Coming to the process now:
Shall put it in simple steps that will be easy to read and understand by all.
Items Required for the DIY: - Windshield Repair Kit
- Goggles
- Microfibre Cloth (2 no's) - To clean the windscreen and also to wipe off resin later on.
- Glass cleaner (Preferably)
PROCEDURE FOR REPAIRING CHIPS/BULLS EYE/STARS - The below process is mainly for chips/bulls eye and stars type.
Step – 1: Park your car in a shady place. Wash/clean the windshield thoroughly before starting the D.I.Y
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Step – 2: Use Glass cleaner to remove any traces of water in and around the area to repair;
Step – 3: With the supplied razor blade, clean the surrounding of the chipped windshield and also the chipped area to remove any fine dust
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Step – 4: Position the applicator base onto the chipped area in such a way that the center of the applicator is just above the chipped surface.
Step – 5: Screw-in the resin chamber till the rubber mouth comes in contact with the chipped surface. Tighten the resin chamber till there is sufficient contact with the glass below
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Step – 6: Open the repair resin bottle and add 5-7 drops into the resin chamber.
Step – 7: Screw-in the pressure driver all the way in. Be careful to not over tighten it as it may split open the rubber mouth located at the base of the resin chamber spilling out all the resin.
Step – 8: Apply heat or tap around the device to remove any air bubbles that could be trapped. Wait for 10 minutes for the resin to dry.
Step – 9: After 10 minutes, remove the apparatus from the windscreen.
Step – 10: Add 1 drop of resin on the chipped surface area and place 1 curing strip over it and move the car under direct sunlight for the resin to harden.
Step – 11: After the resin has dried under the curing strip, pull the strip off and scrape the excess hardened resin using the razor blade holding it at 90° till all the excess resin is removed.
We are now good to go! *Preferably use Colin/glass cleaner after washing to dry off the windscreen and to rinse the chipped area well for the resin to do its job.
**As we are talking of using the razor blade to clean the chipped area and remove all dust, PLEASE ensure that protective eye gear is worn to prevent any fragments from entering the eye. Totally dangerous.
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NOT over-tighten the resin chamber too much or else it will have adverse effects on the chip that one is trying to repair. The pressure exerted from the chamber would spread the crack or damage the rubber seal causing the resin to leak. This will spoil the whole work and be of no use later.
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PROCEDURE FOR REPAIRING CRACKS From the manual -- This kit will not work if:
- Cracks are above 12 inches in length;
- The cracks have reached the edges of the glass;
- The crack is deep inside and not superficial.
Step – 1: Hold the resin bottle above the crack and start from one end of the crack and proceed further making sure no air bubbles are there.
Step – 2: After removing any trapped air, add a drop of the resin and then place the curing strip over the crack area and repeat the same till the length of the crack and ensure that the curing strip is placed at the full cracks length. No extra pressure is required.
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A Declaration:
Since the stone that flung over my windscreen was of large size, the damage is more than superficial. It is almost cracked to the other end of the screen (what I mean is had it been harder the stone would have pierced through but as luck favoured the chip was controlled till the last stage.
Now who all are reading can think, why in the first place did I put this thread if it hasn't repaired the chip in the first place!!! I’ll answer it: Since the chip was deep, there was a depression and a 3 cms crack that I could clear with this kit making the surface flat. The chip traps dirt and also was spoiling the wiper blades causing streaking and un-wiped areas so had to do something to get a solution. Hence I went for this kit and did the job. Also will spread awareness in terms of such kits are available for small D.I.Y’s rather than depending on any ASC.
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Just when I was compiling this D.I.Y now, I came across a video, doing the same as mentioned above.