| Just because you get a chip doesn't mean you need | | | | and shatters both layers, the rubber membrane will |
| to foot the cost of getting a new windshield. Why not | | | | stop the windshield from falling in your lap. Windshield |
| do a windshield repair, which uses modern technology | | | | repair works for the rock chips that have damaged |
| to quickly and efficiently repair the windshield, It's a | | | | the outer layer of the glass. |
| much more cost effective solution. Here's how | | | | Start by buying a windshield crack repair kit at |
| windshield repair works. | | | | Wal-Mart, Sears, Canadian Tire, Lordco or other |
| If you think about it, you'll agree that ordinary house | | | | department or auto stores. Once you've got your kit, |
| glass is pretty amazing. It's strong, clear, and really quite | | | | dry the windshield to room temperature. Don't bother |
| affordable. Its only real drawback is that it is brittle so | | | | trying to do the repair on a wet day unless you can |
| when it breaks it can create dangerous shards, making | | | | park inside. |
| it a poor choice for automobile glass. | | | | Use a hair dryer to dry the window. This will pull the |
| Plastic is safer, but it isn't scratch resistant so it doesn't | | | | moisture out of the window so that the repair works. If |
| remain clear enough for automobile glass. Auto | | | | the windshield is dirty, clean it using a harsh cleaner |
| manufacturers' use tempered glass on the side | | | | such as lighter fluid. This will remove any grime or film. |
| windows which is much stronger than house glass and | | | | The repair process is very straightforward. Peel the |
| when it does break, it breaks into tiny little cubes that | | | | back of the adhesive strip and apply it to the |
| aren't as dangerous as shards. They can still be sharp | | | | pre-cleaned glass. Center it over the chip, then burnish |
| but they are far safer. | | | | with a blunt object. Peel away the remaining film. Line |
| But tempered glass doesn't work for windshields. | | | | up the adapter so it's as vertical as possible, and then |
| Because the windshield is constantly being hit with tiny | | | | stick it to the film. Again, burnish with a blunt object. |
| pebbles, sand, gravel, and other road debris, tempered | | | | Take the cap off the syringe and attach it to the |
| glass would have a very short life span. So | | | | adapter. Pull the syringe out as far as it goes. Hold this |
| manufacturers started using laminated glass years | | | | position for one minute to create a vacuum. While you |
| ago. | | | | are holding the vacuum the air in the crack begins to |
| Laminated glass is simply two thin sheets of tempered | | | | bubble up in the syringe while at the same time the |
| glass that are fused to a rubber inner layer. The two | | | | adhesive seeps deep into the glass and chip. |
| sheets are independent. What the rubber layer does is | | | | That's it. Your chip is repaired. The adhesive is a type |
| act like a sponge, absorbing the shock and reducing | | | | of resin that bonds with the chip and creates a seal, |
| the chance of breakage from small particles like | | | | and thus a repair. You can also use the windshield |
| pebbles. | | | | repair kit on cracks. Once you've correctly done the |
| If a rock hits the window hard enough you'll land up | | | | repair, the glass will no longer spider and the damage |
| with a stone chip, but it usually only breaks the outer | | | | won't spread. |
| layer of glass. If something really big hits the window | | | | |