Windshield Repair Forum

A question for you, C.Ryan. What do you consider a decent living? Some would think $30K a year is decent and some would need $100K to make ends meet. No need to really answer that but you need to ask yourself this question. Working for yourself also takes a certain type of person. You have to be a s...

I think a lot of the problem is how you apply pressure during the sand process. If you keep the pad as
flat as possible on the lens surface, it will last much longer. Edge pressure will cause the pad to come apart prematurely.

Brent Deines wrote: The best way for small business owners to avoid legal issues is to be honest and to assume responsibility for your actions.

This is the best way to live your everyday life too !!

I have a friend that owns the land at a four way stop in front of a walmart super center. He told me I could sit there for nothing but I would have to get a permit from the town hall.When I went to get the permit I was told I couldn't get one.GO FIGURE.Is there any way around this? HELP HELP HELP. ...

I'm glad to see this post on here. I need to order some new bits and lke to hear what everybody else is using. I also need to do something about my Dremel, it doesnt hold a charge at all. I get maybe 1 or 2 chips out of it before it needs to be charged. WOW, I have a Dremel I got from Delta. It's a...

Perhaps a written warranty/money back guarantee would help get retail business. Dealer work is tough now, with all the competition driving prices into the ground, plus the ability of dealers to do it themselves. I think it's worse than WSR, because HLR is seen more as a DIY type thing... and anyone...

I only use a moisture evaporator to dry out a chip prior to repair, then cool it before the repair. I never use heat while repairing because it causes the crack or chip to close and prevent resin to flow in to the crack. The closing of the crack with heat gives the illusion of a complete repair unti...

screenman wrote: Overall heat is the answer on extremely cold days, where there is a very large area of warm glass around the damage.
Flexing and cooling is a far better tool for filling those legs.

EXACTLY!!!!

Customer Service is my gig in the medical offices. I'd like to think I'm great with people and have the drive to build both fleet/corporate and personal customer bases. Just spending my time learning everything I can about how to successfully start up a business. Sounds like you may do fine in this...

pa glass wrote: Repair you can do okay by reading and seeing a video and trying it on a couple of friend's cars first and then dive in.

This statement alone, shows why this industry is full of people who can hack up a w/s repair.