Dirt in a bullseye

[ChipStop]

Hey guys! I decided to go out and knock a few chips down today. Had a bulls-eye the size of a quarter. Used my Delta Kits injector. Everything went fine until. . . I noticed a thin line of dirt/mud inside the break. I used the vacuum and push cycles, took my time, but to no avail. The final result was a clear repair with what looked like a coarse hair (dirt) around the bottom half moon of the bulls-eye. The customer was elated. I was not. Any tricks to get opaque debris out of a break?


Mark
ChipStop.

[GlassStarz]

I guess you could try putting the injector on without resin try strong vac and release several times that might pull the dirt out or inject the aweful alcohol into the break and pull it out?

[screenman]

We all do it, not checking the damage properly before we start filling it. On a bullseye with dirt in it often the dirt is just inside the pit or halfway to the edge, always it is the customer fault for not getting it repaired earlier. Over here we often hear guys say that is the best I can do it has dirt in it, when really they mean I did not dry it out etc.

[SGT]

I hate to question you but without seeing what you are talking about first hand, are you sure what you see is not the outer perimeter of the damage. May look like a complete ring or partial ring outline kinda like a water mark. You will see this at times on fresh and old, clean and dry damage alike. It maybe more prevalent sometimes than others even when properly repaired depending on the damage.

Sorry GlassStarz but I have to disagree with your recommendation on how to use the DK injector to clean out the damage.

[GlassStarz]

SGT
I dont think the way i mentioned would work with the DK it doesnt have enough suction I should have stated that sorry and it isnt something I have tried this isnt a problem I have come across just spitballing here
I tend to think you are right about the circle it is a rare thing for the dirt to get way in there it usualy is just on the contact point unless you didnt clean it and when you put down pressure force it in

[Roo]

So does everyone typically clean with glass cleaner first? I was told you could force dirt into the break if you did this.

[SGT]

Roo,

As long as you cover the impact point with your finger wrapped in a towel or similar, you should be fine to clean the surronding area for tooling setup.

[GlassStarz]

I like to use a q tip and alcohol to clean the contact point not enough alcohol to get in the break just swab it a little

[Mr Bill]

It might have been air.I have had that happen.
The repair looked fine before curing, and then when I finished using the razor blade , I noticed a fine blue/black circle around the edge of the bullseye.