Glassdoc,

Well, I see where you are trying to go with this and I agree, but I still maintain that testing a resin on a piece of practice glass or on a damaged windshield in a salvage yard will not give you any indication of it structural characteristics. This is do to the fact that we can not duplicate the same forces that would be exerted from a vehicle in motion. So for now unfortunately it seems that to get this information which applies to resin characteristics which are directly related to its structural capabilities and for you and I ultimately boils down to the safety component. In the end we will need to rely on the what is available to us... the tech spec sheets. I truly believe every manufacturer has done QA tests to assure their clients AKA our suppliers their formulations our to their specs. What reputable supplier would not insist on this? Unless they are just repackaging the material. Even at that the could get the tech sheets.

Opinions are a good indication for appearance characteristics but they are just that...Opinions, you have yours, I have mine and the next guy or gal has theres and we are all entitled to them. This is why I think we need strict standards across the board.

Glassdoc, in one of your earlier posts you mention 2 manufacturers that formulate for all the suppliers. To know that, you must know who they are. Did you contact them to get such information? If so please share. If not please post their names and I will do the deed.

Sure you can use the expense theory and your are right the highest priced does not mean the best. Right now it costs pennies on the dollar to do a repair. I am not sure it would cost too much more for the industry to provide us with a uniform set of standards across the board. It would be worth it to me and take alot of the hassle out of resin selection for all of us.

I am not a sheople, so I present these things to think about and together we could have an impact on this very debated topic and any other topic we need answers on. I will not sit back and just accept something that needs improvement just because that is the way it has been.

Heres another big question...I am not a member yet of the NWRA our supposed governing body but, Why aren't they perusing these types of things to either set a standard or raise the standards across the board?

Just some food for thought, whose hungry.

Pay it foward,

Brian
www.safeglasstechnologies.com

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