Windshield Repair Forum

I had a nasty crooked combo break about 2.5 inches long with star legs going everywhere. Instead of risking a slightly thicker resin not filling legs completely I used some ultra thin resin- slowly working it all in. When all was done the customer was disappointed he could still see the break. The legs were not dry but did have a bit of sparkle to them. I gave a decent explanation and it all worked out. It it just me or does the ultra thin give less positive results visually? My rule of thumb is to put in the thickest resin that will fit. With this particular break I didn't want to have to drill every leg do to lack of fill. It would have been a mess.

Scratchy,

You didn't do anything wrong with this repair. Thin resins will reflect more light than thicker ones but in this situation you probably had no other choice. Next time when you see one of these just make sure you lower customers expectations on final cosmetic results prior to repairing and everything will be fine.

Been there, done that before!

I am a bit confused you said that the legs were not dry does this mean they had moisture in them which of course would sparkle.

I consider a dry leg of a star as one which didn't get any resin inside. Regular stars seem, sometimes, to have one leg which is pinched off and won't fill- a dry leg. This one filled all legs but one was stubbon and I had to drill it. After curing the ultra thin resin each leg had a sparkle to it but not the same kind of glare as one with no resin.
Thanks for the feedback.

What cps rating is considered "thin" what make?
thanks