Windscreen chip repair |
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Windshield Plus™ does a great job with rock chip repair and can get you back on the road in around 20-30 minutes.
A repair will not make the broken glass disappear, but will keep the chip from cracking further. Most insurance companies encourage repairs by ignoring your deductable and allowing us to bill them in full for your repair. Widshield Plus will provide you with our "band-aid" to cover and protect any future chip untill we can repair them. |
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| windscreen chip repair |
Windscreen Repairs are for the repair of laminated glass only. You do not need to determine if the windscreen is laminated, if it is chipped or cracked it must be laminated, the older toughened windscreen does not chip; it shatters into thousands of pieces.
The repair process works by injecting a liquid acrylic resin into the damaged glass. The resin is cured by the use of long wave ultra violet light. |
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After curing, what the repair will do is as follows.
- It will restore the strength to the damaged glass. BS AU251:1994 is the relevant British standard for measuring the performance of windscreen repair equipment and copies are available from BSI if required. Esprit have passed BS AU251:1994 and the Australian/New Zealand standard AS/NZS 2366.2:1999.
- Cosmetic improvement. Repairs restore the optical or cosmetic appearance. The size of the blemish left is a function of the severity of the initial damage.
- Durability. Repairs are permanent and the vehicle can be washed or driven immediately after repair.
- Heated windscreens can be repaired in exactly the same manner as ordinary windscreens.
- Tinted windscreens or tinted top band areas can be repaired in the same manner as plain windscreens. The "colour" is in the PVB interlayer not the glass. The glass picks up the colour from the interlayer, the repair resin will do exactly the same.
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Glass chip repair |
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The natural vibration of your car in motion, as well as environmental elements means that windshield chips will inevitably turn into large cracks. Your windscreen should be repaired as soon as possible to avoid this. |
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Benefits of repairing your windscreen: |
- Save time
- Save money by not having it replaced
- Maintain your car’s roadworthy certificate
- Repair is better for the environment than having to replace an entire windscreen Our mobile “Windshield Plus™” service team will diagnose the damage no matter your location. If a replacement is necessary, we will organize a time and place for the service that is convenient to you.
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How we repair your windscreen |
Windshield Plus™ use world class technology to repair windscreen damage up to 10mm long or the size of a 50 paise coin. |
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Types of windscreen damage |
Australian standards specify the maximum repairable damage size, which varies depending on the location and the equipment used to complete the repair. |
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The windscreen is divided into 2 main areas: |
- Critical Vision Area (CVA)
- Primary vision Area (PVA)
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Types of damage |
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| Types of damage |
Within CVA |
Within PVA |
| Crack |
25mm |
100mm |
| Star |
15mm |
30mm |
| Horseshoe |
10mm |
25mm |
| Bullseye |
10mm |
20mm |
| Crater |
2mm |
5mm |
| Combination |
As above for each type of damage |
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If your windscreen chip exceeds the sizes above,”Windshield Plus™” will replace your windscreen at the location of your choice. |
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