Dent Fix Alternatives: GYS Dent Repair, Side by Side
The Dent Fix Aluspot DF-900DX and Maxi DF-505 next to the GYS stud welders and dent stations we'd quote you, using each maker's published specs.
Looking at a Dent Fix? Here's what GYS puts next to it
Dent Fix has made dent repair tools since 1979 and the Aluspot and Maxi are in a lot of shops. If you're pricing one, or adding aluminum to a steel bay, these tables put each Dent Fix station next to the GYS machine we'd quote you, using each maker's own published numbers. Specs and price, nothing else. You decide.
At a glance
ALUMINUM DENT REPAIR
Aluspot DF-900DX vs GYSPOT ALU PRO FV
Dent Fix Aluspot Deluxe DF-900DX: $10,634 list
GYSPOT ALU PRO FV: Request pricing · 1600 cart kit: Request pricing
Dent Fix price found online at Pro Line Systems (MSRP), seen Oct 3 2026.
STEEL DENT REPAIR
Maxi DF-505 vs GYSPOT Expert 200
Dent Fix Maxi DF-505 220V: $2,663.71 list
GYSPOT Expert 200: Request pricing
Dent Fix price found online at Eppy's, seen Oct 3 2026.
STEEL + ALUMINUM
Maxi + Aluspot vs one GYS Dentstation
Two Dent Fix stations: $13,297.71 combined list
GYS Dentstation (Expert 200 + Arc Pull 200): Request pricing
One cart, both metals
Sum of the two Dent Fix list prices above, seen Oct 3 2026.
Dent Fix Aluspot DF-900DX vs GYSPOT ALU PRO FV
| Dent Fix Aluspot Deluxe DF-900DX | GYSPOT ALU PRO FV with 1600 cart | |
|---|---|---|
| Process | Capacitor discharge stud welding, aluminum | Capacitor discharge, ≈3 ms pulse, aluminum |
| Input power | 110 V | Flexible voltage 85–265 V |
| Studs | M4 Alu-Magnesium and Alu-Silicon stud pins for the two alloy families | M4–M6 studs |
| Gun | Self-contained weld gun with ground on the tip, no separate ground clamp | Automatic gun, microprocessor control |
| Heat | Digital set-temperature heat gun and infrared temperature gauge | Not included; see our aluminum dent repair guide for heating |
| Pulling | Hand T-puller, squeeze puller, lever puller, bridge puller | Pulling bar and hand pullers in the 1600 cart kit |
| Hammers and shaping | Stainless and aluminum-head hammers, dead blow, nylon chisels, body file | Cart kit tools; aluminum hammer set available |
| Surface prep | Inline pneumatic paint remover and fiber discs, stainless brushes | — |
| Cabinet | Locking 3-drawer rolling cabinet with dust cover to isolate aluminum tools (DXE: 5 drawers, power strip) | 1600 trolley |
| Warranty | 5 years (Dent Fix) | GYS: 24 months parts; labor from the selling distributor |
| Price | $10,634 list (MSRP) · DXE extended station $9,678.71 Found online: Pro Line Systems DF-900DX MSRP; Dealer Shop USA DF-900DXE, seen Oct 3 2026. Not priced on any US automaker program we found. | Request pricing · See it · cart: Request pricing |
Capacitor discharge or drawn arc? Our aluminum dent repair guide walks through it.
