Windshield replacement is costlier than repairing a windshield chip in your vehicle. Conducting a stone chip windshield repair before the cracks are filled with materials composed of such granules. The windshield chip is drilled, while cracks in it are vacuumed. A resin compound is injected with a syringe in the windshield chip. The resin replaces the air trapped in the cracks. It is then cured by ultraviolet light to harden it into a molecular bond that restores the integrity of the windshield. Extra resin is scraped away and the treated area is polished, till it merges with the glass around it. Refractive characteristics or the opacity of the resin is the same as that of the windshield. Auto Glass Repair in Markham can restore strength to the windshield and preventing new cracks from forming in the treated area is the goal of the repairs undertaken.
Resin: Resins are available in the form of acrylic as well as crystalline resin. Acrylic resin contains acid which is carcinogenic, and the chips that are treated with it turn yellow in time. Crystalline resin-treated chips do not yellow with age. It contains no acid and is known for its highest optical clarity. Crystalline resin that is used to repair windshield cracks and pits is also available as ultra-low viscosity, low viscosity and high viscosity.
Windshield Chip Repair Kit: Single windshield chip repair kits contain enough resin to allow multiple chip repairs. Disposable kits are also available. Syringe-style kits are disposable after the first use, whereas bridge-style kits can be reused and refilled. The latter type is mostly preferred by Markham Auto Glass Repair experts in the windshield chip repairing business.
It is illegal to drive with a damaged windshield, as it distorts or obstructs one's view. An unattended windshield chip keeps on spreading, undermining the strength of the windshield. The windshield also acts as one of the supports of the roof of the car. It absorbs lot of pressure and stress during a car roll-over accident and deployment of an airbag. During an automobile crash, the airbags are filled with air to stop the passengers from colliding with the steering wheel or the dashboard. Eventually, the airbag and the passenger come to rest against the windshield, thereby preventing the situation from getting worse. To ensure the safety of the passengers in the vehicle, a rock chip in your windshield should be attended to, before it's too late. Markham Auto Glass Repair has been in this business for a decade now and has numerous loyal clients until now.
Unity Auto Glass Supplier
154 Norfinch Dr. Unit 3 North York, ON. M3N 1X6Phone: 416.740.3697
Fax: 416.740-7585
