Damp in a repair

[screenman]

Slow down a bit simplweb, why on earth buy that kit? the Delta system in my mind is far better.

There was plenty of UV around today to cure resin and the legs on all starbreaks would have had enough water in to swim in. I would hasten to say that what you are saying about replacments and doing repairs says a lot for our industry over here, replacment guys in the UK replace I know of not one that can do quality repairs, mainly due to very poor quality training, which of course is not the fault of guys like Simplyweb or even his employees because they do not likely know what makes a quality repair.

In our climate the only safe way to do a repair is to keep it covered at all times. I am sorry if I sound a bit harsh and I would like to time to help you make a more informed choice of equipment training etc. in the UK contact Delta and they will forward my information to you.

If you decide on the Maxim uncomputorised timer sytem please make sure you take a trigger spray of water with you when training and squirt plenty into all the different types of damage including 6 inch cracks before you start the repair process as this simulates better the type of conditions we work in in the UK. You will be suprised to know that very few training companies over here train you to take moisture out, or in fact offer a UV shield in their equipment.

Once again please make contact before you spend any money, it is important before starting any business to do as much homework as possible.

[tooldini]

Always keep it covered even on cloudy days resin begins to cure very fast. Well at least my premium bond does from delta and I assume they are all probaby pretty close.

[Glasseye]

Hi Simplyweb,
I'm based in the Stoke area, good luck on your venture. If you're starting up in January pay special attention to glass temperature and moisture in the damage. If you need any advice feel free to pm me. I can recommend Screenman for some training.

[screenman]

Glasseye thank you for that recommendation, I consider you to be one of the most technicaly knowledgeable guys on here so I treat it as a compliment. You have not been around for a while, was it a long holiday?

[Glasseye]

Hi Screenman,
Life is one long holiday , I keep dipping my toe in every now and then but I regularly read the forum. You never stop learning

[screenman]

Got to agree with you there over 20 years now of windshiedl/screen repair and still having fun everyday. Far better than my previous business, not quite as much money but far less stress.

[jayjacque]

you English guys are taking over our forum LOL

[screenman]

Thinking of putting a flag up and claiming it as ours. You would then need a visa to visit.

Funny how the when web is world wide, how come we do not get guys from many othe countries?

I had a look at a couple of other WSR forum today and man are they quiet, just goes to show Delta is the best.

[toab]

Had a vertical truck glass repair a few weeks ago.It was a big bullseye combo break.Water was running into the break off the roof when he pulled up as I watched and knew it was gonna be a slow repair.Musta took me at least half an hour or more to cycle the water out of the break.Heat/vacuum, heat/vacuum and so on.So slow was it that I was tempted to go old school and run some isopropyl alcohol into the break to mix with the half a cup of water that was in it to get it to evaporate faster under heat and vacuum.
Any of you guys still useing this method??
I have heard that it can damage the pvb middle layer. is that true??

[screenman]

I have stopped adding anything into the damage, in fact I have also stopped using vacuum. Just the drystar and a micro torch if the damage is extremely large. Read my recent post on cooling down when drying out, it will cut your times way down.