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Rivian R1T repaired with paintless dent removal (Source: Matt Boyette \/ YouTube)<\/p>\n
I got in touch with Matt through his Instagram account (@thedentslayer<\/em>) to find out more about the repair that has gone viral online, amassing over eight million views on YouTube (the video is embedded at the top of this page).<\/p>\n Matt worked on the truck for two days, during which he put to good use all the techniques learned in the past 25 years doing hail damage repairs and other types of paintless dent removal jobs across the United States, Canada, and Australia.<\/p>\n The result is close to perfect, and you\u2019d be hard-pressed to notice any defect if you\u2019re not looking for it: a tiny dent and two dots that will need some paint touch-up. As for the price, Matt said that a repair like this usually costs between $3,000 and $7,000, so between 7 and 17 percent of the original quote.<\/p>\n I asked him if he expects to see more Rivians coming his way, to which he replied: \u201cI\u2019m definitely expecting to see more Rivians. Since the video went viral, which is now at almost 8 million views, I\u2019ve had numerous people reach out to me from all over the country in need of similar repairs.\u201d<\/p>\n Since posting the original video with the green R1T, Matt posted two more repair clips, one with a gray R1T that had a similar dent as the green one, and one with a black R1T that had a minor dent in the tailgate, which landed the owner a $13,000 repair estimate from a different body shop.<\/p>\n