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Step by Step guide for using Jason's Kit
Topic Started: Sep 14 2009, 09:11 PM (696 Views)
raymondvenus
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drill the repair roughly in the center where the rock hit it.

wet the suction cups of the base and place centered over the repair.

screw injector into base until large o-ring of injector touches glass and is centered over the repair.

place 7-9 drops of resin onto the repair through injector.

screw plunger down until o-ring swells.
(note: if it is difficult to push plunger into injector you may have used too much resin.
release a couple drops by slightly unscrewing injector away from glass, then when a drop or two comes out, quickly screw injector back onto glass.)

(also note: if you can screw plunger way into the injector before large o-ring starts to swell, you may need to add two drops of resin into injector. injector o-ring should swell before two full rotations. )

unscrew plunger all the way after about ten seconds and re-screw down, holding the bottom of the injector firm against the windshield so resin does not leak.

then wait two minutes or so, and then unscrew and re-screw again.

repeat about three or four times alltogether, however stubborn repairs may take up to seven cycles.

be sure to shade the repair by turning the car away from the sun, placing it in the shade of a tree, or merely covering the injector with a large shop rag.

periodicly check the progress of the repair from inside the car so you can see if it is coming out. if it is making absolutely no progress, then you did not drill enough or did not drill into the crack where the air is.

when you feel the repair is complete, remove the injector and base from the car.

place a curing strip over the repair, making sure you scoop up resin that is falling down so that resin is in the pit. this means no air bubble in the pit.

two minutes later, scrape the resin off holding the razor at a perpendicular angle to the windshield.

clean off with windex and paper towel and you are all done.

these instructions assume some previous experience with windshield repair and are not intented as a complete how-to manual for the trade.


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cool. thanks. why didn't i think of that :)
jason
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raymondvenus
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Sep 14 2009, 10:34 PM
cool. thanks. why didn't i think of that :)
jason
My first experiment failed.
I was too afraid to drill more into the crack, fearing that it would damage the crack further.
the resin failed to travel throught the crack.
It was a messy first attempt. staining the whole windshield with resin. :(
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raymondvenus
Sep 20 2009, 11:50 PM
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Sep 14 2009, 10:34 PM
cool. thanks. why didn't i think of that :)
jason
My first experiment failed.
I was too afraid to drill more into the crack, fearing that it would damage the crack further.
the resin failed to travel throught the crack.
It was a messy first attempt. staining the whole windshield with resin. :(
hey ray,

dont worry about your first experiment failing. your first twenty should go slowly from you knowing nothing and screwing up royally, to starting to learn the concept behind what you're doing. only then will you start to understand.

im not sure if you were serious about the staining of the windshield, but it cleans off pretty easily. usually glass cleaner and a rag will do it, or glass cleaner then scrap with a razor for tougher spots. just dont scrap diagonally across your pit ever. only perpendicular. diagonal to clean, perpendicular to preserve the pit.

when you say crack, do you mean you were trying to do a star that had already spread. that is a more advanced process that i myself haven't been tackling much until this year, and i've been doing repairs since 2002. start off with stuff you can cover with a small coin. one inch or less all around. drill the pit, setup the unit with 6 or 7 drops to start, and watch the repair from the inside. you might even want to find yourself a tool that creates a windshield repair for training. i dare not ever own one for fear of a dealer teasing me about creating my own work. lol.

p.s. dont be insulted if i move this thread to the tech support forums. just our last two posts i mean, so people can see the instructions when they come here, and in a seperate thread see your experiment and my advice. thanks,
jason
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polyview
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My first post here, hope it works.

Jason, thanks for your step by step approach to windshield repair to me. They are simple and very logical.
particularly on the assureance on drilling into the windshield for the first time starters.

I shall visit the junk yard this weekend to pick up a used windshield to test with to buy all that experiences I needed before drilling into my Chrysler. I wanted to be completely fool proof when I do it on my car. The next question may be how can I make similar dents and star cracks easily inside my garage?? Any pointers here?

Thanks again.

Eric
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haythere
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How do you cure the resin
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polyview,

i picked up some bullseye makers for you. i've never had them before but i plan to start stocking them now. i'll give you a deal on some since you gave me the idea. now you can create your own stars to practice on.

haythere,

the resin cures with uv light. sunlight or a 12 volt uv light will do.

jason
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polyview,

i picked up some bullseye makers for you. i've never had them before but i plan to start stocking them now. i'll give you a deal on some since you gave me the idea. now you can create your own stars to practice on.

haythere,

the resin cures with uv light. sunlight or a 12 volt uv light will do.

jason
Hi Jason,

I have picked up a VW Jetta glass from Autoglass repair shop this morning. I did went to autowreckers in Toronto and they have stacks of cars for customers to find parts but there is no way for me to remove the glass myself as there is always a car on top of it & the environment is just not workable or have the know how. Anyway, when there is a will there is a way. Finally, I got mine for free and I have just cleaned it up very nicely for my exciting experiments. Yeah, with your expert help!!

Jason, I am going to buy your kit and parts needed now. Will write to your email address with pictures. I am just not good here on how to attach pictures.

Polyview
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polyview
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Hi Jason,

I have picked up a VW Jetta glass from Autoglass repair shop this morning. I did went to autowreckers in Toronto and they have stacks of cars for customers to find parts but there is no way for me to remove the glass myself as there is always a car on top of it & the environment is just not workable or have the know how. Anyway, when there is a will there is a way. Finally, I got mine for free and I have just cleaned it up very nicely for my exciting experiments. Yeah, with your expert help!!

Jason, I am going to buy your kit and parts needed now. Will write to your email address with pictures. I am just not good here on how to attach pictures.

Polyview
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