4 Tips To Help Prevent A Windshield Crack Out In Cold Conditions

With winter becoming colder and colder, you want to pay attention to any stone chips you may have not repaired. I get a lot of calls in the winter of people telling me their windshield just cracked out.

If you are waiting on a rainy day to get your windshield repaired. Your waiting on a $300+ ticking time bomb. Instead of spending 50-60 bucks and keeping your manufactures original windshield. People wake up one morning. Get in there car. Turn on the defrost, and watch as an amazing POPPING sound acurres. As soon as the frost clears. There is a 3 foot long crack from one side of the windshield to the other...

Here are 4 Tips To Help Prevent A Windshield Crack Out In Cold Conditions:

1. Never turn the defrost on your windshield when the windshield is very cold. Warm the body of the car in advance first. This way the windshield will warm up slowly.
2. Park your vehicle under some kind of shade. This will keep the sun from heating the windshield to fast.
3. Avoid driving on bumpy roads. Gravel roads, uneven roads will more likely jar your vehicle and cause the windshield to flex in ways that may cause a crack out.
4. If you have to park your vehicle outside and you know snow or freezing rain is coming. Keep a small tarp or peace of plastic with a few magnets to place over your windshield. This will keep the windshield from freezing and is much easier to warm up.

Pictures Of The Windshield Repair Process

I thought I would post these pictures for those who need a visual aid. Here is an example of an average windshield stone chip. It took 30 minutes to finish and there was no drilling. Please feel free to post your comments or questions.

What should a Windshield Repair Look Like?

What should a windshield repair chip look like after it has been fix correctly? I find it very important to address this question for those involved with the Windshield Repair Industry. A windshield repair chip should disappear 80-95% from its original damaged appearance. If your stone chip repair does not disappear most of the way, your stone chip repair was not fixed correctly. You should never see air bubbles in a finished windshield repair! You should be able to look 360 degrees around a starburst chip and see each leg disappear one by one as you look through the legs. These problems happen when there is a lack of time spent on vacuuming all the air out of the break.

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Windshield Repair Blog

Welcome to the Blog! This Blog is primarily focused on bringing members of the windshield repair industry together and educating the public on quality windshield repair. Note the key word quality. All windshield repairs are not equal. I would like to dissect the windshield repair industry piece by piece, in order to contribute to those in the industry looking to further their skill and give insight to the paying customer.

Don’t hesitate to participate in this blog. If you are in the industry or a customer, feel free to ask questions or post comments about experiences or frustrations.

Windshield Chip Repair

What is windshield repair? Windshield repair is a process that joins todays modern technology with a skilled repair technician's ability to inject specially formulated resin into a damaged area of a windshield. Done properly, the damaged area's structural integrity is restored, as is most of the clarity.

Why repair my windshield? Here are several reasons why one would consider a repair. The most common damage to a windshield is called a Stone Chip. A stone chip can range from the size of a pea to the size of a half dollar. If left alone, this damage would eventually crack out into the entire windshield. At that point, the only alternative would be to replace the entire windshield. The average cost of replacing a windshield is approximately $350.00 . Today the average cost of a windshield chip repair is around $50.00. It makes financial sense.

Safety is another reason to consider windshield repair. When doing windshield repairs, the windshield is never removed and the original factory seal is maintained. Due to the rising price of modern automotive glass and the high rate of faulty installations, windshield repair is a very economical, convenient and safe alternative.

What type of Damage can be repaired? Stone Chips are most common. They may range from the size of a pea to the size of a half dollar. Single long cracks up to 24 inches can also typically be repaired. Click windshield repair for pictures.