Good to hear this. I have a recent chip - #4 - that needs repair. I will take it to Patsco on Westheimer and Shepherd. Hopefully that location is just as good. Actually, now that I think, there is a place on Montrose and Gray at the donut shop I can go to.
What is your point of contention, codell? When you replace your windshield you break the factory seal. Once you break it, you can't go back. Simple. Breaking the factory seal causes many problems with windshield replacement. It is the root cause. But if you have a bone of contention lets hear it.
I would humbly offer my services for the repair. But I will say this that before you go to patsco you might want to read their reviews. https://plus.google.com/100641909240786069583/about?hl=en
Do you have your own shop where you do this? Not sure which route I'm going to take with this yet, just fielding different options.
I'm a mobile windshield repair. I come to you. And yes I work in the houston area. At the very least I could come by and advise you what I think about it. I am an honest guy that does honest work as my customers will attest to. If you decide you don't want to go through me, that's no sweat either. And yes I go through the insurance as well.
I guess, first, please explain the difference between a urethane seal done properly by a glass company and a "factory" urethane seal that is done during vehicle assembly. Second, please explain what you mean by "once you break the factory seal, you can't go back". Are you implying that somehow the pinchweld flange that the w/shield seats on is somehow ruined once a factory windshield is removed?
Correct. Please don't show me respect by capitalizing by name Kam! PS - Damnit, it's not "Code 2" no matter what DrofDunk would tell you.
the difference is that a factory seal is done in a dust free environment, and in optimal conditions, whereas a glass company is working in a dusty shop. Once you break that seal it will never completely have the same dust free seal. It's impossible. secondly, I mentioned in a previous post that windshield replacement is an inexact science, but I should have said it is an art form. I won't argue that there are people out there that are good at what they do (just like in anything) and if you get a good tech and all the conditions line up then maybe you can get close to a factory seal with a replacement, but the average I suspect is low. when you got guys putting in f150 windshields for 79 dollars, where are the margins for the guys that have experience and do good work but can't make a dollar because hacks drive down prices. like I said, you should approach windshield replacement with extreme caution, is my point.
It's not DrofDunk...his name is Dr of Dunk. I can't really explain the shift key and spaces thing, but I will spell his name correctly, nonetheless. Let me try Dr Of Dunk oopps...give one more try... Dr of Dunk yes... Spoiler
the dude is a grizzlies fan. he said Gay would be the next ummmm ... whatever player, I can't remember.
Factory windshields are installed in a dust free environment? Again, where are you getting this from? Are you saying that car assembly lines are some sort of sterile environment, free of contaminants? Dust has nothing to do with anything here. Standard protocol for a windshield replacement is to clean the mounting surfaces (the pinchweld flange and windshield), apply a urethane primer, apply a urethane adhesive and then seat the windshield. In my career, which has involved thousands and thousands of glass removal and/or replacements, the ones that came back with your alleged wind noise/water leak is probably less than 1%. It's not even remotely considered much of a risk in the industry. There is never a hesitation to do it. Your profession of a windshield repair is a perfectly legitimate one. I don't think you need to disparage another perfectly acceptable and safe operation in order to promote your industry though. Makes you look like a used car salesman.
codell, my point is not to smear the whole industry of windshield replacement, but to point out that there are real pitfalls to replacement. this video is from The Automotive Glass Replacement Safety Standards (AGRSS®) Council Inc. highlights what I have been saying. <script type='text/javascript' src='http://CBSSAC.images.worldnow.com/interface/js/WNVideo.js?rnd=375288;hostDomain=video.sacramento.cbslocal.com;playerWidth=385;playerHeight=288;isShowIcon=true;clipId=7179290;flvUri=;partnerclipid=;adTag=News;advertisingZone=CBS.SAC%252Fworldnowplayer;enableAds=true;landingPage=;islandingPageoverride=false;playerType=STANDARD_EMBEDDEDscript_EMBEDDEDscript;controlsType=fixed'></script><a href="http://video.sacramento.cbslocal.com" title=""></a>All windshield replacements need at the least to be agrss certified or I'd walk away from the job. codell, if you are agrss certifed, then by all means you know what you are talking about. But for the millions of people that get roped into these windshield replacement hack jobs, I am simply pointing out a fact of our industry that they need to know about.
I think the point you should be making is, windshield replacement, windshield repair, or any other industry for that matter has un/underqualified employees who can make a perfectly safe/legitimate task go wrong. Having a windshield replaced by a qualified/trained installer carries almost zero risk. I am sure you would agree with that.
You could just do it yourself for about $5. The cracks are really hard to do yourself because you actually have to flex the glass back and forth with pressure to allow the resin in. Whatever you do get it fixed fast because those cracks spread fast.
