my first repairs
Posted: May 31st, 2012, 8:44 pm
Hello to everyone!
I thought I might tell you how my practice repairs went today. It was the first time I had ever tried it. My very first repair I believe I got a 90% improvement. It was very difficult to spot when finished. My second one was not as good but not terrilbe. My third one was a half moon or an arc shaped crack. I drilled in the middle and started the injection. At one end there was a spot that absolutely would not fill. At the other end an air bubble would move during the pressure and injection cycles. I basically chased that air bubble around. It would go to the injector seal but never go out. These first three repairs were on my practice windshield. My fourth repair was on me and my Dad's business vehicle. When I started the injection cycle on the star or combination break the legs would not fill. I called Delta Kits and while I was on the phone my Dad was talking to the vehicles previous owner. He said that one had been repaired once. He had had another tech look at it and he could tell that someone had tried to fix it before so he left it alone. I didn't know this so that explained why the legs would not fill. The most I could do was put pit resin on it cure, scrape, and polish. My fifth repair was a star or "batwing" break on my parent's car. I put the injector on it and it would not fill. I drilled it and it filled very well. I think I got an 85% improvement on that one.
I thought I might tell you how my practice repairs went today. It was the first time I had ever tried it. My very first repair I believe I got a 90% improvement. It was very difficult to spot when finished. My second one was not as good but not terrilbe. My third one was a half moon or an arc shaped crack. I drilled in the middle and started the injection. At one end there was a spot that absolutely would not fill. At the other end an air bubble would move during the pressure and injection cycles. I basically chased that air bubble around. It would go to the injector seal but never go out. These first three repairs were on my practice windshield. My fourth repair was on me and my Dad's business vehicle. When I started the injection cycle on the star or combination break the legs would not fill. I called Delta Kits and while I was on the phone my Dad was talking to the vehicles previous owner. He said that one had been repaired once. He had had another tech look at it and he could tell that someone had tried to fix it before so he left it alone. I didn't know this so that explained why the legs would not fill. The most I could do was put pit resin on it cure, scrape, and polish. My fifth repair was a star or "batwing" break on my parent's car. I put the injector on it and it would not fill. I drilled it and it filled very well. I think I got an 85% improvement on that one.