About me

20 years of career in the automotive industry

My journey in automotive repair and restoration began in Italy in 2006. Driven by a deep passion, I first specialized in top-level body preparation and painting. In 2014, the desire to challenge myself brought me to Florida (USA), where I measured myself against a highly competitive and technologically advanced market. This constant pursuit of perfection was rewarded in 2019, when I received the prestigious Best Regional Painter award in Florida for Caliber Collision.

Top Gun Award 2019 · Caliber Collision
Top Gun Award 2019 · Caliber Collision
  1. 2006

    Italy

    Body prep and painting

  2. 2014

    Florida

    A more competitive market

  3. 2019

    Caliber Collision

    Best Regional Painter

  4. 2020

    The turning point

    Discovering PDR

  5. Today

    Miami

    Paintless Dent Repair

Claudio Lima

The evolution: how my passion for PDR was born

One of the most transformative moments of my career happened six years ago. While I was carrying out a complex repair with the traditional methods I had mastered for years, I watched a specialized PDR (Paintless Dent Repair) technician at work. In just one hour he perfectly solved a problem that, with my method, would have taken me a full day of work.

The same problem

Traditional methoda full day
PDRone hour
The initial amazement quickly turned into an epiphany.

That episode taught me a fundamental lesson: experience and commitment are crucial, but you must always stay open to new methods, to optimizing processes and to learning from those who have developed specific skills.

Since then, I stopped thinking along traditional lines and focused on the most efficient and effective way to achieve a perfect result.

PDR is not just a job: it is an art.

When I realized it was the best repair method in existence, I decided to devote myself body and soul to mastering it. I traveled across Europe, repairing hundreds of cars in different cities and countries, taking on every challenge to grow professionally.

But to become truly excellent you have to learn from the best. So I packed my bags in Italy and flew to Florida for an intensive elite training with a true PDR legend: Brice Kelly.

  • With Brice Kelly
    With Brice Kelly
  • The training certificate
    The training certificate
  • Every detail under the light
    Every detail under the light

Today I bring with me that extraordinary experience, a wealth of advanced techniques and an international vision that I put into every job, to give every car back its original perfection.

Ready to make that dent disappear?