what is YOUR right temp. for a repair?

[TechEvo]

What is your right temp. for a good repair?
Thats a question that comes up especially during the summer months. I know the usually recommended temp for repair is 70-90 or atleast right around there depending on the manufacturer you talk to.
I find that when its in the high 90's out if I can get it under 110 I can usually start carefully. I know some of you wouldn't recommend doing it at that and under a 100 is always preferred. But I've noticed some recommendations or "laws" from some are in northern states. I'd like to hear from some in the south see what you guys work on it at.

I'd say a chunk of my repairs in the middle of summer months are around 102-107. Mind you that is in the shade windows down for a while.

[Brent Deines]

I actually like my glass a bit hotter than most recommend and have no problem with a 100 degree windshield. Any hotter than that and I start trying to cool them down a bit, but I have to admit I've done my share in the 110+ range with no ill effects, other than some flowering if I'm not paying attention to my pressure. We recommend a lower temperature to help eliminate some of the tech support calls that are sure to come from technicians that are not experienced with hot weather repairs.

The Delta Kits system is very low pressure and all hydraulic, so you can get away with much higher heats than some of the other systems using higher pressure and air pressure to inject the windshield repair resin. Follow manufacturer recommendations or experiment a lot on practice glass if you are going to go outside the box.

The most important thing to remember is that the windshield repair resin temperature should be as close to the glass temperature as possible. That's where a lot of people get themselves into trouble. 80 degree resin on a 110 degree windshield could cause the glass to crack, but you should be fine using 110 degree resin on a 110 degree windshield. Again, I can only speak for the Delta Kits windshield repair system.

You may also want to use a slightly higher viscosity resin if you are doing a lot of work on windshields that are over 100 degrees. You don't have to go too crazy, but a good 50cps-60cps resin may help reduce the chance of flowering.

[shepardh1]

And for me ... my preferred temp is 40 to 60 degrees. I use the Cat bridge and Poly-Lite resins... when I first started repairing I would look away while letting the injector work and when I looked back the chip had grown to a foot-long crack on each side. Since then, I have kept things cooler and all has been well!

[GlassStarz]

I did three today in 105 deg in the dirrect sun HOTTT! the upside was one was for a retired SF 49er with a couple Super Bowl rings
When working on hot glass I usualy wipe it with a alcohol rag to try to bring it down a little I have a big 9ft Umbrella that keeps the sun off and cover the injector with a big towel I have a IR thermometer that I use test the temp my ideal temp is 70-90 but you can pretty much work at all temps if you are careful