Windshield Repair Forum

I was just wandering when everyone out there pops a bullseye at the end of a crack? What is the length in which you usually pop one. I seem to only pop one if I am going to have to use a spreader. Just wandering what everyone else would say?

I understand your question to this ;

Typically you only would pop a mini bullseye at the end of a long crack. There are those out there that will do this on every repair. Don't see the point in it other than again at the end of a long crack. Don't know if this is what your looking for but Im sure others will chime in!

glasstech,
I recently was contacted with the request to repair a 5" crack in the very uppermost part of a Mercedes windshield. I told the customer that it might be possible to keep the crack from running any farther, but a "full" repair was not possible. The response; "I'll get back to you".
A couple weeks later, I was contacted again because he hit a "pot hole" in the street and the crack spread another 3"-4" in a different direction.
While I would normally avoid doing such a repair, the customer was ready to buy another windshield anyway and felt there was nothing to lose. I guaranteed nothing, but said I would try to do the best I could.
I drilled a VERY small indentation where the end of the new crack terminated (using a rounded drill bit), put the scribe in and VERY lightly tapped the scribe with the large end of the Dremel drill (others WSR techs use the "slide hammer", but I don't have one). The result was a VERY tiny bulls eye.
I continued with the repair as normal and the resin completely filled the entire length of the new 3"-4" leg of the break. I don't know who was impressed more, me or the customer.
I don't know if this info helps answer your question, but the customer was very pleased with the results (I think he was mostly pleased with not having to buy a new windshield).
David

Once in awhile I'll pop a bullseye in the middle of a star break to open up the legs if it looks like the legs are not connected to the center. I always pop one on cracks an inch or longer.

I use the hammer from delta everyday.I use it a lot on bat wings.It makes them no problem to fill.I as well use it stop cracks from running.I will also use it on a star depending on the problem.I do not like to use it to much if my chip is close to the edge.I am very gentle with anything close to the edge.

This forum and you veterans are a great source of info for this beginner. All topics have value, but right now I'm in the practice stage and will take all of the technical topics like this that you guys are willing to share. Thanks to all and I hope someday that I can do the same for a newbie.

If you go to posts on the thread "delta kit slide hammer???" there is a three page discussion.

It's at:

viewtopic.php?f=7&t=5095&p=38112#p38112

Thanks guys for contributing to the topic. It was more of a curiousity of when the rest of the industry was popping a mini bullseye than anything. I usually just pop one if it's a crack that won't fill from the impact point. Oh and I read all the post to the slidehammer topic you mentioned. Thanks for pointing that out. I feel my repairs are top of the line and customers are always very satisfied. Overwhelmingly so if they have had one done in the past. Seems that if they have had one repaired before and the same company isn't doing it again, then they probably didn't do a very good job. Good thing about these customers is after they see a quality job after having experience with an inferior one, they usually turn into very loyal customers. Even though I feel my repairs are high quality, I can't help but to hear tricks others have learned and implement them on some practice glass. Because the truth is that there is always room for improvement for everyone. Whether it be in repairing, speed,selling,marketing,or customer service no one has mastered them all, but I feel that several have almost mastered different aspects of each one. I love taking 20 peoples different ideas and implementing them all in my business and making it my own. I feel that this forum has much to teach all. Because I guarantee you that someone on here has a secret that you don't. Thanks, again and good luck to all.