Windshield Repair Forum

Tell the people you work with that you do WSR.
Do a repair in the workplace parking lot, even a free one to get the ball rolling.

Do a little searching on Ebay and order one from a source in the USA for about $6. That way you receive it in a few days.
I usually take 5 or 6 photos ( you have to get quite close and hold the camera level.) and keep the best one.

For those members who would like to buy a closeup lens:
The following link shows the type of lens kit I used.
I paid about $10


http://www.ebay.com/itm/like/2221237498 ... noapp=true

The lens kit has several different lenses and I just used the macro lens and discarded the rest.

How about this one ?

If the resin didn't look like it was flowing, I would have drilled it and popped a bullseye to create a pathway for the resin. I have a little macro lens which clips onto my smartphone and allows me to take a closeup photo of the chip before I begin the repair. You can always refer to the "before" p...

People do tip me.
I don't do insurance work.
I would never ask for a tip or mention tips.
If you do a job and need more money for the repair, then just raise your prices.

I notice that one kit has a slide hammer and the other has a spring hammer. I prefer the slide hammer because I feel that it does not strike the glass as hard as the spring hammer. I have a spring hammer too, but I just use it as a probe. If you drill to the proper depth, the glass at the bottom of ...

The windshield is already damaged. The purpose of repair is to stop the damage from spreading so you don't need a new windshield, and an added bonus is that cosmetically it will also look 80 to 90 % better after the repair is completed. You don't go out and buy a new tire every time you get a flat d...

I have 31 five star reviews on yelp. Customers mostly tell me they found me on Yelp and then called me because I have such stellar reviews. Its great word of mouth advertising. Some people find me on on Google too." Yelp calls me once in a while and tries to up sell me, but I tell them I am happy wi...

Maybe it was a chip which some other WSR guy had previously repaired and you were just looking at the scar left after the repair.