First repair completed!

[GFD77]

Guy's,

I received the kit on friday and after watching the video for an hour and reading the pamphlet, I did my first repair on my wife's car and it came out well....however I still have a couple of questions.

1) how many minutes from the first pressure cycle to the first vacuum 15 or 5 minutes ?

2) after removing the bridge the resin flowed out of the injector like a river and I only used 7 drops, how do I clean the windshield after this?

3) how do I clean the dropper after using it to drop the resin in the in the seal chamber?

:eusa_wall

[Delta Kits]

1) how many minutes from the first pressure cycle to the first vacuum 15 or 5 minutes ?

First pressure cycle = 5 minutes

2) after removing the bridge the resin flowed out of the injector like a river and I only used 7 drops, how do I clean the windshield after this?

You can clean it with a paper towel. Make sure though, that you have applied pit resin, tab, and uv light prior to taking the time to clean.

3) how do I clean the dropper after using it to drop the resin in the in the seal chamber?

Draw denatured alcohol up into the dropper, swish around, then squirt out.

I'm glad your repair turned out well!

[JT2]

Great Job!! We are using the Delta Kit system and has been working very well, very high quality products and with great tech support. Very impressed overall with them. Happy Repairing:)

[maxryde]

Good for you GFD77,
I catch the excess resin when I break the seal on my injector with a paper towell and then apply the pit fil and tab, You can clean a bit more at that point but don't disturb the repair untill cured. I always clean the entire WS following working on it for a final inspection and to impress my customers, they like it and often comment on the "cleaning service" as a bonus to them. Another thing when you are removing excess resin use caution to avoid contact as I over a period of time found that my skin dosn't like resin!! I have had alot of chems that I work with on me with no problem untill now. Just avoid the exposure and you'll be glad you did, after all the stuff's made to harden under UV's (sunlight) it then turns in to a glass like solid etc, etc, etc...

[GlassStarz]

if the pit is small and you didnt have to drill try putting the strip on the drop of resin instead of applying pit resin you will find a cleaner result.
I use pit filler if its needed IE: big piece of glass missing on surface or if I used the drill but have found that for the little outside divots its not needed and I see old repairs that I did this way 3 years ago that still look great so long term it doesnt matter.( it gets to -30 here in the winter and 100 deg in the summer so the pass my environmental test)
The thicker pit filler is to help it stay in the bigger spot without running out personaly I think the thinner bonds a little better.
Give it a try you might like the results

[GFD77]

thank you all for your suggestions and encouragement

[GFD77]

okay people, I'm a little frustrated, my first repair went well, so I went to the junkyard and asked the manager to let me practice on some older cars, he obliged and there I was after a rainy morning went to practice in the afternoon, temp was 72 with a breeze, 2 bullseye chips, no legs, I figured drill a bit to clean out the pit and inject resin, first chip I had to drill a bit deeper but filled in first cycle....

Second chip I spent hour and a half, yes hour and a half, it only filled in 3/4 of the way and I just could not get it to fill in, drilled, drilled deeper, moisture evaporator, pushed down on plunger with thumb, I did not flex the windshield though, but towards the end I was just too frustrated so I accepted defeat and walked away, what else could I have done?

:eusa_thin :eusa_wall :icon_redf

[repare-brise]

77

It could be caused by a few things, first that come to my attention is the water from the rain. You mentioned using something to dry it out, just make shure this is your first step(ie: no resin). The second possibility is that it was previously "repaired", Many times my techs approach potential customer just to be turned away saying that there break is repaired(and upon closer inspection we see the signs,( small dot in center where the cheap resin has yellowed in the drill hole). If you are concientious you will find work from others who aren't, all repairs a re not created equal, I hope you will be one of the techs that prides his repairs and not his wallet(in the short term)

Merci

[Sneck]

GFD77, did you use a UV-SUN-SHADE or BUBBLE-DOME? If you did not block the UV rays, that could certainly explain the partial fill because the resin would start thickening up and you would have premature curing - essentially putting a solid wall between your equipment and the un-finished repair.

If you did use a sun-shade, did you have your equipment covered the whole time? When the conditions are right, it doesn't take long before your resin starts curing up really fast.

With that said, sometimes even the most seasoned wsr techs will run into a break that doesn't quite fill they way they expected, and will usually drill a new hole to gain access to the air pocket(s).

Another thing you can try while your bridge and injector is still mounted to the windshield is removing the plunger from your injector body, then insert a steel probe down the throat of the the injector and flex the break by gently (at first) pressing and releasing a few times - watching for any movement or change in the repair area. Then re-insert your plunger and attempt to repair as usual.

I have had difficult repairs begin filling immediatly after flexing in the manner I just described.

I hope this helps.

Keep it up and don't ever get discouraged. You are not alone. Every one of us has had success and failures. Keep working it. Take a deep breath. Sometimes it just takes a little experience to begin to understand the physical make-up of a break, and how to go about repairing it when the standard repair procedure doesn't work.

[GFD77]

Sneck,

Sometimes it just takes a little experience to begin to understand the physical make-up of a break, and how to go about repairing it when the standard repair procedure doesn't work.

This phrase sums it up, after all it was only my third repair... can't wait till the class and more experience.


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