Windshield Repair Forum

I know this is a delta kits site, But can I please hear the pro`s an con`s on Glasweld products. Ready to buy my kit. In my area almost all the companies doing glass repairs use glasweld kits. any help please.........

It does good repairs, But I find it hard to use, especially when you have to stretch, you need to be superman to pull a vaccum... Wish I had three hands two to hold it down and one to pull with... Very expensive compared to many systems... Next time I will buy Delta...

We love our glas weld injectors. They pull lots of vacuum compared to the others. No regrets here. I am always looking to buy more of these injectors so if anyone else here is going to so call trade up? Let me know. The glas weld does excellent repairs.

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Edited by: deltakits at: 3/10/03 5:17:58 am

I bought the glasweld deluxe kit after checking out all different kinds of equipment. I talked to so many people that loved the equipment, I felt that I was getting some of the best w/s repair equipment available. I ended up selling it on ebay (at a huge loss) because I couldn't make even one good repair on a practice windshield, and cracked two other windshields for people I was trying to repair for. It was hard to see the repair around the tripod legs, and when I'd pull a vacuum, the legs would pop off, so I had to start over. Then, if I wasn't careful when I released the injector after pulling a vacuum, it would slam down onto the windshield--that's how I cracked them. After trying glasweld I bought a used Glass Technology eliminator (at a steal of a price) and did perfect repairs every time. When I sold my detail van I was planning to keep my eliminator, but the guy who bought the van wanted to buy it from me since I already had "windshield repair" graphics painted on the van. I'm hoping I don't have to spend a fortune to get more equipment, but I have to say that I wouldn't go with glasweld again. I've narrowed it down to delta, us windshield, and liquid resins--or bite the bullet and get another eliminator!

autocosmetics,

I use Glass Technology's VP 5000. It is a great machine too, and I also have their 20-20 system, and I like that one also. The VP 5000 does everything the eliminator does except it isnt computerized. Every once in a while one goes up on E-bay, and you can get a good deal.

I agree with auto cosmetics, Its hard to see around the tripod, and the legs sometimes pop off the glass, Ive had the same problems, Its hard to get a feeling for this device, If you screw the injecter in too far you can tighten up the break making it hard for the resin to flow into the legs, you can also make it pop off, If its not screwed in enough the injector feels lose... Unlike Autocosmetics I didnt crack any glass, Glasweld told me to hold on to the plunger and let it down slowly, my repairs come out fine... I see guys using really cheap devices and getting good results, so I do agree with someones comments about it being the skill of the repair tech, that seems close to the truth...

I have down several thousand windshield chips with my Delta Kits equipment and have never had an issue with ANY portion of my repair or equipment. Except the time I dropped one from a distance and it broke a small plastic piece, which they sent me a new one. It is by far the easiest to use and the suction to the window is basically unbreakable without a direct intention to break the seal. Without a doubt it is the best equipment out there ... I own over 50 of them and have 15 people that work for me using them. tghey have 4 each and I wouldn't use any other system ... even when someone comes from a different company and had their own tools I retrained them on my tools since they never wear out and do not break down.

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