Simple repair of a chip on a car windshield, accessible to every car owner

Small chips often appear on the windshield from impacts from pebbles. This spoils the appearance of the car and interferes with normal visibility. To eliminate such defects, special repair kits are used, but in order for them to work well, they must be used correctly. Let's look at how to repair windshields with such kits.
Simple repair of a chip on a car windshield

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Simple repair of a chip on a car windshield

Repair of chips


Glass restoration should be carried out in the shade in cool weather, since the active repair composition hardens under the influence of ultraviolet light. The problematic area of ​​the glass is degreased and wiped dry.
Simple repair of a chip on a car windshield

On the inside of the car opposite the chip, plain paper is glued with electrical tape. It allows you to make the defect more contrasting and noticeable. On the outside of the glass around the chip you need to stick an outline of electrical tape to get a 10x10 cm window.It will stop leaks of repair fluid.
Simple repair of a chip on a car windshield

Using the pin included in the repair kit, you need to clean out the chip. Small glass fragments are removed from it.
Simple repair of a chip on a car windshield

A limiting gasket is glued to the glass around the chip, very similar to double-sided tape. It is important to stick it on the correct side, as indicated in the instructions.
Simple repair of a chip on a car windshield

Simple repair of a chip on a car windshield

The protective layer is torn off from the top of the gasket and the filler injector is glued onto it.
Simple repair of a chip on a car windshield

Simple repair of a chip on a car windshield

The repair polymer is squeezed out of the tube into the injector neck. Even if the chip is small, you need to fill in almost all the glue.
Simple repair of a chip on a car windshield

Simple repair of a chip on a car windshield

The syringe from the kit is inserted into the injector, and its valve is pulled out to its full length to create a vacuum. There is a metal bracket on the syringe stops that allows you to fix the piston at the far mark so that it does not return back.
Simple repair of a chip on a car windshield

Simple repair of a chip on a car windshield

If you remove the background paper from the inside of the glass, you can see air bubbles rising from the chip. To improve their release, you need to lightly tap the glass in the area of ​​damage. The bubbles should come out in about 10-20 minutes.
Simple repair of a chip on a car windshield

After this, the syringe is removed to release the vacuum and returned to the injector. Its piston is pressed down and fixed with a bracket at the first mark. This creates pressure that forces the polymer into the cavities of the chip. It is enough to hold the syringe for another 10-20 minutes.
Simple repair of a chip on a car windshield

The syringe, injector and gasket are removed from the glass using a blade.
Simple repair of a chip on a car windshield

A little of the remaining polymer is added to the cracks that diverge from the chip.
Simple repair of a chip on a car windshield

A transparent film from the kit is placed over the chip.
Simple repair of a chip on a car windshield

Squeeze out the remains with a blade.
Simple repair of a chip on a car windshield

The car is rolled out into the sun, where the composition polymerizes under the influence of light passing through the film. Usually the instructions recommend drying for 15 minutes, but it is better to wait 1 hour.
After the polymer hardens, the film is cut off along with the glue beads.
Simple repair of a chip on a car windshield

Simple repair of a chip on a car windshield

The composition should remain only in the chip itself. Next, the restored glass is polished.
Simple repair of a chip on a car windshield

Simple repair of a chip on a car windshield

Using a repair kit allows you to almost completely hide the chip. If you don’t know where it was, then the defect is completely invisible.

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  1. S.V.Petrov
    #1 S.V.Petrov Guests 19 July 2019 21:35
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    In winter, cracks appeared from the adhesive area.
    The master glued it using exactly this method.