Rain Rain Go Away

[REDGMC]

Hello Everybody
First of all I'd like to thank Delta Kits & Everybody on this forum for the wealth of information provided here. Especially the people who have answered my questions in the past.::eusa_clap eusa_clap

It has been raining here for a month, work has been slow, I've been very lazy! Got another repair call & thought I'd have to get wet again. (Wind & Rain) decided to go out & get it done. Got there and I was happy to see that it was backed into the garage(Cool). Not only did I do the repair and make some money, I even got hot home baked bread & Coffee. Couldn't have asked for a better day!!!

Has Anyone tried the Bubble dome using a GW Pro Vac? If so can you fit your hands inside to work the injector?
Thanks in Advance

[Sneck]

The bubble dome is a little awkward at first, but trying to repair in the rain is a lot more awkward without it!

Spcifically I use Delta's equipment and the bubble dome. I don't open my resin until I got it under the bubble - that way I don't prematurely or partially cure my resin.

I love the bubble dome, but it does have one draw-back.... it takes up a lot of room in my truck. I also got rid of the rigid suction cups that came with it and found some lighter-duty (more plyable) suction cups so that the bubble dome could handle the curve in the windshields better and stay on the glass. The rigid heavy duty suction cups made it difficult to mount to curved glass.

Sneck

[repare-brise]

I also am an adept of the Bubble Dome(or as I like to nostalgicly call it the cone of scilence(I grew up watching too much TV), so much that I carry 2 of them. As for the suction cups I also traded them out for lever actuated ones(purchased from a body shop supply co, original use small dent repair), the original ones will hold on for dear life when you want to remove the dome, and will let go as soon as you turn your back. Working in the rain with the bubble is an alternative that works, I use GM equipment, but your GW stuff should also fit without problem. Remember if you are doing this that there is water in the break and remove it before starting your repair.

Enjoy

[toab]

I WOULD be interested in buying 1 of these bubble domes if they are not to expensive.Do these domes have a seal around them to stop water that is running down the windshield as well as the water falling from the sky.

[Sneck]

The seal around the bottom is basically like a soft rubber hose. It will keep out a light rain, but if you get a lot of water running down the glass, you are going to have some water breaching the dome. In a heavier rain, you could use the dome with the addition of a towel to act as a sponge to soak up most of the water that is trying to get by the rubber on the bottom of the dome.

It works great for keeping the rain from the sky off your work area, but once the bubble is all wet with beaded water, it gets a little difficult to see your work clearly - so you may need to wipe off the dome occasionally in a good rain... or better yet, just sit inside the vehicle where it's dry and listen to the radio

[nixquax]

Rain and Cold Winter Repairs...Specific type of Resin for cold windshield repair?
What type or grade of resin should be used in Winter Type repair. I read in AGRR that you should use a certain type of "Thinner" resin so it will flow better on a cold windshield. What is the specification for a "Thinner" resin?

[REDGMC]

Thanks for the input.
For removing moisture, I've been using an extra injector on vacuum cycle with a little heat. Is this OK Or should I be using another method?

[repare-brise]

Red

Depends on what injector you are using, contact the manufacturor and ask what vacumm the injector generates. Some injectors are incapable of producing sufficent vacumm without resin in place to "seal" the injector. If your injector is capable of 15 inches of mercury or more the method you are using is good, but be sure to remove said moisture from your injector before using it.

At Your Service

[kenb81]

nixquax
I use the same resin for winter repairs as summer just keep the resin and equipment warm and run the heat/defrost in the vehicle

[screenman]

While I was waiting for a chip to dry I thought I would test the vacuum of a few injectors, these all came from firms that said their system pulls the best etc.

The results well when used dry none of them would stick themself to the screen. This was my scientific testing ability so I introduced some resin just to lubricate the seal etc. this did improve matters slightly but not much.

I have always been of the opinion that most injectors I have used rely more on the pressure you have built up inside the chip to push the air out once you release said pressure, or go on vaccuum as the suppliers tell you.

One of the most improtant parts of my kit is a hand held vaccuum pump which will pull and hold a very strong vaccuum. This has 2 adaptors that fit on it one will push into a injector with piston removed and the other will fit onto the screen above a chip both wi8ll hold a vaccuum for a long time.

Now I know these cost money and most repairers do not want to invest in more tools but just try it and you will be impressed.