do it yourself windshield rock chip repair

[juanbenae]

anyone know of a DIY kit to repair rock chips in a windshield? i have done a couple searches and if i want to go into business, and have a grand laying around they can help me......

any leads?

[cbeers]

Heh heh heh, Mines road bit you too?





-Chris

['89cab]

I bought a kit for about $10 at an auto parts store. I was amazed how it took care of a deep chip on my son's BMW. I think they have kits with multiple seals which would enable you to fix more than one chip.

[masraum]

I bought one at Pep boys once. It works exactly like the stuff that you see at the windshield places. a syringe with liquid inside. I think I paid about $10 for a kit. I can't remember if it did one chip or 2. It works better on the bullseye spots than the spider cracks.

[juanbenae]

thanks guys!

[anthony]

It works better on the bullseye spots than the spider cracks.

I would agree. I tried a kit one time and couldn't get the stuff to flow into the crack.

[RickM]

I've always heard that optical clarity was far from perfect after using one of these kits.

What are your observations?

[gar]

Do these work on a small surface chip that hasn't spread? It's not deep at all -- more like a rough spot.

[masraum]

On mine the clarity seemed fine. I had to really look to find the problem at all, occasionally you'll find that there is a very small line, but that's also true of the stuff the pro's use.

Yes, they also help somewhat with a small chip. Not perfect, but it does help.

[masraum]

Check here for info

http://www.advanceautoparts.com/english/youcan/html/ccr/ccr20021201wc.html

and here

http://rds.yahoo.com/S=96062883/K=windshield+chip/v=2/SID=e/l=IVR/SIG=11n6sd8ss/*-http%3A//www.advancedglasssystems.com/autorepair.htm

[juanbenae]

my problem is not as extreme as those descibed on the web site, i have about a half dozen very small ones. i will have to find a kit that allows for multiple applications i suppose.