcraft Tools →Manufacturing paintless dent repair tools since 1991. Hand tools, rods, lights, and accessories for hail and complex repairs.
Visit A-1 Tool, Inc. →Family-owned PDR tool store based in Denver, Colorado. Carries WilleyQuick's own line plus Anson, Keco, Dent Reaper, Carbon Tech, and other top brands.
Visit Willey Quick Tools →Carbon fiber PDR rods and hood stands built for hail season durability.
Visit Carbon Tech PDR Tools →Glue pulling tabs and PDR tools used industry-wide, including Keco's fishline and adjustable bridge glue pulling systems.
Visit Keco Tabs →Links open the supplier's own website. Premier Hail USA is not affiliated with these companies. Interested in working with our network? Visit our Partners page.
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