I was a trained bullseye tech for a few months back in the day and thought I might share the few parts I remembered was helpful for me. Just a little warming flame from a bic or bbq lighter behind the resin can make it fill in the gaps better when the resin is freshly injected. Also you might try to drill (Dremel) a very shallow (1st layer only) and small hole in the middle of the bullseye before you inject the resin, as it will likely cause it to distribute the material evenly around the cracks. Also the more you do the better you get..... Thanks Mo!! This is what KZfaq is best at and this is the best channel for that!!

Don't know if you realize it but your videos are awesome and really do help us.... thank you for all you do. I just bought some off Amazon.

Thank you!! Bought the kit you linked, worked great. One kit I was able to do 5 rock chips with extra leftover. Great, you showed that the glue takes a while to dry. Knowing this made it less stressful and not feeling rushed.

Good one Moe! I know people got things done before YT but it is great so many people are leaving tips on how to fix everyday problems on their own.

I watched both of your videos and I'm pretty impressed. Nice work as always Moe, you are the man!

Thank you for this tutorial! It's super helpful and my first time trying to repair a chip in windshield as a new car owner :)

Great video, procedure, and tips Moe, thank you!

Not a glass expert, just a retired engineer, ex-tradesman. I learned a useful dodge from my dad many years ago. He had a "ring" of Glazier's Putty (I think it was mainly Bentonite clay + non-drying Linseed Oil or Flaxseed Oil). The ring of this stuff hung in his home repair corner forever - this was an old farmhouse, built before the days of pre-fab or window units. It wasn't packaged, just a disc formed of a thin 'rope' of putty rolled into a pancake about 9 inches across, with a wrist-sized hole in the center. I think in the old days, guys who fitted window glass into houses being built used this stuff to hold a cut piece of glass in a frame before the wooden quarter-round was put around the edges. (It may have acted as a sealant under the wooden bead). Anyway, when his windshield had a large stone chip, he'd make a little dam around the lower edge of the divot using this putty. This kept resin from running out of the chipped area. He usually did 3 or 4 layers, filling the lower area first and letting it set up partially. Then he'd shave and flatten the partly hardened resin with a razor blade, and add another layer. This method worked well for windshields with less slope than in modern cars. The glazier's putty stuck well to the glass and didn't leave a residue, and resin didn't stick to it. I haven't seen that kind of glazier's putty for a long while, but I think that non-epoxy Plumber's Putty would work. I've used non-plastic kid's modeling clay mixed with a few drops of non-drying Linseed Oil. Next time I'll try Plumber's Putty if I have some on hand. Thanks for posting this video. It's really useful and interesting.

Thank you thank you. Very timely. Give Ginger a treat for me!

The resin and basic concept of your Amazon kit are sound. It operates much like some of the earliest kits that came out over 30 years ago. Of course, there are much better and more improved systems nowadays. From the looks of the damage you were fixing to the windshield, the damage was probably too big for a glass company to legally fix. There are safety regulations that vary from state to state that limit the size and location of windshield repairs. I got a kick out of your “glass,goo,glass” tutorial. It’s actually “glass, plastic laminate, glass”, but I digress. Over all, a decent explanation of windshield repairs. Kudos to you! I don’t recommend a novice drill their windshield as I read in other comments though. It takes a tiny, special bit at the right rpms to drill it properly. A lighter inside to slightly raise the temperature of the glass does help the resin flow into the cracks. General rule, heat expands and cold contracts. Once again, kudos to your video!

I always enjoy your videos Moe. I had a rock chip recently that the repair shop did for free, just asked to remember them if I ever needed a windshield. I am going to pick up one of those kits though just to give it a try when it is needed.

Great video! Thank you so much.

This stuff works great. The average person would never notice it, unless you pointed it out. Especially if it is not in your direct eye line of sight.

Good job, nice to be able to do your own. will be trying that 4 sure! thanks for that, take care

Just moved to Arizona. 1st thing some coworkers said to me get ready for your windshield to get chipped. Didn't know this kit exist.

thumbs up and subscribed! crossing fingers this will save hundreds of bucks for my glass. got a whole line across!

Good video. Always good content! 🇺🇸

The suction cup method at the end was clever.

A++++ as always! Thanks for the info!

When I lived in Arizona I used to always see the “auto glass” guys hang out at the car wash places & they’d make a killing at doing this for people, I’ve seen them using something similar to what you were using but I remember them using a dremel tool to drill a hole I’m assuming & then filling it inn

Very nice thanks. I always wondered how big a damage was correctable but more important was too waterproof the screen. Glad I watched.

Professional repair is the way to go.

thanks buddy!

I bought a 3M kit that was similar to that because it was the only thing I could find locally. It it only had two suction cups and a straight bar across. Also the threaded pieces didn't have a hex head, they were round with some plastic nub type knurling. The threads were terrible and even without resin, required pliers to turn as the knurling was destroying my soft, uncallused fingers. I messed with it for 30-40 minutes and never saw any progress. I may have to order the kit with the hex head and try to get this chip filled before winter.

Cool 😎 man thanks ✌️

You and Ginger BOTH get the A-PLUS!

Awesome. Haven’t seen ya in a while.

