This is scary.

[Coitster]

OMG that repair was awful. I can't believe people could get away with a repair that looked like that. That is supposed to be an expert. Holy crap....... Please before you new guys start fixing chips you get better at doing chips then that. That thing should of disappeared a lot more then that. That's embberising.
Coitster

[CrackMagic]

The only things I find wrong is drilling to the laminate and not using a mirror to watch the crack fill and possibly flexing it.
Is everyone here judging this strictly on cosmetics?
Would anyone here be able to guess whether the repair is likely to fail.
All in all I don't see anything wrong with it.
This violates my pledge to stay away from technical issues but everyone here is piling on and blowing the Delta horn. I couldn't help myself.

Cosmetics have alot to do with repeat business...
What about lack of any kind of vacuum what-so ever?
how about removing film tab before that gob of resin was cured. (be it that it would have taken 2 minutes of scraping if it was fully cured)
What about the final touch in applying a dab of what amounts to her glitter nail polish. (makes for nice wiper wear)
I am not a seasoned veteran to WSR and don't claim such and definitely not a Delta horn blower (as I use competitors bridges).
But is that a good example to be placed in the "See how the experts do it!" category?
I hardly ever post as I much prefer the listen and learn approach,
but after seeing that, all of my epic failures seem to be just a little more palatable.

[clearquest]

From start to finish that was a horrible demonstration with procedures that are beyond belief! D2D, how can you say that all in all nothing is wrong with it? Everything from her taking stabs at it with her drill to slopping around uncured resin, etc. etc. etc. Regardless of what system or manufacturer you use, that is a horrible example of how to do a repair.

[CrackMagic]

Maybe we can get Judy Greenway of Royal Glass on Tosh.0 for a web redemption? *gently, gently...

[screenman]

Couple of quick no goes for you new guys.

Do not drill through the outer layer.

Do not soak your suction cup with fluid and then place it above the damage, as the fluid will run out and into said damage.

Observe all what is happening not just guess, in this case a mirror certainly helps to see the area behind the injector.

Do not squirt cleaner on uncured resin and then expect the pit fill to stick or last.

Pit fill needs a curing tab placed over it and then scraped and polished, it is an anaerobic curing chemical, therefore to cure properly it requires no air to be present.

Of course she also made no effort to dryout the chip prior to repair.

There are many more failures in her attempts to repair the glass properly, I will let others come on and mention them.

This is the level of inexpertise we see everyday in the UK, none of the training centres I know of would send out anything better over here.

[D2D]

Now that the expected outrage and indignation has shown up, ask yourselves, do YOU have the time to make your own video and go on a campaign to wipe out all the people and systems in the WSR world that you don't agree with?
The only thing that matters here is "DOES THIS REPAIR FAIL AND CRACK OUT"? If it doesn't then everyone go to your corner and shut up!
What about all the really bad people and systems you don't see. All the standards that the NWRA and ROLAGS can come up with will never make it go away. So you find this one video and everybody piles on.
SGC is trying with their campaign of "inspections" but it's marred with their corrupt agenda of wanting to hog the market and dominate WSR.
As the world turns.

[Jimmy Prince]

screenman Good Stuff!!!!! Thanks. from a new guy.

[screenman]

D2D we are not likely to know if it will crack out or not, just that the way it was repaired it is more likely to than if it was repaired properly. As I see it that was one of the really bad repairs.

I have listed some of the thoughts I see, is that not putting information across as a video would.

[D2D]

Thank you, Graham, for the rational response. Of course, there are a number of things that point to either poor training or no training at all.
I just got of the phone with David Coit and I told him that the "signs" point to this just maybe being a joke. But David assured me that there are plenty of WSR techs out there who've had little or no training. Also mentioned was my being a natural "contrarian" that wants to "tweak you guys" when I get the chance. Like, what if she had been using a Delta bridge? OMG!
Did anyone notice the lady's attempt to remain anonymous with the blond wig and sunglasses? Does anyone know or can anyone see in the video who this person or company is? I would certainly send them some info on how and where to get training to improve their "technique".
Anyway, because I'm a supporter of the first amendment and a believer in free enterprise, I had to speak up. As I've said before, someone has to stir things up here once in a while. LOL

[screenman]

Royal Glass, they seem to have a website and even a telephone number. Not my part of the world but I may be tempted to fire off a response.