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Originally Posted by Blind Squirrel

Please understand Brian, I appreciate and respect you conscientious approach to this subject. I just posted on another thread how this sort of technical data makes my eyes glaze over.

I have nothing but absolute respect and admiration for aircraft maintenance technicians and the extreme dedication and focus it takes to keep an airplane flying safely.

I'm just at the other end of the spectrum, I failed high school chemistry. All I need to know is that the stuff works consistently where I can sell my windshield repair service with confidence that it won't let me or my customers down.

I truly envy those that can understand this data, and perhaps it would be a good idea to have access to it should a customer inquire about it. I would certainly make it available but would never pretend to understand it.

I guess the fairest question to ask now, how many of you'se guys think it is important to include this information, AND AN UNDERSTANDING OF IT, that is, to be able to communicate coherently about it, in the technical training of windshield repair?

Gary,

Thank you for the kind words but truth be told I certainly am not the sharpest knife in the drawer!!! I barely made it out of high school. I think they pushed me out!!! It certainly was not my intention by creating this thread to have an educated discussion about the chemistry involved with resins as I am not capable of that myself. I thought we could compare all published physical properties to get the big picture from one brand to another. At least on paper.

I certainly agree with you as long as a resin works that is all you should care about but only after you have had real world results with that product. If anyone chooses a big name supplier I am sure they cant go wrong. For myself when I was just looking into the biz and clueless (maybe to some degree I still am clueless about things) about what company to choose with all the hype I felt that the resin performance specs was a good place to start. I felt it was my right to know what I was buying and if they would not provide this data it just made me think why don't they want me to know? Perhaps other potential technicians might be pulling there hair out with what resin to choose and may care about what they are purchasing so there is some benifit to know about what resin you select to start your business.

Just becuase Delta Kits freely supplies that information does not mean that there resins are the best but it does suggest that they want the consumer to be educated and know what they are getting rather than relying on just marketing hype and hersey. That speaks volumes to me at least that they are very confident in there products.

This post was certainly not intended to promote DK but rather promote making an educated choice in whatever brand you choose and leave personal opinion aside. Just so happens I use DK and have had tremendous success and they freely supply this data and it is a DK forum.