The Dent Slayer Podcast

Episode 16 is live! Mark Boyette and Tony Shirley joined us this month. Mark is a 20+ year hail tech the owner of Tier One Dent Repair. Mark is also Matt's younger brother- so stand by for some really good stories from growing up.  Tony is also a hail tech and the owner of Ace of Spades Dent Repair. To hear Tony's full story check out episode 7. In this episode we talk dog ownership, firearms, and recap the 2025 season, which was M...

Episode 15 is live! Matt and James welcome Brandon Schmitz, owner of Eagle Dent Repair in Mobile, Alabama. Brandon is also a co-host of The Ginger Bros Podcast. Brandon has a great story and in only 12 years in PDR has already left his mark on the industry.

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Episode 14 is live! Matt and James welcome David Schaulat, owner of Professional Dent Repair in Phoenix, Arizona. Dave was trained by the Dent Wizard,  El Padrino, Natalio Balderamma, in Miami in 1991. Hear about his exciting career that brought him all over the US and Europe. 

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Episode 13 is live!

Matt and James welcome Carl Stuckey, owner of Stuckey Tools- the originator of the first cordless PDR light. Carl has been in the PDR industry since 1997 and brings a wealth of knowledge and experience.  Find his lights and tools at https://www.stuckeytools.com/

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Episode 12 is live!

Matt and James welcome Garrett Nelson, owner of Absolute Wheel Repair in Orange City, Florida. Garrett and James met while working for Dent Wizard together several years ago.  Find Garrett at https://absolutewheelrepair.com/

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Episode 11 is live!

Matt and James take an Episode to catch up on several subjects. We talk about Misogi, our recent trip to DB Expo in Italy, Tech pay percentages, Sponsorships, and more. We also answer a question from a listener who is struggling to get work from franchise dealerships.

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Episode 10 is live with Donnie Walker!

This episode is the first of its kind, where we have a non-PDR-industry professional. Matt met Donnie at a firearms training event a last year and became fast friends. Donnie is a retired Coast Guard Helicopter Rescue Swimmer who lives in Savannah, GA. Donnie's love for firearms and freedom lead him to start Low Country Range Days, where they Build Community through Tactical Firearms Training....

Episode 9 is live with Chris White!

Chris is a plastics Engineer and owner of KECO. His story is amazing and an important part of PDR history. Check his business out at www.kecotabs.com

Matt Boyette is the Owner of All Out Paintless Dent Removal in Jacksonville, Florida as well as Dent Slayer Tools and Training.

James Ricci is owner of Dent Repair Jax in Jacksonville, Florida.

Matt and James have been good friends since around 200...

Episode 7 is live with Keith Cosentino! Keith is a 47-year-old entrepreneur and father of four, married for 21 years. He began learning and working in paintless dent repair in 1999, starting from a VHS tape. In 2004, he founded Bullseye Dent Removal, which operates in the Greater Sacramento area. In 2013, he founded Black Plague PDR, known for developing the first large format crease tabs and the first flat, smooth glue tab faces, ...

Episode 7 is live! Today Tony Shirley is in the studio live with Matt and James! Tony is the owner of Ace Of Spades Dent Repair in Narragansett Rhode Island. Tony built a successful business in the Construction / Energy Efficiency industries and was looking for his next chapter in life when he transitioned to PDR. Tony was trained in PDR by Matt here in St Augustine and just completed his first year on the Hail trail. Tony grew up ...

Episode 6! Today Jim Catrambone is in the studio live with Matt and James!

Jim is the owner of Bones Dent Repair in Stuart Florida- on the Treasure Coast. He is a trained paint and body tech who transitioned to PDR. Bones Dent Repair mainly focuses on high quality retail repairs at their brick and mortar location. Jim is a great guy and outstanding PDR technician. The conversation flew by.

Here's where you can find Jim

https://bone...

In Episode 5 we welcome Jonathan Balderrama on. Jonathan is the son of Natalio Balderrama, the Godfather of PDR and the founder of Dent Wizard. Jonathan is the owner of El Padrino Dent Legend in San Antonio, Texas, and is a very high level PDR Technician himself. We talk about his life, what it was like growing up in Argentina, learning PDR, and a ton of other stuff for over 3 hours!

Here's where you can find Jonathan

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In this Episode of the Dent Slayer Podcast, Matt and James welcome Brice Kelly on. Brice has been practicing PDR since 2004 and is an industry leader in Repairing  and Training others in Large Complex Damage. Brice is the owner of Central Florida Dent Repair.  We talk about his origin story, what motivates him, lots of PDR talk, and so much more.  

Matt Boyette is the Owner of All Out Paintless Dent Removal in Jacksonville, Flori...

In this Episode of the Dent Slayer Podcast, Matt and James welcome Kevin Byrd on the show.  Kevin is the owner of Ding, INC. in Tampa Florida and is widely considered to be The Mayor of the PDR industry. We get into Kevin’s origin story, talk about the PDR business and much more.   Matt Boyette is the Owner of All Out Paintless Dent Removal in Jacksonville, Florida as well as Dent Slayer Tools.  James Ricci is owner of Dent Repair ...

In this Episode of the Dent Slayer Podcast, Matt and James dive into some of James's Story and get into the origins of Dent Slayer.  Matt Boyette is the Owner of All Out Paintless Dent Removal in Jacksonville, Florida as well as Dent Slayer Tools.  James Ricci is owner of Dent Repair Jax in Jacksonville, Florida.  Matt and James have been good friends since around 2003.  

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The Dent Slayer Podcast Episode 1- In this episode we go deep into Matt Boyette's Story. How he grew up, how he got into the PDR industry, and how Dent Slayer Tools came to be. Interested In Learning PDR? Check out www.dentslayer.com Want to check out our tools? They are available through A1 tools at https://www.pdrtool.com/collections/dent-slayer Want to buy the tool at the end of the podcast? THE OG Dent Slayer? click here https:...