Windshield Repair Forum

I have a basic American Kit w/ a bridge/ uv light/ drill/ and have been doing fine. I have never used a uv blocker, or an evaportor and haven't ran into any problems are they really that important? If so what are you guys using?I don't work on cracks longer than 6in either (I'm assuming thats when they come in handy) am I leaving money on the hood ? In terms of percentage how many cracks longer than a 6inches account for monthly invoices?
Thanks,
Rich

hpw long have you been doing repairs?

Our Glass wrote:hpw long have you been doing repairs?

About 6 months

Why would you want to chance it without a UV shield? Once that resin sets up it is game over, you can't reverse it and re-repairs are not pretty. I use to not use my evaporator that much but the more I read this forum i decided to start using it almost all the time. I can't tell you how many customers I have had go wash their car right before I show up. Guess I need to remember to tell them to not do that. Get both, it is cheap insurance to make sure you are performing optimal repairs for your clients.

All it takes is a little moisture left at the end of the crack to cause it to spread later on.

I noticed DK has their moisture evaporator on closeout.Are there problems with this unit and better 1 will replace it?

The only difference between the tools is the plug.

DS100

DS101

Use caution with these evaporator tools. Do not leave them plugged into your power source while in your vehicle. If something gets stacked on top of it causing the button to be pushed down it could cause a fire! Very big design flaw in my opinion. There needs to be some type of safety, button lock or cover to prevent accidental engagement of the power button!

I replaced the plug on mine,when the wires broke inside because of repeated flexing and rolling it up for storage between repairs. Today I took the tool apart and cleaned the contacts on the switch. I was at a job and it wouldnt work. Works ok now that the contacts are cleaned.
I replaced the screw in front of the switch with a philips head 8-32 X 1 1/4", since the original screw has a weird looking head and I had to use vice grips to grab it..

I also replaced the plug with a more durable plug and also changed out the cord with a softer rubber, that has way more flexibility. The added 2ft on the lenth helps quite a bit.

Surely the safety bit is you unplug it, never had a problem with it getting hot when it is not plugged in.

No UV shield and no dry out tools, not one of the major replacement companies that are doing repairs are you?

Without those two tools you must have been extremely lucky to turn out what we call quality repairs, too find perfectly dry damage on a day with no UV I would love that to happen maybe just once to see what it was like, mind you I would still dry it out. Invest in the tools to do the job properly, you should not regret it.

We have run tests and find water still in breaks up to one week after they were exposed to moisture, if in doubt dry it out.