Its hard to see from the photo on the left side that in addition to a common star break, there was a piece of glass about 1/8th of an inch thick by 1/2″ round, missing. It had been sheared off when the rock hit the windshield. The customer was pleasantly surprised when there repair [...]
Repair Results
Repair results can be significantly enhanced by reporting and scheduling an appointment immediately after damage has occurred. When a rock from the road hits the windshield a small piece of the top layer of glass is literally sheared off. At the same time, some of the glass directly under the point of impact is propelled [...]
Typical Star Repair
Above is an example of windshield damage commonly known as a star. Star breaks usually have an impact point where the rock or debris has hit the windshield. The impact causes the windshield to crack forming several legs extending outward from the center. Left untreated it is not unusual for a simple star break to [...]
Windshield Cross Section
An auto windshield is comprised of three separate layers of glass that have been laminated together. When a rock from the road hits an auto windshield, it breeches the top layer of glass causing an air gap between the plastic middle layer and the top (outer) layer. Debris and glass shards from the top layer [...]
Windshield Damage Close Up
Above is a magnified photo of a common type of rock chip. this is a combination break showing a bull’s eye and a star break. Magnification show many micro-cracks that extend out in all directions. Without magnification the damage may appear less extensive giving the impression that it does not need immediate attention. One significant [...]
Cracked Windshield
Some Windshield Damage Cannot Be Repaired There are times when a repair is not possible and a windshield replacement is necessary. When a windshield crack runs into the seal of the windshield as in the photo above, a repair is not possible. The reason is that windshield repair requires that resin is injected into break [...]
Bulls Eye / Small Crack
This is a very common type of rock chip. Notice the point of impact in the center of the damage on the left side. You can see the dark area which extends out from the damage point on each side of the bulls eye. When the windshield is damaged, air, dirt and debris are forced [...]
Bulls Eye Repair 7.5.10
A quality windshield repair should result in an 85-90% reduction of the visible damage to the windshield. There will always be a slight imperfection usually in the form of a faint gray “dot” at the point of the original impact. Also, depending on the extent of the damage and that amount of time that has [...]
