Yancy D! Good to hear from you. I'm too new on the forum so they won't let me send you a private msg. Contact me at
stillagruntafterall@yahoo.com
Toab, I've never run a crack until it stabilized but it's an interesting idea. I may be a little too conservative to try something that audacious, though. I guess that's why I need to put a practice windshield back in my garage. My worry is, how far do I have to go until it "stabilizes"? With the "built-in" stresses from the manufacturing process, the crack could start spinning circles or go left or go right. I've seen a guy pretty well control a really short crack by "pulling" it with the probe in the direction he wanted it to go. It worked once for me and now I'm 50-50 in that department.
As far as an educational post, I'm brand new to this whole idea and am willing to share all I know, just as the others do, right here on the forum. My time is pretty limited but tonight I've been hammering the keyboard mightily because I had some spare time. What I've learned in 10 years of this repair stuff is, there's a whole lot more to learn. This seems like a pretty good place to pick up tips. I know I have. Does anybody know if GlassCentral.com is still up and running? I used to moderate a forum there for scratch repair but have been out of the loop. Hi Billy!