What is the best steps to make sure you get all of the air out of your repairs?
Chris,
WiseCrack Windshield Repairs
Portland, OR
Air in Chips.
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Anonymous
Air in Chips.
WiseCrackWR,
1.make sure you have a good seal and air cannot be introduced to the break during your repair.
2.make sure your resin is not airated.
3.make sure you draw a good vaccum during your 1st. vaccum cycle and every cycle. The first will usually remove most of the air with stuborn pockets being removed with your additional vaccum cycles.
4.make sur you store your pit resin is stored upside down to help minimize air pockets during application.
5.if you do get an air pocket, try to draw it to the surface with a needle.
6. cure thoroughly.
Pay it foward,
Brian
www.safeglasstechnologies.com
[email]"info@safeglasstechnologies.com"[/email][/email]
1.make sure you have a good seal and air cannot be introduced to the break during your repair.
2.make sure your resin is not airated.
3.make sure you draw a good vaccum during your 1st. vaccum cycle and every cycle. The first will usually remove most of the air with stuborn pockets being removed with your additional vaccum cycles.
4.make sur you store your pit resin is stored upside down to help minimize air pockets during application.
5.if you do get an air pocket, try to draw it to the surface with a needle.
6. cure thoroughly.
Pay it foward,
Brian
www.safeglasstechnologies.com
[email]"info@safeglasstechnologies.com"[/email][/email]
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Anonymous
Re: Air in Chips.
Thank you Brian for the insight.
Should all of the air be removed in order for strucural integrity to be implied to the repair? How would you use a needle? and how many vaccum cycles should one do on a repair?
Should all of the air be removed in order for strucural integrity to be implied to the repair? How would you use a needle? and how many vaccum cycles should one do on a repair?
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Anonymous
Air in Chips.
WiseCrackWR,
You asked,
1.Should all of the air be removed in order for strucural integrity to be implied to the repair?
Yes, an air pocket is a weak spot. Think of a home foundation of brick and mortar composition with an area with no mortar.
2.How would you use a needle?
Well you would only be able to use a needle inthe pit area or drilled area.
3.How many vaccum cycles should one do on a repair?
Well, the most correct answer would be as many as it takes to remove all the air pockets. What I have found for most of the repairs I do it is approx. 4.
Hope this helps.
Pay it foward,
Brian
www.safeglasstechnologies.com
[email]"info@safeglasstechnologies.com"[/email][/email]
You asked,
1.Should all of the air be removed in order for strucural integrity to be implied to the repair?
Yes, an air pocket is a weak spot. Think of a home foundation of brick and mortar composition with an area with no mortar.
2.How would you use a needle?
Well you would only be able to use a needle inthe pit area or drilled area.
3.How many vaccum cycles should one do on a repair?
Well, the most correct answer would be as many as it takes to remove all the air pockets. What I have found for most of the repairs I do it is approx. 4.
Hope this helps.
Pay it foward,
Brian
www.safeglasstechnologies.com
[email]"info@safeglasstechnologies.com"[/email][/email]
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Anonymous
Re: Air in Chips.
Ok, I am probably being a pain the the butt; however, I just want to feel more confident with my work. So with that said, How long do your vaccum cycles last?
I appreciate all of your helpj. It's people like you who make a difference and I do thank you very much!!
Chris
WiseCrack Windshield Repairs
I appreciate all of your helpj. It's people like you who make a difference and I do thank you very much!!
Chris
WiseCrack Windshield Repairs
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Anonymous
Air in chips.
WiseCrackWR,
You are not by any means being a pain in the butt.
I first reccomend you follow your manufacturers guidelines until you figure out what works best for you. With that said I usually pull a 2 minute 1st vaccum cycle with 30 sec to 1 minute subsequent vaccum cycles. I vary time and quantity of vaccum cycles based on how each individual repair is going.
I hope this helps.
Pay it foward,
Brian
www.safeglasstechnologies.com
[email]"info@safeglasstechnologies.com"[/email][/email]
You are not by any means being a pain in the butt.
I first reccomend you follow your manufacturers guidelines until you figure out what works best for you. With that said I usually pull a 2 minute 1st vaccum cycle with 30 sec to 1 minute subsequent vaccum cycles. I vary time and quantity of vaccum cycles based on how each individual repair is going.
I hope this helps.
Pay it foward,
Brian
www.safeglasstechnologies.com
[email]"info@safeglasstechnologies.com"[/email][/email]
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