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Old Jan 21, 2008 | 03:16 PM
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Default Windshield Rock Chip repair

I have two very tiny rock chips that are rather annoying to look at

I have seen those windshield repair kits but does anyone if you still notice the small "nick" once its filled ?

I'm thinking there probably isnt much i can do but I wasn't sure.

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Old Jan 21, 2008 | 03:26 PM
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short answer- they aren't perfect!

also, if you see any cracks in the glass, jUst replace it.
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Old Jan 21, 2008 | 03:52 PM
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These are real tiny. Not spidered at all. Sounds like I iwill be living with it if filling it will still show.
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Old Jan 21, 2008 | 04:47 PM
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I've had two chips repaired by a mobile chip repair company that I do printing for. I can see where the chips were filled, but it looks better than it did.
Leaving them unfilled can allow them to start spidering. Filling them might leave a mark, but it could possibly prevent you from having to replace the windshield more quickly than you might anticipate.
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Old Jan 21, 2008 | 05:48 PM
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They work if the person doing them knows what they're doing. I've seen good repairs and bad ones.
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Old Jan 22, 2008 | 04:32 AM
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Originally Posted by AP2autox,Jan 21 2008, 06:48 PM
They work if the person doing them knows what they're doing. I've seen good repairs and bad ones.
I have seen some of those Resins one can buy for $30.00 or so but I was not sure how well they hide tiny "BullsEyes" like the size of "two pen tips" put together. Small yet annoying.
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Old Jan 22, 2008 | 10:01 AM
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Ive had a small chip professionally fixed but i can still see little trace of it. Definately better than before but I guess you can expect the same with the DIY kits.
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Old Jan 25, 2008 | 09:41 PM
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I just did a chip the other day. About the size of a half dollar maybe even bigger. Customer insisted on getting it done. Anyways long story short is you can barely tell it was there.
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