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If your vehicle has dings, dents orpaint damage, local Lithia residentTroy Alexander, owner of DentHoudini, LLC, can make it disappearlike magic.

In the cosmetic body business for27 years, Alexander offers mobilebody and paint repairs and is certifiedin paintless dent removal as well.“Most minor damage doesn’t requirebody shop work,” Alexander said.“Within a matter of minutes, you oftendon’t even know it was there.”

Alexander, who owned a bodyshop in Atlanta years ago, later trainedin the paintless dent removal, wheredents are massaged out of the metalby working from behind the panelusing a variety of specially designedtools. This maintains the factory finish,as this process eliminates the need forsanding, filler and repainting. Heavier

damage can also befixed by appointmentat Dent Houdini’sfarm location inLithia.

ThoughAlexander worked inthe corporate auto-motive world foryears as a franchiseowner, he’s now aone-man show andproud of it. He prefersto maintain customersatisfaction by keep-ing his expertiselocal. He said, “Myfamily and I have

lived in Lithia for the last 10 years andhave our roots here now. Most of mybusiness comes from referrals byhappy customers, friends or neighbors,and that’s fine with me.”

He went on to say, “Dent Houdini’sgoal is to come to you and fix your caron the spot without hurting your wallet.The worst thing people do is attemptto hammer out their own dents, whichruins the metal’s integrity. If you havedamage, leave it to a professional torepair, otherwise it might be moreexpensive to remedy down the line.”

For a free estimate on mobilepaint and body repairs, call 728-9674or visit www.denthoudini.net. Repairsbegin at $75 and major repairs varyaccording to the damage but are usu-ally much lower than commercialquotes.

FORMER BODY SHOP OWNER USES TRADESECRETS TO REMOVE DENTS

By Jennifer Silverstein

TROY ALEXANDER, OWNER OF DENT HOUDINI, IS ABLE TO FIX A DENTIN A CAR ON-SITE AND WITHOUT REMOVING ANY OF THE PAINT. “WITHINA MATTER OF MINUTES, YOU OFTEN DON’T EVEN KNOW IT WAS THERE,”

HE SAID.

Seeing EzraMouglis for the firsttime, your mind mightrace to visions of himhaving been abused,having been in a life-threatening fire orsomething of the like,but you would bewrong.

Regarding peo-ple’s stares, Riverviewresident PierceSimeone says, “That isthe thing that getsto you the most,”revealing that histwo-year-oldgrandson actuallysuffers from thedebilitating dis-ease known asdystrophic epidermolysis bullosa (EB).This disease affects the most vital elementof the human body – the skin, which isblistered, torn, wounded and scarred dueto defective genes. Daily the sufferer’sbody must be soothed with creams andwrapped in bandages to help stave off thisinfringement upon his or her own being,which is nonstop. The worst of it is thatthe simple act of touching, the one thingthat shows humanity in itself, hurts.

To help bring awareness to the tod-dler’s condition, Simeone is hosting Ezra'sFundraiser for Research and a Cure forEB, putting his 34 years as a hair stylist togood use. On Sunday, August 8, residentsare invited to Mane Stop Hair Studio,located at 823 E. Brandon Blvd. inBrandon, from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. to get theirhair cut. With tax-deductible donations

(checks preferred) start-ing at $30 for women and$20 for men, all proceedswill be contributed to theDystrophic EpidermolysisBullosa ResearchAssociation, Inc. (Debraof America). Residentswho attend the event willhave the chance to winraffled prizes, includinghair care products fromsponsor Chromastics aswell as professional

grade hair stylingtools, and enjoyrefreshments.Simeone’s hope is toraise $1,000 throughthe support of 100residents.

Debra ofAmerica originated more than 30 yearsago and today offers those facing EBhope through research, care, guidanceand financial aid. With almost $0.90 ofevery dollar going towards the nonprofit’sprograms and research, families affectedby EB hold onto the hope that one day acure will be found. Currently, more than500,000 children and adults are affectedby some form of EB.

“This is going to bring more aware-ness to people so we can help find a curefor Ezra and the other children before it istoo late,” adds Simeone. “If you don’tknow what it is, please come and supportus and find out.”

Residents are encouraged to visitwww.debra.org to make a donation. Tomake an appointment (walk-ins are wel-come), call 401-1384.

“CHILDREN CAN GO THROUGH $5,000 IN BANDAG-ES A MONTH, AND MANY DON’T MAKE IT TO SEE

[AGE] 20,” STATES PIERCE SIMEONE IN REGARD TODYSTROPHIC EPIDERMOLYSIS BULLOSA, A DISEASE

HE IS BRINGING AWARENESS TO ON SUNDAY,AUGUST 8, AT MANE STOP HAIR STUDIO IN

BRANDON, HOSTING A FUNDRAISER ON BEHALF OFHIS AFFECTED GRANDSON, EZRA MOUGLIS, 2.

STYLIST SEEKS CURE FOR HIS GRANDSONBy Carisa Biesecker

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