Shaken Confidence

[SGT]

Speaking of the bubble dome.... I have to disagree here and I do not own one myself. The first time I ever used one was at the windshield repair olympics, courtesy of Delta Kits. Yes bulky but super easy to set up, work under and effective for most jobs. I am 250lbs and had plenty of room to get my arms under and work. Short of Incredible Hulk arms I think most would be fine. I use Delta tooling so pehaps there maybe tooling that is just to big or not as user friendly that would hinder your ability to work freely under the dome though.

Sorry to hijack the thread.

[NCWindshield]

Speaking of the bubble dome.... I have to disagree here and I do not own one myself. The first time I ever used one was at the windshield repair olympics, courtesy of Delta Kits. Yes bulky but super easy to set up, work under and effective for most jobs. I am 250lbs and had plenty of room to get my arms under and work. Short of Incredible Hulk arms I think most would be fine. I use Delta tooling so pehaps there maybe tooling that is just to big or not as user friendly that would hinder your ability to work freely under the dome though.

Sorry to hijack the thread.

It is a much appreciated high jacking. I am 6'4 and about 250 lbs. myself, so it is nice to hear from someone else about their experience with it. Thank you.

[jayjacque]

Yeah I'm with glassstarz. In your area not enough reason to buy or use that bubble. UV shield is perfect. A rag doubled over gets it done too, especially for those times you are working on 2 at once.

[CV Windshield Repair]

I have found that any break close to the edge is extremely sensitive to pressure so when repairing these you must not use too much injector pressure. Also you described the break close to the edge as a chip with 1/8" leg on either side. Did the impact point have a half bullseye or was there only a nick on the surface with the crack on either side? If it was just an impact point with a straight crack on either side you have to be extra careful with these types of breaks. If you are comfortable drilling the easiest way to repair these is to drill in the center of the impact point and gently tap a half bullseye, this will allow your resin to flow to the points will very little pressure.

[SGT]

It is important to clarify which system you are using when recommending specific advice so the poster can determine if the advice is applicable to there system. Since the thread starter is a Delta Kits user, I have to disagree with drilling as a means of ease unless a structurally sound repair is not possible due to say a disconnected leg.

It is important to note that bidge and injector assembly setup is a critical step for the repair process with DK tooling. You want to have the bridge at all three adjustment points as equal as possible to ensure the tip seal seats squarely on the windshield. This may vary depending on the shape of the windshield with the focus being on squarely seating the seal. Injector tip seal pressure should be just tight enough to have a seal that does not leak. After the seal just touches the glass give it 1/2 to 3/4 additional turn and that should provide just the right ammount of pressure to avoid a leak and choking off the damage preventing resin flow. Once you have the injector tip seal seated properly, insert the resin and then injector plunger. Once plunger is put in pressure(down) position, push the plunger into the seal about 1/4 to 1/2 way. First pressure cycle at a suggested 5 minute (longer will not hurt) then suggested 2 additional pressure cycles at 2 minutes.(you may need additional pressure cycles depending on the break).

With Delta tooling you should rarely have to drill. Proper setup and patience will provide desired results with little involvement. In most cases I just let the tooling do the work.

[ChipStop]

I agree. The bubble is too difficult to get your hands under to do the work. Very clumsy. We use a personalized towel that is about 4 thickness of a regular towel. Also, my guys use the orange Delta Kits shield with tremendous success.

[GlassStarz]

I like to pull up the sheet and aproach it from different angles just too limited with the dumdome great way for a mfg to sell ya something else though

[Brent Deines]

Actually we added the bubble domes to the Delta Kits product line due to customer demand. Other manufacturers were selling them for quite awhile but customers complained about a the number of suction cups, the type of suction cups, etc., so we addressed those problems and now sell a bunch of them. I used to use towels but in Eastern Montana where I started the wind would blow the towel off frequently now matter how I tried to tie it down, so I started using the UV shields with suction cups and never saw much use for the bubble dome until I tried one in the rain one day. After using the bubble dome primarily for a rain shield for awhile I discovered that I liked being able to see through the dome and work with both hands. Using a towel or UV shield requires the use of one hand unless you put your head under and I really didn't like that all that much either. To each his own, but I don't think it is fair to say we sell products just for the sake of selling them. I am the first one to tell technicians not to buy a lot of stuff they don't need, but if enough technicians want it Delta Kits will try to provide it.

[StellarChip]

I personally love the bubble dome because I can see what I'm doing although in the colder weather I'll actually use a blanket if it's not too windy. But the number one reason I love using a bubbledome is because it draws so much attention. I've been repairing stone-chips for 16 years and I can't tell you the number of times I've been approached by a curious onlooker wondering what I'm doing and then exclaming "Gee, I've got one of those on my windshield, you mean you can actually fix those?" ....... need I say more?

[Ridge Runner]

I bought two of the " Sun and Rain domes " when Delta began offering them. Had thought of buying from another source,
Delta's were being offered for about $30 less each. I almost always use when working outside. I try to position dome with opening facing away from sun. This allows me to have injector just inside opening. This method works well for me. As
for use as a rain shield, it works, but if it's raining much, I don't.
Jim

P.S. I always do any cleaning,drilling,etc.,then set tool in place,install dome & last add resin & plunger.