Late afternoon repair?

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MR.PING

Late afternoon repair?

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Can you ,or any of you do repairs in the dark ? Is it possible to do a quality repair at night with the proper lighting?
John62

Re: Late afternoon repair?

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Oops, tricky question mate.
Our own findings are negative on this.
But remember; we have no workshops as we are mobile only.
We have found out that, in our situation, repairs are best done at daylight, just as told at wsr trainings.
Having said this, we have repaired during the night, in the ten years we are in business, of course, but only when there was no alternative at all.
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Re: Late afternoon repair?

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Mr.Ping wrote:Is it possible to do a quality repair at night with the proper lighting?
Of course! As you said, with proper lighting, you can certainly do quality repairs. They are a bit more difficult, but no reason that you "can't" do them.
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texas jim

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I have done a few. and turned out good. i used a power inverter and a 500 watt light. flash light as well. but to me it,s a lot harder to inspect your work and you see spots for a half hour after your done due to the 500 watt light. i may find something a little less bright. jim
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Gee I dont know ask the milion or so customers whose windshields are repaired indoors at garages/quick lubes/glass shops/detail shops etc is it dark outside?
All you need is a UV source to cure
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Re: Late afternoon repair?

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I started out using big lights and went small. Now I use a clip-on reading light that has a shade over the bulb or I use a little 6" flourescent light with black tape on one side to keep the glare out of my eyes. These go right on the glass. You also need something like an electric camping lantern so you can see your tools.
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