There's a big design flaw with these. For bullseyes like these, you are never going to get it all hidden because the resin traps air bubbles in the cracks. I made something better. Instead of using pressure to force the resin in, I used vacuum to draw the resin in. I got a large syringe and a suction cup, drilled the middle of the suction cup out so the syringe could go on in. The resin I used was just standard UV cure clear resin which I had for other things but there is also UV cure glue which works. Put a load of resin in the syringe, put the suction cup on the bullseye and draw a vacuum. All the air that's drawn out of the crack to pass through the resin. Release the vacuum and it'll draw the resin in. Do that a few times to draw out all of the air and replace it with resin. Put the unused resin back in the container, use a UV light to cure the resin with the suction cup still in place. Remove it and trim down with a razor. You could easily create something to use a compressor to draw the vacuum to get a much better draw, then use pressure to compress any micro bubbles and cure the resin through the screen using a UV lamp from the inside.

I just bought one from your Amazon link I need to do some on my truck my car and my wife 66 Mustang

Great tip. That will save people a lot of money. Some insurance companies will pay full for a windshield replacement, but if one doesn't have that this would be the first thing to try.

I feel like I saw one with a syringe and I think I was under the impression that it was to pull a slight vacuum but none of that probably happened but would be useful

I tried those kits before to fix windshields. I've never been able to get them to work very well.

Thanks 65.

I have seen a couple times how a professional window repair shop repair these socalled bullseye. They drill a small hole in the outer layer of the glas, untill they reach the plastic foil between the inner and outer glass layer, then they use a more robust adapter with suction cups, where this adapter is pushed against the window by connecting a vacuumpump. I ask if they also pull the crack vacuum, so that the resin is pulled in due the vacuum, but they told me, that the vacuum was only for holding the adapter to the window. I guess if you can pull the crack also vacuum with a DIY adapter, that the resin will penetrate better in the crack because there aren't any air bubbles. Maybe an idea to make, and test on a old window? Speaking of vacuum, after working on a car/truck etc coolingsystem, changing the cooling liquid, or after replacing the waterpump etc, you can pull the empty system vacuum, by pressing a rubber cone to the radiator fill opening, or to the expansion tank, then close a valve, remove the vacuumpump and push the hose that is connected to this valve in the container of the fresh cooling liquid. Open the valve and due the vacuum, the system will pull the cooling liquid in untill it completely filled up. This way you don't have to vent the cooling system afterwards because there is zero air inside the system.

For $10 it's worth a try for sure.

So I tried this but resin that comes with kits is thin resin to fill cracks, but still leaves a hole to fill so you need a pit filler resin that is thicker to add to this. The resin carries warning so won't use my hands on this.😅

Done in a very unprofessional way. But we still like that because we are now able to learn what might happen in the worst case scenario. Say goodbye to gentle work. Welcome to the world of roughers😁

Most auto insurance policies cover damage to windshields like this for free. If the repair can't be done, a minimal cost (in my case $100) is charged to get a new one.

Ironic. I was going to purchase this. Hopefully you have an affiliate link so you earn a few pennies. I used your link and just bought it.

Shouldn't gloves be worn to keep the Oils from your Fingers out of the Treated Area?... Can you use an UV Light to assist with the Curing Time? What about Cracks across the Windshield? Can they be fixed s easily?

The local shop doesn’t even charge for this kinda chip and rear view mirrors $3

Damn, I had no idea you could even buy that stuff yourself

LOL ffs find a huge hill or driveway to do a windshield, it takes minutes. I don't use a kit I just buy the resin on ebay and use a syringe and razor blade scrapper. i also use the resin to put screen protectors on phones. If you use a good glass screen protector and resin you can bash your phone with a hammer and not break the glass. UV rays are highest at noon in the summer. The longer the shadow the more the UV rays scatter into the space or the ground away from you. Short shadows mean more UV rays. If you have to work at noon just get a large hat and keep your work under the shade of your hat. It should only take you seconds to inject the stuff then its just wait and scrape. The stuff seeps best if its warm, so heat it up with your skin, warm engine or something. warmer = less viscous equals = better results.

I really like your videos and have for quite some time. How can I send you an email? I have an idea for an 'invention' and a video that I think is right up your alley. I have the idea- you come up with the low cost, easy to make invention and make one of your cool videos. It is a device that I saw for sale on Amazon that I thought "Wow, what a great idea. It's super simple, I'll bet Moe could build something out of household junk that would do the same thing in about ten minutes".

My thread won’t hold imagin that

Yes it's much better, but not a true repair visually, my mates car had a stone chip and we tryed the repair kit. There was more messing around with this kit for some reason, but the plunger and clear sheet and wipes were the same. It filled the hole but it was still obvious. I wondered if the filler was too thick and could not fill in close enough. A hot screen may of helped maybe. Something like the original locktight super glue 3 may have worked better for seeping into the small details. But it's likely it won't dry transparent.

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Ya I mean if you paid a lot and it still looked like that I could see not being happy so a shop telling them no

Any shop that would turn a customer away deserves to lose customers ..I know a good shop and the owner would have at least tried to repair it to keep it from turning into a crack

I didn't see any repair.

First

That chip is a baby😆I do 3-4 per week worse than that

Or you can just call Régis : kzfaq.info/get/bejne/m6h7l6l-x8i6kpc.html

I have 28 years repairing windshields, these kits are garbage, they can't seal well enough to allow the pressure to fill the entire chip.