Inside crack

[jonnyques]

Well this one got the best of me! It was on a friends car so it was a free bee. The large Bulls was about 1/2" from the edge with 2 cracks (5") going into the windshield. The bulls filled fine and I think I got most of the crack, but the one just wouldnt fill? I tried drilling and poping but it still didnt fill? I took a closer look and it looked as though the crack was deeper than the one that did fill. I also had thought it weird that as I was drilling I just didnt seem to get to the same level as the crack. DUHHH it had wraped around the edge and cracked the inside layer of glass. That would explain it! Anyone ever done one of these? I told him he might want to think about a new windshield. LOL at me

[Dave M]

I hope I don't start anything, but with as severe a break as you describe, I would have suggested a new windshield and passed on the repair.

[jonnyques]

Thats ok Dave, like I said it was for a friend. If I had seen it for a customer I would have passed. I look at stuff like this as a training exercise. Ill never know what I can and cant fix unless I try. I now cracking out a shield tought me to be much more dilligent than I was with the glass temps. After that happened I didn't hesitate to tell customers to park in the shade and cool the glass slowly. It sucks but some times the best lessons are buy trying and failing. I always see failure as a positive if I learned something from it. Do it the same a second time and you need a kick in the butt!

[screenman]

Inside cracks quite often appear on buses due to large levels of stress.

I find them easy to repair due to the fact that they have not been exposed to the elements.

However if a screen is broken on both sides this is a different matter, over here it contravenes trade and psv standards to repair a screen that has broken through the pvb.

PS one way to check if the crack is inside or out if you cannot feel it, place probe directly onto crack and move your head around to view frim different angle if the crack is on the outside of the glass then the probe will always appear on the crack, if the probe seems to move away from the crack then it is on the inside. Try this next time you have crack and you know it is outside put the probe inside and check it out.

I have come across many inside cracks that people have drill and popped and tried to fill from the outside.