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Ribenapigeon
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PostPosted: 16:15 - 21 Apr 2021    Post subject: Windscreen chip repair kits, any good? Reply with quote
I have a chip in the cars windscreen, are home chip repair kits like this any good? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Crack-Premium-Windscreen-Repair-Kit-DIY-Chip-Windshield-Auto-Glass-Windscreen-/114366131233?_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49286

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PostPosted: 17:27 - 21 Apr 2021    Post subject: Reply with quote
I used a Halfords version a few months ago. My repair was by no means invisible but it passed the MOT and the chip hasn’t developed into the normally inevitable crack.
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PostPosted: 18:15 - 21 Apr 2021    Post subject: Reply with quote
At that price you haven't really anything to lose unless it is right in your sight line and interferes with your vision. If it's that case I suppose I'd go for a professional repair.
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PostPosted: 18:36 - 21 Apr 2021    Post subject: Reply with quote
Cheers I'll give one a go.
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PostPosted: 20:03 - 21 Apr 2021    Post subject: Reply with quote
Basically you're filling the crack with clear rubber. Make sure the area is clean and free of grit, works well with "crater" impacts more than actual cracks.
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PostPosted: 20:06 - 21 Apr 2021    Post subject: Reply with quote
Easy-X wrote:
Basically you're filling the crack with clear rubber. Make sure the area is clean and free of grit, works well with "crater" impacts more than actual cracks.


It's as crater about 2.5mm
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PostPosted: 06:53 - 22 Apr 2021    Post subject: Reply with quote
Any blokes with works vans for windscreen repair near you? If there are might be worth asking them if they want to earn a little cash. My last chip got fixed for £10.
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PostPosted: 08:40 - 22 Apr 2021    Post subject: Reply with quote
Why not just get it done properly?
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PostPosted: 16:47 - 22 Apr 2021    Post subject: Reply with quote
Islander wrote:
Why not just get it done properly?


Properly meaning someone does the same thing but with a vacuum pump and costs me twice as much.
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PostPosted: 16:55 - 22 Apr 2021    Post subject: Reply with quote
Ribenapigeon wrote:
Islander wrote:
Why not just get it done properly?


Properly meaning someone does the same thing but with a vacuum pump and costs me twice as much.


But comes with a guarantee, will be to a professional standard, and isn't likely to fail.
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What can I say, I'm cheap Laughing
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PostPosted: 17:22 - 22 Apr 2021    Post subject: Reply with quote
Islander wrote:
Why not just get it done properly?

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PostPosted: 18:34 - 22 Apr 2021    Post subject: Reply with quote
Kawasaki Jimbo wrote:
Islander wrote:
Why not just get it done properly?

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Yes but Ribenapigeon. Wink Laughing
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I had a loud impact noise last week sounding like a stone hitting my windscreen. Nothing visible. 2 miles or so later a fantastic crack a foot long leapt across my field of vision. Bollocks! I doubt that’ll be fixable by a DIY kit....
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PostPosted: 06:58 - 23 Apr 2021    Post subject: Reply with quote
Check your insurance for glass cover, chips can cost less than £20.
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1198 wrote:
I had a loud impact noise last week sounding like a stone hitting my windscreen. Nothing visible. 2 miles or so later a fantastic crack a foot long leapt across my field of vision. Bollocks! I doubt that’ll be fixable by a DIY kit....


Use the tired and rusted Ribenapigeon Bodge it an' Scarper method.

Stretch a sheet of Stretch and Seal over it.

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Super glue. Thumbs Up
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PostPosted: 12:56 - 23 Apr 2021    Post subject: Reply with quote
Polarbear wrote:
Super glue Glass Bond. Thumbs Up


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PostPosted: 15:08 - 25 Apr 2021    Post subject: Reply with quote
Islander wrote:

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Yes but Ribenapigeon. Wink Laughing


Your right, I have enough already.
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