anyone ever used this-permatex window repair

[calvinnnnnnnnn]

http://www.amazon.com/Permatex-09103-Windshield-Repair-Kit/dp/B000ALJ4MY

experiences with these? my car has two rock chips, both size of a pea.
how do these products work?
edit:
or does anyone have good experiences with a different product?

 

[JustinH]

Yes, Walmart has a kit by a different name, but it is the same concept.

It will fill the chips fine, but the glass will be blurry in that spot.

I think the name of the walmart kit is "fix a chip".

It comes with resin, a magnifing glass paper (for drying in the sun), and the suction cup applicator.

 

[SrDriver]

If you have full coverage insurance, most insurance companies will cover the windshield repair free of charge and a professional will do a better job that those kits.

It is worth checking into.

I have done it before.

 

[5150ds]

Originally Posted By: SrDriver
If you have full coverage insurance, most insurance companies will cover the windshield repair free of charge and a professional will do a better job that those kits.

It is worth checking into.

I have done it before.


+1

 

[calvinnnnnnnnn]

state farm does not offer that in California

 

[JHZR2]

I've used them, they work well to stabilize the chip so it doesn't turn into a crack.

 

[Rhymingmechanic]

I used that kit on a pretty bad bullseye/star combination almost five years ago, and the damage hasn't spread. It's worth a try, especially if insurance won't cover the repair.

 

[JustinH]

Originally Posted By: SrDriver
If you have full coverage insurance, most insurance companies will cover the windshield repair free of charge and a professional will do a better job that those kits.

It is worth checking into.

I have done it before.


It depends what you are fixing. If you have a chip or a star, then it is simple enough to do it yourself.

When you get into a crack larger than half an inch or so, I would let a pro do it.

I had a small crack quickly spread across the entire windshield one winter morning.