Windshield rock ding
Hi, I got a small rock ding in the windshield a couple of weeks ago that I think can be fixed. A quarter will cover it, so it's not very big...yet! I was quoted $65 to fix it, or, the glass co...
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My 08 Itasca received a 3/8” rock chip in the windshield a few years ago. After driving about 30,000 miles with no increase in the chip size, I decided to see how well the repair could be.
I heard good things about Safelite on this forum, so I called them. They wanted around $100 plus around $15 for “tools and materials”.
My insurance company (State Farm) said it would be no cost to me (and no premium increase) and my insurance rep also said Safelite was good, so they connected me for an appointment.
The insurance company said I had to be satisfied with the repair, Safelite initially said that the chip would be 80% gone when they were done.
The tech came to my house and said that the chip would still be 80% visible after the repair but I told him to go ahead anyway.
After 45 minutes, the repair was done, supposedly cured by UV. The chip looked much better: only a shadow of its circumference and a spot in the middle where I assume the resin was injected. The rep said that the spot might clear after the wipers are used over time.
Instead of waiting, I tried Meguiars #9 swirl remover with a foam pad at 1200 rpm. Not much change but I wished I had the repair done a long time ago. It was in the passenger’s line of sight and was a blem on a number of through-the-windshield photos.
Summary: At least for now the chip is much less visible than before.
Pics: the chip is near the top center, the other spots are minor pits.
http://s1318.photobucket.com/user/spotrot/media/RV%20Problems/chipafter_zps6d974234.jpg.html
http://i1318.photobucket.com/albums/t652/spotrot/RV%20Problems/chipafter_zps6d974234.jpg
I heard good things about Safelite on this forum, so I called them. They wanted around $100 plus around $15 for “tools and materials”.
My insurance company (State Farm) said it would be no cost to me (and no premium increase) and my insurance rep also said Safelite was good, so they connected me for an appointment.
The insurance company said I had to be satisfied with the repair, Safelite initially said that the chip would be 80% gone when they were done.
The tech came to my house and said that the chip would still be 80% visible after the repair but I told him to go ahead anyway.
After 45 minutes, the repair was done, supposedly cured by UV. The chip looked much better: only a shadow of its circumference and a spot in the middle where I assume the resin was injected. The rep said that the spot might clear after the wipers are used over time.
Instead of waiting, I tried Meguiars #9 swirl remover with a foam pad at 1200 rpm. Not much change but I wished I had the repair done a long time ago. It was in the passenger’s line of sight and was a blem on a number of through-the-windshield photos.
Summary: At least for now the chip is much less visible than before.
Pics: the chip is near the top center, the other spots are minor pits.
http://s1318.photobucket.com/user/spotrot/media/RV%20Problems/chipafter_zps6d974234.jpg.html
http://i1318.photobucket.com/albums/t652/spotrot/RV%20Problems/chipafter_zps6d974234.jpg
