Took the vette to Santa Barbara last weekend over the "pass" from Ojai to Carpenteria. Great ride! Coming back I got dinged by a pebble or rock. Has anybody used those "ding remover" services to cover a windshield star? I hope it doesn't mean windshield replacement.
Thanks,

 

I've seen some star repairs that were very difficult to spot once complete and others that are just so so. Guess it all depends on the person doing the repairs and their experience/abilities. Good luck with yours.

 

Just got a windshield repair done by Safelite AutoGlass and as hard as I tried I could not even find the ding after they finished the repair.

 

I have used Novus 3 times, all three repairs are undetectable. One caveat though.....I saw one on another car that was a poor job but they can be redone.

 

Thanks for the replies. I won't be getting it done untill late next week as I have a huge weekend of work ahead of me. Nice to hear it can be done well. I'll let you all know how it turns out.

 

I've had one drilled and filled and unless you know right where it is you can't see it!

 

I was given the choice by the glass company. They told me they would try the repair first and if I wasn't happy they would do the windshield replacement. I couldn't lose in that deal. The repair was incredible and took about 20 minutes. I couldn't be happier. The replacement on a Corvette is a messy process and I was a nervous wreck about it. Try the repair first. I had it done by JN Phillips autoglass in my area.

Paul

 

My stomach fell through the balsa wood floor boards as I watched the rock (and I do mean rock - not pebble, gravel, or stone - but rock) grow and blossom towards me as if directed by some internal guidance system! The sound of the devilish projectile was sickening as it struck the center passenger side windshield - the small pieces of glass landing on the dash added to the misery and drove home the fact that the windshield is now toast.

The crater measured just over an inch with two horizontal cracks radiating outwards from the center - it looked like a hemorrhoid infested you know what. I thought there was no way this could be fixed.

A call to the dealership confirmed that it was irrepairable and a replacement would cost just over $2000 - plus you get to have our wash boy sit in your car and kick out the old windshield from the inside while the rest of the dealership staff bet on how many boot kicks it will take to rid the car of its 99.9% perfect windshield (car only had 800 miles on it).

I could not bear the thought of that - let alone the cost. Hence, the call to NOVUS. Mark the local store manager said "Heh, no problem. Bring it by. Have you back on the road in 30 minutes for 50 bucks". What did I have to lose - $50. So with the thought of those boot kicks against my windshield (not to mention the already notoriously weak Corvette seat rollers) I drove to NOVUS.

Thirty minutes later - I could not find where the damage previously was. Mark pointed it out to me and what I saw looked like a small (about the size of a pencil erasure) smudge. That was it. With a new found joy in my heart I tipped Mark $20 bucks and happily drove off into the sunset.

 

Check with your insurance company. Some of them will pay for the "star" repair free to you. It often saves the company having to replace the windshield later after a crack starts off of the ding.

 

I've had windshield repairs done before and for the most part, they are successful in keeping the windshield from cracking further and they do a good job of hiding the chip. It won't be entirely invisible, but it sure is better than just leaving it alone.