Windshield Repair Forum

So here is a first for me. I broke the cardinal rule in w/s repair. After repairing a star break today I was looking at the end result when I saw air in the repaired area. It was about a 1/6 of an inch to the left of the pit about about a 1/6 of an inch in size. So thinking about what to do for about 3 minutes I decided to drill into the area with air and proceeded to go about repairing it again. I know you are not supposed to do this, but why? The repair was successful except for not being cosmetically what I am used to. My customer was happy with the end result so I guess I should be too.

I have done that. I guess no one explained the rules to me. I hate to drill and rarely do, but if I missed some air I would rather drill and fill it than leave it in the break.

Well that is what I thought and that is why I made the decision to drill. I don't like to drill either because I don't like the drill hole you see after the repair is finished but I guess it is better than having to refund money.

Sometimes I do that too.
We can be our own worst critics.

Wow I am glad I am checking out the board and learning from the pros. I thought you only had one shot at it (the repair).
It makes sense you could drill over the air and refill. Does this mean also you could possibly fix previous sub par repairs by others? Thanks GUYS

Dave