Extremely small chips

[dazco]

I have a new accord that already has a few chips in the windshield. They are so small they would normally not be worth mentioning, but the latest one is directly in my line of sight and is very bothersome. It's about the size and shape of a grain of rice and only about the thickness of a couple or 3 sheets of paper in depth. But it's very obvious when it's directly in your line of sight.

I tried a kit by permatex that was just totally worthless. granted, like most other kits it's geared towards substantial chips like bullseyes and such. But this kit didn't even have a chance because after the recommended amount of time for drying in the sun at 80 degrees, it not only didn't dry but was still as liquid as water when i pulled it off. It never even dried slightly.

I have looked online for solutions and didn't find anything till i found this forum. If anyone has a suggestion for me i'd be very gratefull. I'm not looking for a fix that will hide it 100%, (tho that would be nice!) but any improvment in hiding it would be great. Why is it when you get a new car thats when all the dents and other such incidents occur? :eusa_booh (got my rear hood keyed at 1 week !)

[boyd]

Dazco. Chalk it up as a lessoned learned. Remember ... cheap is expensive.
Pray it doesn't continue to crack. I myself do not mess with chips that have others resins in them. A possibility would be for someone to drill the end of the small crack and fill the resin back. The problem you've created is you have "clogged up" our avenue to drill and fill. It can be done. Find a tech in your area. Tell him what
you;ve done.
boyd

[dazco]

Pray it doesn't continue to crack

I don't think i made myself clear. This is not a crack or a bullseye or any of that. In fact you'd be very hard pressed to see it unless you sit behind the wheel and look straight ahead. The depth is more like it's been etched than chipped. I have yet to own a car that didn't have dozens of chip like this after a few years on the road. My old civic has dozens at 3 years old. So i think you're not familiar with the type of damage (for lack of a better word) i'm talking about here. If it wasn't in my line of sight i probably wouldn't ever know it was there.

I need to know if theres something i can put on it and then shave off with a razor when dry that will at least make it a bit less noticable.

[screenman]

Dazco why not call a repairman in. I know exactly what sort of damage you are talking about and it will be very easy for someone who knows what they are doing to repair it.

[Delta Kits]

I think you're talking about a surface chip. This is just more or less a divot rather than a full on break.

There's really nothing you can do for those beyond temporary repairs. Well, let's just say that I wouldn't recommend anyone fixing those and guaranteeing them for life like normal chips. What you could have had someone do before the Permatex was scratch it a bit, wet it with resin, then put a cap of pit resin over it, cure and scrape.

Those aren't repairs that can be charged to insurance, since there is no danger of spreading anyway, but cosmetically, if you want it fixed and are willing to pay for it, i'm sure someone could have done it.

Now that you've got Permatex though, it's probably not going to work, although you could have someone come out and take a look for you.

[StarQuest]

Dazco,

You really have only 4 choices.

1) Follow Screenmans or Delta Kits adice and have a tech try to pit fill and polish. This will help some but you'll still see a blemish.

2) Call your insurance agent tell them your problem and see if they'll offer a replacement. Good luck with that one!

3) Place a pillow on your seat, which will change your line of site!

4) Simply just learn to live with it

[dazco]

The permatex is not in it. I'm not sure if you all are saying that because it's come in contact with permatex that resin won't adhere or if you're thinking it's filled. But when i removed the permatex rig the fluid was still like water and i swabbed it out with an alcohol patch so theres no fill in it. So will resin work, and if so can i get it locally at a hardware store or if not, where?

[Delta Kits]

If there is no Permatex in it, call a local windshield repair technician and tell them you have a surface pit that needs to be filled.

It's not a permanent solution though, since there is not much surface for resin to adhere to.

You will want to use a professional grade resin though, not hardware store stuff. So, you could certainly buy resin to do it yourself, but it would probably be more cost effective to call someone. No professional grade resin supplier, including Delta Kits, sells pit resin in single use quantities. Well, that I know of anyway.

[Bill D]

Did you cover the resin to cut off the air supply? If not, cover with a small piece of Saran wrap or scotch tape with the shiny side down. Expose to sunlight for 5 minutes, peel off cover,shave off hardened resin with a single edge razor held at 90 degrees, and polish with some car wax.
If this doesn't work, find someone sitting under a repair tent and give them $10.
As simple as your chip damage is, it is in the acute area and I myself wouldn't touch it unless we were friends, and then I'd show you how to do it.

[glassdoctor]

Dazco, I don't know why you got some of the replies here...

A surface chip can be improved as you have asked for. It won't be 100%, but it should be much less annoying once filled and polished.

As mentioned, surface repairs won't last forever. They will lose some clarity over time... couple years or so.

Call a couple local pros and see if you can work out a cheap cash deal. It's probably a five minute job.