bullseye maker

[Buck]

Got a bullseye maker...rubber band with a metal ball in the middle. Well, for the life of me I can't make a bullseye.

I made a hell of a starbreak with a two inch leg. Thing is it had no real pit or opening. Tried to find it with my scribe...no go. I tried filling it first..no luck. then drilled it out and did a so so job repair but left an ugly/dark pit mark. The whole thing would qualify for the 80% better rule and it was definately Cured but not one of my better jobs.

Any help on either of these would be appreciated...thanks
Buck

[StarQuest]

Never tried one of those rubberband thing's. I believe most of us just drill a small pit, take our pick or drill bit out and give it a firm but somewhat gentle rap! If you have practice shield available this is the best time to experiment popping bullseys. Surely don't want to practice this technique on customers vehicles until you feel confident. Really no magic to popping perfect bullseye, just lots of practice and patience

Good Luck Buddy!

[Buck]

Okay, thanks for that. Anybody use one of these rubber band thingies?

[jonnyques]

I have one. I find it works good. Ive only used it for practice stuff. Stretch the band between your thumb and pointer finger. Stretch the band so its just tont. Put your fingers with the band on the glass and give it a pull back & snap! You have to practice pulling it back different distances as nothing may happen. If thats the case try pulling back alittle more. The big damage you made sounds like you didnt have your fingers on the glass or you pulled it WAY back. You just want it to make a quick snap on the glass. Its not a sling shot! Hope that helps some.

[gold star windshield repair]

The bull's eye maker is only intended for making damage to repair for practice on scrap windshields. If you pull back too strong and let go, it will make one swell combination break, often with a pulverized center. The way to get the knack of it is to start off light and increase the pull until you are producing the kinds of marks you want to practice filling.
The technique that starquest described is something different.. that is how you produce the 'mini-bullseye' which is employed at the ends of cracks and in difficult to fill star breaks.

[glassdoctor]

Try putting the bb on a string, or a "broken" rubber band. Then you just sorta swing it at the glass like a whip. I found that to actually work and make nice bullseyes and half bullseyes.

It seems to work best if you strike the glass at an angle... a glancing blow. A direct perpendicular blow can make some nasty marks.

[magicogar]

As mentioned by another member, just get a needle and insert it into the pit and apply the pit resin. Poke the needle back and forth to get any air out if there's air in it and then cure. It works great for me..sometimes it's frustrating to get all the air out.

[GlassStarz]

The fun way is to sit back with a wrist rocket and peg the practice glass from a distance

[magicogar]

The bullseye maker from Delta works great for me. After practicing a few times with it and shattering the glass almost in half, i was able to make decent bulleyes and combos.

[Buck]

thanks everyone. After I blackened my thumb with the bullseye maker thingy and did some more experimenting (thanks for your posts)I was able to make a perfect bullseye.