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Old May 6, 2011 | 04:40 PM
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I've heard of places that fill window cracks with a solution to keep them from spreading and when they finished the window looks like its never been damaged, any have knowledge of a good shop.
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I've heard of places that fill window cracks with a solution to keep them from spreading and when they finished the window looks like its never been damaged, any have knowledge of a good shop.
There are many windshield repair companies that can repair the star shaped chips, but cracks may be a totally different issue. The chip is injected with an epoxy, that when hardened, stops the chip from spreading, and makes it nearly invisible. I have one that was done on my 12 year old Durango, and it still looks like the day it was repaired!
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A little rock hit the windscreen which I found imbedded its a small chip, my bud said that if I don't get it fixed quick it will spread. Really looking for someone that makes business calls that way I don't have to spend my free time taking care of this issue.
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A little rock hit the windscreen which I found imbedded its a small chip, my bud said that if I don't get it fixed quick it will spread. Really looking for someone that makes business calls that way I don't have to spend my free time taking care of this issue.
Most of them offer mobile services, and will come to your home or workplace. Check your local directory for windshield repair.
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Most of them offer mobile services, and will come to your home or workplace. Check your local directory for windshield repair.
Saw Autoweek they showed how a professional does it and recommended not doing it yourself. I had guy come to my place of work and repair the glass, he did it exactly how autoweek said it should be done. All good now.
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Saw Autoweek they showed how a professional does it and recommended not doing it yourself. I had guy come to my place of work and repair the glass, he did it exactly how autoweek said it should be done. All good now.
Frank gave me a nice chip last month, could you plese PM me who you used...

Thanks!
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I had it done to my windshield. It was $50 bucks I think for them to come to my house. The name of the company escapes me but it was one of the more popular windshield install and repair companies.
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I had it done to my windshield. It was $50 bucks I think for them to come to my house. The name of the company escapes me but it was one of the more popular windshield install and repair companies.
They got me for sixty must be inflation.
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