Windshield Repair Forum

If temps are around 35-40 degrees and there is dew on the winshield in the mornings, do you guys just wipe the exterior of the ws off and complete the repair. Or do you think that the dew seeps down in the break over night and holds moisture? If daily temps are in the 50's do you heat the ws w/defrost? What is to cold of a windshield temp to repair? I have three chips to do in the morning and I am concerned about moisture. This is my first early morning cold weather chips, I'm just getting started.
Thanks guys for all the help.

Yes, it is pretty likely there will be moisture in the breaks under the conditions you describe. Here in Maine, I've been having those conditions for about a month. Use your method of choice for moisture evaporation and warm the w/s, gradually, to your liking. The moisture will not be gone from inside the break with temperatures in the 50's.

Could you just pull a dry vaccum, and will it pull the moisture out? Or would you put some denatured alcohol in the injector and pull a vaccum? Inject the alcohol and then vaccum out? I do not have a moisture evaporator, and I have seen one of the breaks and it has heavy black looking color in the break. Is that moisture or just a void?
Thanks

Deltaman,
I have never used alcohol to evaporate moisture so can't elaborate on that method. I would suggest investing in a moisture evaporating tool when working in those conditions.
The break that you say was a heavy black color, was that when the w/s had been dry for a period of time or in the morning covered with condensation?
Either way, the black area is air, however, that does not mean there is no moisture present.

Deltaman,
I see that you don't have a profile filled out. Where are you located and what equipment are you using?

deltaman...use cigerate lighter as your moisture evaperator..has the same effect ..

Deltaman, please do not go out selling windshield repair you are not expereinced enough and you will get the business a bad name. These questions cannot be real surely they are a wind up. Check all the previous posts for drying out I for one am not going to waste my time rewriting them all. Training Training Training.
This is not an insult it is meant to help. You will destroy your confindence and customer base if you do not know what a wet damage looks like.

Well I'll be, Screenman was born with a injector in one hand and a curing light in the other. I guess you never had a learning curve along with a few others on this board. Do you really think you can see everything on a practice shield at home, I don't hardly think so! Thanks for the reply's Mrchip/DaveM.:eusa_hand

hey deltaman.. how did the repaires turn out?

They looked great, thanks mrchip.