TO DRILL A CHIP FOR A REPAIR

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Just try doing repairs without drilling for a week or so unless you need to pop a bullseye
I Have tried it. I have done a whole passel of repairs.
I don't like having to drill thru wet resin when the break doesn't want to fill completely . The resin makes the burr slip instead of cutting.
I don't drill 100% of chips, but I do drill a high percentage of them.
Thank you for the suggestion.
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I clean with a drill, I do not drill many repairs. It is also I imagine 20+ years since I had to drill into a wet repair to fill it, there is after all a better method in my opinion.
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Drilling isnt my first thought when a repair isnt filling correctly so drilling into wet resin never comes into play for me. In fact, drilling into wet uncured resin seems like something I would never do. Flexing, running through more pressure and vac cycles, etc. and PATIENCE usually does the trick. If it came down to no other alternatives, I would probably cure first and then go back and drill and fill a problem area. I don't recall ever drilling into the impact point with wet uncured resin.
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Can someone give me the steps for a non drilled repair for both bulleye and star chips?
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Same steps as any ordinary repair minus the drill. Use scribe if needed to clean out impact point then do repair.
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So I can just go straight to the bridge and insert resin? I am gonna try this out today. Thanks
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cracksout wrote:So I can just go straight to the bridge and insert resin? I am gonna try this out today. Thanks
Please let us all know how it works out for you.
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clearquest wrote:PATIENCE usually does the trick.
How many hours or minutes ?
Why would you cure an air spot before drilling into it?
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I clean the WS outside and inside only: Sometimes I might clean driver window and mirror depending on time:
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I clean the WS outside and inside only: Sometimes I might clean driver window and mirror depending on time:
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