High Point and Spot

High Point is a sharp dent coming out of the body panel. It could cause the paint to chip or crack upon repair. The worst type of High Point could stretch the metal beyond repair and damage the paint.High Spot is a dent coming out of the body panel. In about all the cases it can be repaired with a tap down tool. A light scratch could appear on the surface of the paint, but can be polished out and removed easily.

Low Point and Spot

Low Point is a sharp dent going into the body panel. It could cause the paint to chip or crack upon repair. The worst type of Low Point could stretch the metal beyond repair and damage the paint.Low Spot is a dent going into the body panel. In about all the cases it can be repaired with a dent removal hand tool.

Excessive Damage

It can be a High or Low Spot but larger than 3 inches (in general). It can usually be repaired but depending on the damage, paint could be chipped or cracked during or prior to the repair.

Crease

It's like a series of High and Low Points or Spots that formed a line. Like the High and Low Spots it can be repaired. But the sharp creases can cause the paint to chip or crack.

Crown or Smile

It's when one side of the dent has been stretch into the low spot while the other side of the dent has been pushed into a crown or "smile" like high spot. This is the most difficult dent to repair in PDR.