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Tech Tip

With a few extra precautions, you can perform great repairs even in the toughest of weather conditions. If you are performing repairs outdoors during the winter, you should be warming the glass and removing moisture on every repair. I recommend warming the glass to between 70° and 90° degrees for best results. Make sure you warm the glass slowly. When glass is cold, it doesn’t respond well to sudden temperature changes, so be careful. Instead of using the defrost on high, try turning the heat down or better yet, use the heater and warm the entire interior of the car. If you are using some sort of heating device, make sure to warm the entire area around the break slowly and evenly. Also, one thing that many technicians overlook is their equipment and resin. Make sure your resin and injector are not too cold. Many windshields have cracked out from applying cold resin on a warm windshield.

 

Make sure to check for moisture. Carefully flex the break with your probe and look for moisture movement. Often a repair that has a lot of moisture or liquid contamination will appear partly filled. If it has been raining recently or if there is dew present on the windshield, odds are there is moisture present. If you aren’t sure, then you need to treat the break as if it has moisture in it. The most effective tool I have used to get rid of moisture is a moisture evaporator. It is a tool designed specifically for the windshield repair technician and is far less likely to crack out a windshield than heat guns or mini torches. Always remember if you have any questions to call into Delta Kits, Inc. at 800.548.8332 Also, there is a wealth of information on our windshield repair forum! Please visit it at www.windshield-repair-forum.com

Author: Korey Gobin

06-28-2010

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