Windshield Repair Forum

I always try to take my kit with me when I'm out and about. Sometimes I leave my truck when I go into a shopping mall or somewhere else. Needless to say Mississippi summers are HOT!!!! Can heat affect the resins in my kit?

Hehe, I was wondering the same thing. I haul mine around here in Oklahoma.

Im in Texas, someone please answer this for us.

Eric

I can't speak for other manufacturers' resins.

But, the MSDS for Delta's Premium Bond states to avoid storage over 100 degrees F.

Well personaly I have been living in Dallas for 5 years now and we have very hot summers. I personaly just keep my kit in the trunk of my car or the back of my van and thats it. Sure it gets hot and most of the time it is over 100 degree's but I have never had any problems with resign going bad.
David
Coitster

same goes for me I keep my tools in the truck, and in the summer it gets pretty warm in there. I've also never seen any adverse affects from the heat. bv

I am in New Mexico, and it gets really HOT here too. I bought a wide mouth theromos and I put the resins in it if I know they are going to be exposed to high temp for an extended period, then put it in a shaded place in the truck. Better safe than sorry, is what I think. Whether the extreme heat has any affect or not, I dont want to find out. Those thermoses cost maybe $8 new. I got mine at a yard sale for 75 cents. I love yard sales , but that's another topic.

I used to keep my red cap resin in the refrigerator as a precaution, but there were many days that the kit stayed in the back seat or in the garage. I know the temp reached 120+ more than once, but I never noticed any problems with the resins.

I do want to add one more comment to this. You want to have warm resin if you are working on a warm windshield. If your resin is a lot different in tempature then the glass when they touch each other that in itself can crack the windshield out. So I don't recommend keeping the resin in the fridge. Just keep it in your trunk.
David
Coitster

I live in a desert community in Southern California where the summer months temperatures will average around 110 degrees. I am soon to start my wsr business and my practices have been confined to my garage where my practice windshield temperature is around 102 degrees.
I have read the posts where it does not appear that the temperature particulairly effects the resins stored in our repair kits in a hot car. I wonder though do those of you who work in climates such as mine have preferences for the brand and type of resin to use in these elevated temperatures. I have been using the resin providen in my Delta Kit and have been very satisfied with its performance but soon I will be doing repairs in these extreme heats. Any feedback would be very much appreciated.