Getting Resin into the legs of a Star.

Ok I am new to this and have been practicing with repairs on some practice glass, I am using the delta kit b300, with their premium glass resin, I have been trying to get the resin into the legs of a star, I ran about 8 cycles and still can't get it into the legs, so i decided to experiment and put the crack expander behind the center of the star (don't know if this is proper technique or not but figured well it is practice glass so why not try it) the glass flexed (did not cause the legs to run, i was very careful) however, the resin still would not flow into the legs, (tried 3 cycles with he expander) am i doing something wrong here or do i need a different resin for stars? what do you think.
Thanks
Noel

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[b]Jeff Higgins
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Use your metal probe to open the base of the legs. After you have your bridge in place and run a couple of cycles. Use your probe to gently(you will get the feel for it) apply pressure as close to the base(next to the injector) of the leg as you can. If you don't see resin flow into the leg slowly apply more pressure until you see resin flow into the leg. when it begins to flow in hold there and watch it run into the leg. When the resin stops flowing any farther (or reaches the end of the leg) release the pressure. Move on to the next leg of the star. This won't take as long as it sounds. Typically when you apply pressure on one leg the leg opposite it will also open up. After you have finished with all the legs cycle the injector a few more times. Continue with the repair as you usually do. Keep in mind to apply gentle pressure first. The resin you are using will work great for this type of repair. It's not the resin I use for this type of repair, but I have used it for star repairs and it works great. Temperature of the glass would be a more important factor to consider. The colder the glass the harder it will be to get the resin to run into the legs. It however is not necessary to get the glass hot. Hot glass will make putting pressure on the legs very tricky.

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Sorry, you may want to try this first with the plunger backed out. As you get used to the feel of it you will be able to apply pressure to the legs with pressure on the resin.

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CrackKills windshield repair,

In addition to the other tips, are they legs of the star break connected to your impact point? Subtle flexing of the glass will reveal this. If the legs are not connected, this is a situation where drilling and anchoring with a mini bullseye is a necessity. This will create a channel for the resin to flow. Note: set the tenssion on the center puch a little higher as this would produce a better impact area.

If flexing of the glass reveals that the legs are connected to the impact area you should not need to drill as there is a channel for the resin to flow. (Drilling will become a personal prefference though). What might be happening is that you are applying to much injector pressure on the break and pinching off the legs thus preventing the resin from flowing. Is your injector cenetered over the impact? This could also prevent adequete resin flow.

I also use the same DELTA KITS B300 and Premium Bond Resin and both have served me superbly. Remember: Thread your injector till the tip seal just touches the glass, at this point give it approxinmatley 1 full rotation then use your leveling screws. This should not exert to much pressure on the damage as to choke off the legs preventing resin flow. The injector is not marked so I marked mine. This will give you a good indication of your injector full rotation.

I also want to commend you for trying to find a solution to your problem even though you were not sure about the technique. Some breaks will just be routine and others will require you to think outside the box which you did in this situation. Good for you.





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Brian
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Hey thanks for the tips, i am gonna try the pressure on the leggs trick tonight, (assuming i can't get it to flow in.) I also diddn't even think about the legs not being connected. I will check that as well. My injectors have been marked and i follow the one rotation rule, I do seemm to get a lot of pressure from the leveling screws however. I tighted them until the base is level witht he glass, but it sure seems to apply a lot of pressure.
Thanks for the help, i'll let ya know how it goes
PEACE!!!!!!!!!
Noel

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