Dent Fix Maxi DF-505 vs GYSPOT Expert 200
| Dent Fix Maxi DF-505/220V | GYSPOT Expert 200 | |
|---|---|---|
| Process | Resistance stud/key welding and shrinking, steel | Resistance spotter, steel |
| Input power | 220–240 V single-phase, 20 A | 200–240 V single-phase |
| Output | not printed | 4,350–5,100 A |
| Control | Power setting on the unit | Manual mode (current and time set separately) and Synergic mode by tool and sheet thickness; automatic or trigger start |
| Jobs | Weld pins and keys, slide hammer direct to panel, light pulling rod, wiggle wire for creases, leverage rod, shrinking tip | Pins and keys, wavy wire and rings, copper stars, carbon shrinking, ground studs |
| Guns and cable | 9 ft welding cable, 20 ft power cable | Automatic gun plus manual gun, 70 mm² cable |
| Included | Two light pulling rods, two slide hammer rods with weight, leverage puller, key, pin and shrinking electrodes, wiggle wire tip, 4- and 9-finger bear claws, sample pins and 1 lb wiggle wire | Standard accessories to operate; Dentstation kits add pulling bars, levers and claws |
| Weight | 63 lb; DF-509 stand optional | 34.6 kg (76 lb); 800 or 1600 trolley optional |
| Price | $2,663.71 list Found online: Eppy's, Maxi Multiple Pull Dent Station DF-505, seen Oct 3 2026. Not priced on any US automaker program we found. | Request pricing · Request pricing |
One station for steel and aluminum
A shop that would buy a Maxi for steel and an Aluspot for aluminum can run one GYS Dentstation instead: the GYSPOT Expert 200 for steel and the Arc Pull 200 drawn-arc puller for aluminum on a single cart, with the pulling bars, levers and claws for both.
| Two Dent Fix stations | GYS Dentstation (Arc Pull 200 + Expert 200) | |
|---|---|---|
| Steel | Maxi DF-505, 220 V | GYSPOT Expert 200, 4,350–5,100 A |
| Aluminum | Aluspot DF-900DX, 110 V capacitor discharge | Arc Pull 200, drawn arc, 100–230 V, aluminum and steel studs and keys |
| Footprint | Two carts | One cart with both machines and the pulling kit |
| Price | $13,297.71 combined list Sum of the two published prices above, seen Oct 3 2026 | Request pricing · Request pricing · See the Arc Pull 200 |
Questions shops ask
What is the GYS equivalent of the Dent Fix Aluspot DF-900DX?
The GYSPOT ALU PRO FV, a capacitor-discharge aluminum stud welder, paired with the 1600 cart kit for the pulling bar and hand tools. Both weld M4 aluminum studs for pulling; the full side-by-side is in the table above.
What is the GYS equivalent of the Dent Fix Maxi DF-505?
The GYSPOT Expert 200. Both are single-phase 220 V steel dent pulling stations that weld pins, keys and wiggle wire and shrink metal with a carbon electrode; the Expert 200 adds a synergic mode and separate current and time settings.
Can one GYS machine do steel and aluminum?
Yes. The GYS Dentstation combines the GYSPOT Expert 200 for steel with the Arc Pull 200 drawn-arc puller for aluminum on one cart, so a shop that would buy a Maxi and an Aluspot can run one station.
Is the GYS aluminum station Ford-approved?
Dent Fix publishes a Ford approval for the DF-900DX. We list OEM approvals for each GYS machine, with a link to each OEM's own document, on our OEM-approved page; if a program names the machine you need, that list decides.
Can I trade in my Dent Fix station?
Yes. We take dent repair stations and stud welders in trade toward new GYS or Hand Cannon equipment. See the trade-in section on our used equipment page.
Where do these specs and prices come from?
Dent Fix figures are from Dent Fix Equipment's published catalog, instruction sheets and dealer listings. GYS figures are from the GYS datasheets and our product pages. Where a manufacturer doesn't print a value, the table says so. Dent Fix equipment isn't priced on any US automaker program we could find, so where a Dent Fix price is shown it is a published list price from a US dealer, with the seller and the date we saw it; actual dealer pricing varies. Our prices are read live from our store.
Have a Dent Fix now?
Trade it in toward a new GYS dent station, or ask us about reconditioned equipment.
Dent Fix, Aluspot and Maxi are names of Dent Fix Equipment / Dent Fix Corporation. Dent Fix figures are taken from Dent Fix's published catalog, the DF-505 instruction sheet and US dealer listings (read October 2026). CRTE is not affiliated with Dent Fix.
