are windshield repair kits worth it?

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Old Aug 23, 2008 | 10:21 AM
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I have 2 small cracks from rocks
do those repair kits with the plunger thing work?

is the only repair for this a replacement?
Old Aug 23, 2008 | 11:15 AM
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yes, they do. I used it three times
Old Aug 23, 2008 | 12:11 PM
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how do they work? sorry for somewhat stealing your thread.

fill these holes with clear jelly that hardens or what?
Old Aug 23, 2008 | 12:15 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Mog &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">how do they work? sorry for somewhat stealing your thread.

fill these holes with clear jelly that hardens or what?</TD></TR></TABLE>

Yes its some sore of clear epoxy, also if you dont feel comfortable doing it glass shops do it and its not that expensive, it takes less than 1/2 hour to do. this works on rock chips if there is an actual crack I dont know if they can help that
Old Aug 23, 2008 | 05:09 PM
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yea it's like some epoxy thing. really takes less that 30 min,
park in shade
1 clean the area
2. apply glue thing
3. let sit 5 min, apply more glue, wait 5 min
4 remove and apply the sun strip
5 park in sun and leave it their as long as possible, min 10 min
6 remove sun strip, and with a razor blade strip off excess
DONE
Old Aug 23, 2008 | 09:53 PM
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Its an ultraviolet ray reactive resin.My wife owns an autoglass biz but started working for novus doing chip repairs.If you have comprehensive coverage its usually a freebie.
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