Date:         Fri, 19 Apr 2002 22:53:49 -0500
Reply-To:     John Rodgers <jhrodgers@MINDSPRING.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         John Rodgers <jhrodgers@MINDSPRING.COM>
Subject:      Re: windshield repairs
Comments: To: John McLean <jaymac@INTERNETCDS.COM>
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John McLean wrote:

> A coworker had one of the mobile windshield repair outfits come to repair
> her corvette windshield while she was working.   She had a rock chip /
> bulls-eye fracture just below and to the left of her field of vision.   As
> soon as they put the suction cup on and pressurized the epoxy the windshield
> cracked clear to the pillor.
> Its worth a try though.   I have had it done several times successfully.
> If you plan to own a Vanagon long term you better get used to the idea of
> windshield replacement.
>

It's always a possibility that a crack will occur. The glass is brittle, and in
forming, as soon as it cools a little, stress form and never leave. A chipped
place  provides a point  for stress relief, and it will occur in the for of a
crack.

John Rodgers
88 GL Driver