Windshield Repair Forum

hi guys ive had a delta kit for quite some time now and although i have removed the bottle of premium glass bond ultraviolet adhesive before i cant find it on delta kits web site. its not resin so what is it for??:icon_redf i am rather embarrassed!

Try this, http://www.deltakits.com/dki-catalog/144-1.html

Premium Bond windshield repair resin is very much like MagniBond windshield repair resin, but has more acrylic acid. When Delta Kits introduced MagniBond resin a number of years ago our intention was that it would replace Premium Bond, but we found that many windshield repair technicians are very loyal to Premium Bond.

Delta Kits now puts MagniBond in every windshield repair system we sell, and it is all we use for training. We believe MagniBond is a better and safer product, mostly based on the specifications and laboratory testing. To be honest, I can't tell any difference when working with it, but some windshield repair technicians swear by MagniBond and others swear by Premium Bond, which is why we continue to sell both.

Brent,I have been a Premiumbond user exclusivley.I work in the deep south and most of the year its in the 70-100- degree range.What would the advantages be for using magnabond ? The Premiumbond is very thin and after reading some recent posts think that it may be too thin and when very hot could loose some fill while tabbing??Just curious.......

I'm not sure how, but I missed the last post on this thread. Sorry about not responding sooner harrelbenjamin, and thank you Guelster for bringing it to my attention.

I used Premium Bond windshield repair resin for a number of years in all types of weather conditions, including 100+ degree temperatures in Montana. Many others in Arizona, Texas, California, Arizona, and other warmer climates also use Premium Bond resin year round. Using a Delta Kits system temperature changes are compensated by the amount of pressure applied to the resin during the injection process, so a low viscosity can be used in all weather conditions.

However, MagniBond windshield repair resin is a slightly higher viscosity, and in my opinion is a superior resin in every way. I believe that although MagniBond is a slightly higher viscosity, the excellent wetting properties allow it to flow into cracks just as well if not better than the Premium Bond.

We do have some customers that use MagniBond in the summer and Premium Bond in the winter, and claim to be able to see a difference, but frankly I can't tell any difference in the way these two resins flow into cracks regardless of temperature.

We also have some customers that prefer a 40cps or 60cps resin in hot weather conditions, but I personally find no need to use anything other than MagniBond when using a Delta Kits windshield repair system. When using an air pressured system rather than a "true" hydraulic system it is quite possible that higher viscosity resins are required, so always follow the manufacturer's recommend procedures for the windshield repair system being used.

As far as losing some fill when tabbing, there will be some resin loss from the pit area when the bridge is removed, but when properly filled I have never seen any resin migration from other than the pit area. You would have to go to a very high viscosity resin (such as a pit filler) to see a noticeable difference in how much resin flows from the pit area, and then would have problems filling cracks and the main body of the break.

If you are using Delta Kits injectors and the Delta Kits method for filling breaks, pit resin is applied immediately after the injector is removed, minimizing the amount of resin that is lost from the pit area, and maximizing the surface durability of the finished repair. Other systems recommend curing under pressure, removing the injector in the vacuum cycle, and other procedures that Delta Kits does not recommend and may require the use of multiple resin viscosities.

Sreeen-mate, it appears that I missed the point of your original question entirely. We use the term ultra violet adhesive on some of our bottles, but it is resin or polymer, or what ever else people want to call it. They are all one in the same as far as Delta Kits resins are concerned. Sorry for the confusion and not understanding your question when I responded the first time. Again, I apologize for the oversight.