Star breaks...

you guys are nailing it pretty good i see.... ive done mostly installation with only about 20% of repair work (thats why im here.. ) .. my experience has told me its a combination of most all you've said.. age is relative.. just simply put its a busted glass thats hiding some of the damage till clearview poked it with the scribe..lol...
throw in a little laminate deterioration from the outside elements and some of the usuall stress that glass is under anyway and ching ching.. no sale.... o well clearview.. ive had that happen too... c ya....
.............keith..............

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Both cars were parked in the lot besides each other facing the sun in direct sunlight.
Ford uses primarily Carlite Glass which is somewhat brittle. Either way, I think you will find that the windshield was too hot and had stress on it. when a windshield is hot and the interior of the vehicle is hot, the windshield actually bows out a little. Next time try giving the break a break and letting it cool down a bit includes opening the doors/windows. also, don't forget to ask the client if the vehicle had been involved in a front end collision and if so, did the body shop remove the windshield before they did the bodywork or not. Front end collision damages can cause stress on teh windshield.
Good luck. Over 9 years and only had trouble with crackout so to speak 3 times. First time was while working on a crack damage on a Mazda Product. Second was the glass was too hot to be working on it, the third was due to the client running her defroster on high while waiting for me, then I waited to cool the glass and since my hands were freezing cold i could not tell it was not completely cooled down.
Good luck and when drilling, make sure you do not drill into the cone, drill next to it.
Regards,
John

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Repair only guy'

You bring up a very good point. As we approach a repair we do not know the history of the vehicle. There may forces at work that could affect your repair. Yes, there are tell tale signs for collision repair but unless you have a trained eye and know what to look for you are best off asking. One easy way to tell if the windshield is original or aftermarket is by the MFG's markings on the glass. Also look at the moldings are they all flush?

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Thanks for the good post.


Pay it foward,

Brian
www.safeglasstechnologies.com

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The reason the star break cracked off is that the damage has been there for a year and the rain has got in and de lammed the glass you should never poke out the glass i dont care what glass medic says use a dremmel to get excess glass out just and only drill just to the lam if the glass is white dont repair it.

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