Understanding Car Windshields

Servicing your VW Bay Window bus can see like a bit of chore in the excitement of the new spring season all ready upon us. Often there seems too much to do in terms of Volkswagen Camper meets, events and the inevitable road tips that are planned for the summer, to think about getting ones hands dirty, serving your cherished Volkswagon bus. Some or even most of us will take our cherished bus to a non Volkswagen garage to have it serviced, get charged through the nose for what's essentially no more than a regular car service. Even Volkswagen appointed garages will only undertake a standard vehicle service and not consider the unique requirements of a 30+ year old air-cooled Volkswagen Bus.



Check for irregularities. If you're at the front window repair or rear of the car, look along the car to see if there are small dents. These can be seen as distortions in the reflection. If the paint is not smooth in one place, then this could be a place where there has been some damage. Dents as large as a coin can be restored by a panel beater. Dents that are not thoroughly repaired are often filled with polyester resin or fibreglass paste. Tap the surface, or go along it with a magnet. Know whether the panel is made of steel, not plastic, fibreglass or aluminum. If there are places where the magnet will not adhere, then in all likelihood, the panel has been repaired. Ask the owner why the part has been repainted?

If the crack looks exactly the same when completed, it's very likely the technician didn't inject the resin properly. A properly completed repair with cause each area of the damage to disappear from at least from one angle of vision (ex: looking from one side, looking from below, looking from above, etc.).

As a windshield installer for the past thirty five years, let me give you three good reasons not to repair your windshield. As windshield repair is a gimmick in my opinion.

It will save you money in a way that instead of hiring someone to repair your windshield, you will be able to do it yourself. Or, changing your windshield will cost you more money because you will pay for installation and repairman. It's a great feeling that you could tell the world that "I can fix auto glass repair my own windshield". The question will be does it really work?

If a rock hits your windshield while you are driving when it is already cracked, this can cause it to shatter too and you will not be able to see the road. Dings and scratches generally won't do this but there is always that risk factor that you have to be cautious about.

The next step is to open the syringe and placing it in the pedestal. The plunger has to be pulled out from the syringe and released. The compound will be forced into the chip. The process has to be usually done about ten times. However it varies on the brand.

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