Windshield Repair Forum

Well to begin, the manager at local McDonald's called telling me she had a broken w/s caused by Quick Lube guy putting on a new windshield wiper blade to pass inspection. The wiper arm (without the blade) dropped down on the w/s about an inch from bottom, three inches from center. I looked at it, tiny almost invisible point of impact, five legs running out from 2" to about 5".
Quick Lube to pay for repair....I go by Q/L to tell them the cost is $125.00...a friend is the mgr. and the one who did the damage, him paying out of his own pocket. He was about to call me when I walked in.
I go back to the car at McD's to repair, move car to shady area, go to work running razor blade across to determine whether surface or sub-surface, no indication of surface so long leg closest to me I drill and pop a perfect bulls eye, put injector (Delta Kit) on expecting the long leg to start filling.....wrong, no response. Flex, flex, move seal, flex, move seal, no resin in crack..bulls eye filled nicely......humm? I think at this time to leave it in place and allow for time to take it's course. Go to point of impact to clean out and fill.....no hole!!!
By now I'm getting a little smarts, check inside layer...what do you know!
The wiper arm had hit the glass with no damage to outer layer, all inner. Not advisable to repair inside damage and impossible to get to with equipment.
Had to tell my friend the McD. mgr. and my friend the Q/L mgr. non repairable damage... that hurt! No $125.0 for this ol' man, and who knows how much one friend will have to pay out of pocket, other friend let me know early on she didn't want to have to replace. No hard feelings on their parts as I thoroughly explained the situation logically. How do you find spell check on here Jeff?
Anyway, the lesson for me is to expect the unexpected! I have only had one other inner layer damage that was caused by a R.V. dealer installing a $1000.00 w/s and cracked an inside corner. Ouch!

i did a quick fix for a couple who were driving an rv. the rock went through the windshield, i live in canada, they were from florida heading home, the windshield was very expensive to replace and at the time we were unable to do the u.s. transition in insurance. i use the glass medic, being a belron employee i have a lot of training with my tools. i used two clear pieces of plastic, put pit fil resin on each one and placed over the hole, i put my ultra violet light over this for 10 minutes and it filled the hole long enough to get them the 60 miles to maine where i called ahead to a shop just across the border, the people at the shop called me to let me know the crack didn't spread after they removed the w/s. it was kinda neat.

Very neat indeed, thanks for the tip.
This damage is right in the space between the w/s and dash, not much room even to work the razor blade back and forth. Just finger tip holding the razor.
Boy oh boy, do we ever want to get up to your part of the world in next two years for a summer long trip. Lots to see and do. We mostly enjoy meeting the people who live in other areas. Your B.C., Yucon, N.W. Territories, Cities of Calgery, Bamff, Jasper, Lake Louise all breath taking. Friendly folks too.

Graybeard(and everyone else for that matter), If you come up to Canada(close to Montreal), the passenger seat of the old Volvo's are empty on most days, I always enjoy swapping idea's and good conversation(if you don't mind the slight french accent).

Merci

Bon Jour!
Thanks for the invite, hope to take advantage of it possibly next year or following.
Kinda dpends when the old legs can't go up ladders and fix chips at top of motorhome windscreens.
Thanks,
Bill Boone

I have seen my share of inside cracks. The funniest one was when a guy wanted me to fix his windshield and asked if when I got done would water still keep coming in when it rains. I said what??? Let me take a look at that star. Sure enough it broke both sides and tore the laminate.
Time for a new one folks!!