Auto glass repair, also known as rock chip repair or chip repair, is a process that “fixes” your existing vehicle glass. Most windshields and some side windows can be repaired.
To repair a chip in a broken windshield, a technician will first clean the break to rid it of contaminants, water and dirt. Whether or not the repair will be successful is highly dependent on how much of that material is in the break. The faster you can have a chip repair done, the more likely it will be successful, because there will be less time for the break to be filled with contaminants, water or dirt.
Once the break has been cleaned up, the technician will fill it with a curable resin. Then, he will use ultraviolet light or another method to help cure the resin. Most windshield repairs are so successful that it is difficult to notice them; some are not. There will always be a minimum degree of diffraction that is sometimes barely perceptible and other times not acceptable. Your repair technician can review your options before the work is undertaken.
Windshield repair should not be attempted in certain areas of the windshield, or if certain conditions exist. For example, if the damage falls in the area that the driver’s windshield wiper sweeps over, it is generally not a candidate for repair.
