Repairing in Extreme Heat

[dgarza]

magicogar,
I have the same gripe and unfortunatley being a moble tech there is not much you can do about it. Here in Oklahoma we have the same heat you do and I am a hot natured person to begin with. while doing repairs in the summer I sweat like a hog. Also the fact that your leaning over a mirror for the sun doesnt help! I remember the first month I did repairs I got a really nice tan on my face and neck. its really not the heat so much as the humidity and im sure you know about that being in Louisiana.

[CPR]

I use a market umbrella and stand most of the time, takes about 2 min to setup. When I use the so called ez up tent I'll tie one leg to my hitch then open it up. This will save you from doing the ez tent dance, as far as the heat goes you just have to get used to it, I go through around three shirts a day in the summer.

[magicogar]

lol
Mafsu
I've done a repair down here on Christmas day and it was snowing with winds just about that speed. Honestly, i would much rather do repairs in that environment than in the dreaded humid heat. But I guess I haven't lived through the cold freezing temps up north yet so, it's hard to say.

Thanks for the tips...i thought I was the only guy doing repairs in the crazy heat.

[mafsu]

Coldest I've been this winter while doing repairs it was 4 with a windchill of -8. Warmest last summer was about 97.

[cure4glass]

Magicogar,
I struggle with the same heat here in Mobile.You have the advantage in New Orleans though with all of the watering holes and dollar stores to keep you cool.I just have to keep my cooler filled with gatorade.

[Sneck]

Hello fellow windshield repair techs. (this is my first post)
When I first started my part-time windshield repair business back in 1994, I was extremely excited! After a couple of weeks of making good money doing windshield repair, I was even MORE excited. My repairs were turning out great, I was doing a fantastic job, and then... since I was still relatively new and still had a lot to learn, I did not fully realize the importance of cooling down a windshield when it was hot. Afterall, all of my repairs had been turning out great and I was sailing through them with no trouble at all. With my equipment on the vaccum cycle the windshiled cracked out! Oh my god! I can't believe it! Son of a gun! What do I do! The pit in my stomach was about to make me sick - I felt so bad, so irresponsible and so incompetent! I know cracking out a windshield can happen to even the most seasoned and veteran windshield repair techs, but that experience really put me in my place. I needed to SLOW DOWN, take my time, and work the repair, not the clock. That experience happened to me back in the summer of 94, and sticks with me to this day every time I do a repair when it is hot.

I like the "wet towel" idea I read earlier to cool a windshield. I usually place a suction cup over the break and mist the windshield over a few times.

This windshield repair forum has tremendous value! I have learned some very important things, and I have un-learned some old habits. This forum is inspiring. And to reward Delta Kits for the things that I have learned from this site I am going to start purchasing resin and other misc supplies from them. Thanks everyone for all your insight. It makes a huge difference.

[GlassStarz]

Dude its been snowing for days i would do bad things to a goat and give you 20 minutes to draw a crowd for some hot weather problems right about now. I do good buisness in the cold but it sucks

[mafsu]

Amen, brother.

[a1repair]

Kudos Sneck,

Greetings from Vermont where we can only hope for hot windshields