First cold weather repair

[GlasWeldTech]

Sometimes I will use Amber tint 2010 for stars if the legs are tight.

[tooldini]

I do really care about my repairs and want them all to look the best they can. maybe I will try my amber which I haven't used much. Thanks everyone

Jeff

[Sneck]

It was a long time ago, so I can't remember if it was Ivyn or not (one of the techs from outide the US) brought up using tinted resins on stars.

He mentioned that he uses the same color of tinted resin as the color of the interior of the vehicle. I remember someone giving him flak about that, but the more I thought about it the more it made sense.

The slight glare from legs on a star break are visible at certain angles (because there is a "glare" of reflected light). Using a tinted resin would cut down on the glare - therefore, making the star even less noticeable.

I myself have never used a tinted resin, so I cant speak from experience on this, but the logic makes sense.

[tooldini]

It does kinda make sense but have also not really tried it. I do have some amber tinted resin but haven't really tested it yet. Maybe I should, it couldn't hurt. Thanks sneck

Jeff
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[screenman]

When the glass is clear and you sit in the interior looking out, would someone please explain why tinted resin would work. Maybe we need a resin that looks like the sky or the road or trhe back of the car infront etc. Please help I cannot get my head around this and yes we have tried tinted resin, and found it little use. Do not over complicate this simple job. Get it dry everytime.

[Sikandar]

You beat me to it by 36 minutes screeman!

Why would a customer want to stare at a repaired chip from the outside?

Regardless of how good the repair is you'll always be able to see something or another of the original break from the inside. It a tear (scar) in the glass.

By injecting coloured resin you'll only make it more obvious for the driver.

[tooldini]

Well for me the tinted resin only makes any sense when viewing from the outside. Most of my repairs you can't really see from the outside anyway so I guess I wouldn't really need to worry about tints. I don't want to over complicate things but just want to do the best that I can. Sometimes then I tend to overcomplicate things

Jeff

[L.R.]

It To My Understanding That Glass Is Millions Of Prisms
And At Every Angle Is Reflective In Some Sort.
That Is Possible Why When You Look At A Crack At Some Angles
It Looks Better Than Other Angles, (when Its Been Repaired Already)
Maybe This Is Compicating Things , But This Is What I Have
Observed,
Thanks