Chip in Windshield Step IN
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Chip in Windshield Step IN
It seems that the corvette is prone to getting chips in the windshield. One day looking through the auto store I came across
Fix-A-Windshield™ Do-It-Yourself Windshield Repair Kit repairs chips and cracks quickly and easily!
I decided to try it out on the wife's Audi (why ruin the vette 
). She had a simple chip that left some small rings and was more annoying than anything.
Well I used the stuff above and it filled in the chip 100%. It took maybe 20 mins, but 10 mins was wainting for the resin to dry. Doesn't even look like there was ever a chip. Now this was not a big chip, but I think with some time you can repair larger size chips. Figure for $10.00 it is better than paying $80.00 at a garage to do it.
Fix-A-Windshield™ Do-It-Yourself Windshield Repair Kit repairs chips and cracks quickly and easily!
- Minimizes the appearance, and stops the spread of chips and cracks in your windshield.
- Easy to use - takes only minutes!
- Product removes air from the break, fills it with a durable resin, and makes it even stronger than before.
- The repair is almost invisible
- Kit includes:1 gram bottle of repair resin, repair device, curing strips, sleeve razor blade, and instruction sheet
- Kit is good for multiple repairs
). She had a simple chip that left some small rings and was more annoying than anything.Well I used the stuff above and it filled in the chip 100%. It took maybe 20 mins, but 10 mins was wainting for the resin to dry. Doesn't even look like there was ever a chip. Now this was not a big chip, but I think with some time you can repair larger size chips. Figure for $10.00 it is better than paying $80.00 at a garage to do it.
Last edited by Wicked Weasel; Mar 3, 2008 at 10:00 AM.
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I should of taken a picture of before and after. The pit I worked on was like a rock hitting the windshield. It left a small hole and some gray half circle above and below of the center.
It comes with a plastic 4 leg suction cup holder. The holder has a center threaded area. That area needs to be center over the chip. You then have another piece that threads into the center area and you tighten that down so it is flush with the windshield.
You then add some provided resin to the center piece. When you do that there is another piece that goes inside the center piece to force the resin out of the center and into the windshield.
Once that is done you remove the suction cups and add a drop of resin to the top. You cover the resin with a plastic film provided and let dry. You remove the film and then scrape off the excess resin.
Tonight I will take some pics of how it works. It makes sense when you see it....
Last edited by Wicked Weasel; Mar 3, 2008 at 10:35 AM.
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Bob,
When I first saw this thread, I thought........How the hell can you get a chip in the windshield when you don't even have an engine in???
I've used these products before. They work really well, but at certain light angles, you can still tell the repair. It has to do with the different refractive light index of the plastic filler and the glass. Still, much better than the alternatives.
Only when the windshields gets to the consistance of the surface of the moon is it time to replace, especially if you have HUD. That's some highway robbery there.
When I first saw this thread, I thought........How the hell can you get a chip in the windshield when you don't even have an engine in???
I've used these products before. They work really well, but at certain light angles, you can still tell the repair. It has to do with the different refractive light index of the plastic filler and the glass. Still, much better than the alternatives.
Only when the windshields gets to the consistance of the surface of the moon is it time to replace, especially if you have HUD. That's some highway robbery there.
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I think so. It fills in the area with a resin that dries clear.
I should of taken a picture of before and after. The pit I worked on was like a rock hitting the windshield. It left a small hole and some gray half circle above and below of the center.
It comes with a plastic 4 leg suction cup holder. The holder has a center threaded area. That area needs to be center over the chip. You then have another piece that threads into the center area and you tighten that down so it is flush with the windshield.
You then add some provided resin to the center piece. When you do that there is another piece that goes inside the center piece to force the resin out of the center and into the windshield.
Once that is done you remove the suction cups and add a drop of resin to the top. You cover the resin with a plastic film provided and let dry. You remove the film and then scrape off the excess resin.
Tonight I will take some pics of how it works. It makes sense when you see it....
I should of taken a picture of before and after. The pit I worked on was like a rock hitting the windshield. It left a small hole and some gray half circle above and below of the center.
It comes with a plastic 4 leg suction cup holder. The holder has a center threaded area. That area needs to be center over the chip. You then have another piece that threads into the center area and you tighten that down so it is flush with the windshield.
You then add some provided resin to the center piece. When you do that there is another piece that goes inside the center piece to force the resin out of the center and into the windshield.
Once that is done you remove the suction cups and add a drop of resin to the top. You cover the resin with a plastic film provided and let dry. You remove the film and then scrape off the excess resin.
Tonight I will take some pics of how it works. It makes sense when you see it....
Thank you for the info, I'm lookin forward to the pictures
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Sweeeeet! I have had a shop fix many a window but if they can do it we can too!
i will do this myself next time!
Was there a particular Auto Store you bought it at?
Thanks,Matt
i will do this myself next time!
Was there a particular Auto Store you bought it at?
Thanks,Matt
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here is another CF member post that did a good write-up
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show...nshield+Repair
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show...nshield+Repair
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here is another CF member post that did a good write-up
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show...nshield+Repair
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show...nshield+Repair
Mine looks similar to that, but it doesn't have the star pattern which is good. Looks like it'll work
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I will be at the shop tomorrow putting in the race seats and then it goes in the Tuning line. Many customers need their cars tuned for the GTO vs Vette competition Sunday (nice that ECS has both GTOs and Vettes) so might have to wait until next week. I wanted to bring it so people could see the new engine so we will see....
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I should check this out. I got a rock chip (pit) about 4 weeks into a brand new windshield on the passenger side. Ticked me off. Another semi (carrying a bull dozer covered in dried mud and rock, so it was dropping stuff all over the interstate) kicked a rock back and I wasn't even that close. Twice semi's have whacked my windshield.
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I've had several chips in various cars/trucks fixed at no charge, paid for by my insurance company. As stated, they'd much rather pay for a chip fix instead of a new windshield!
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