Star Breaks

I have found that heat is not necessary except in the cooler weather. On a sunny day the windshield is plenty hot enough, sometimes requiring cooling. I use an injector and bridge by Americanrockchipkits.com. It creates the perfect amount of pressure and vacuum to fill amost any star with a little help of a probe. Probing as close to the injector body as possible tends to open the leg and create a good resin flow to the end. Careful not to put too much pressure on the probe or you'll be chasin' a crack across the windshield.

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Mitch,

I use heat only on cold mornings it helps get the air out of the break plus speeds things up a bit. I hit it for about two seconds, then wipe it with a paper towel to wipe off the black smoke off the glass. Like lab said in the middle of the day the windshield is warm enough you don't use this method but it sure helps on cold mornings.

Jeff

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Being that this is a Delta kits forum I would have guessed more folks USED Delta Kits. I have found their equipment to be the best quality and it does the best job for me. What I do on the stars is a mini vaccuum/pressure cycle in a rapid succession. I don'pt put much pressure overall on it but I find it breaks through some of the closures in the glass with the extra bit of "working". I pull the knob thingy up about halfway into the vaccuum position then push it back down then back up halfway and so on. That helps to get the resin around blockages that might be hindering you. I have found that the summer UV ray count has made my bullseyes dry too soon but nevr a star break and I have been doing them in 100 degree ++ weather.

My suggestion will probably only make sense to a person using a Delta Kit but that is what I do.


Jeremiah's Windshiled Repair
Portland Oregon

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MeleeECI,

While we wish everyone used Delta Kits' products, we set this forum up as a place to go regardless of which system someone uses. <img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/images/emoticons/smile.gif ALT=":)">

I have used your method, and it works really well!

We do however, refer to it as a "plunger" and not a "thingy!" <img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/images/emoticons/wink.gif ALT=";)">



[b]Jeff Higgins
Delta Kits, Inc.
jhiggins@deltakits.com
www.deltakits.com</p>

I to use glass mech. equipment anf in most cases thier resins.... Let me ask you something? How big are the stars that you are talking about? If they are over a quarter in size you are expecting to much. You may need to increase your cycle time also. I use 3 minutes a cycle and I also massage the fingers from the inside of the car in a circular motion or use direct pressure using a 1/2 in wooden dowel. I call it my pressure pencil. It works great... Let me say that in most cases with working with stars the lines do not disappear completely.
Best of luck!

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