Walmart WSR

[scratchy]

I was looking at the ez-ups at wally world and when I turned around, staring me in the face was a fully stocked rack of Wally WSR kits for $6 and change. It lists non UV curing epoxy. Looks pretty complicated to use for the regular Joe with different chemicals, syringes and the like. I think I am going let my kids do a repair on a piece of sample glass with one of these and then do a real repair next to it to show any customers who bring up why my repairs cost more.

[GlassStarz]

Why bother? most people know the difference already 8)

[StarQuest]

scracthy,

Don't worry about those kits. Actually they've been on shelves for some years. Never had any effect my business. I have ran into a few insurance customers that used them, tried to do the repair themselves and were not very happy with the results. So what happens? They'll call you next time

[magicogar]

My friend actually bought one from walmart and I still have it in my closet. Now that ya'll mentioned this, I now wonder why the package was never opened. Believe it or not, my friend bought this way back in 98. I came across this package again while digging for stuff in my shoebox. Then I got curious and started researching on a more professional way to do this and now it lead me to actually want to become a professional in doing this.

[gold star wsr]

A few years ago I purchased two kits from Pep Boys for about $15 for both and carried them with me. Every once in a while I would encounter someone who wanted to haggle over my price, which at the time was $35. I would just smile, pull out the kit and tell them they could either have it done professionally, complete with a guarantee, or they could do it themselves for $15 (yep... I marked the price up!). I also would tell them that in most cases insurance would pay for my work, but it would never pay for the kit, and if the kit repair isnt done correctly its the same as no repair at all, so be sure to follow the instructions exactly... and, oh, by the way... be very careful not to get even a drop of this stuff on the paint or on your skin. They were convinced that $35 was a real bargain by the time I was finished with all the caveats.

[cure4glass]

I've had people tell me that they could've bought a do-it-yourself kit for a lot less than my charge.I remind them that there is a reason that insurance companies pay for a professional job instead of just handing out do-it-yourself kits to their policyholders.