Windshield Long Crack Repair with RainX Kit: Does it work?

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Windshield Long Crack Repair
Purpose
With a 6-inch long crack on the windshield, hope the repair will:
1. make it less visible;
2. stop the growth of the crack;
Supply
* RainX Windshield Repair Kit (resin bottle)
www.rainx.com/product/rain-x-...
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* Disclosure: As an eBay Partner, I may be compensated if you make a purchase from the product links I posted in the video description and comments below.
which comes with:
1. Resin bottle, x1
2. Curing strips
3. Razor blade
No affiliation. I chose it because it includes "long crack" in its product description and instructions.
Steps
1. Mark the crack from inside.
2. From outside/above, apply resin VERY slowly along the crack.
3. Move at the speed for the crack line to disappear (not as visible).
4. Reapply resin wherever necessary.
5. Apply a small amount of pressure on the crack, from inside in the car.
1. just enough pressure
2. on both sides and center of crack
3. to help reduce air pockets
6. Cover the crack with curing strips.
7. Move the car outside, under the sun, and let it cure for 10 minutes or so.
1. Or you may use a curing light.
8. After it is cured, remove the curing strips.
9. Use the provided razor blade to scratch off cured resin on the glass surface.
1. Hold blade 90 degree (perpendicular to) the glass.
10. Check crack visually.
Notes
+ It is a cloudy day and I leave the windshield under the sun/cloud for hours to cure.
+ Crack is much harder to see after the repair; but visible from a certain angle.
+ One month after the repair, the crack remains the same size (no growth).
Question
Not sure how long the repair will hold up, but will report back in a year or so.
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Be safe. Stay dirty. Enjoy the work!
God bless!

Пікірлер: 28

@profsg 10 ай бұрын

A one-year update (14 months after the fix): The glass is holding up very well. There is no growth of the crack. Most of the crack, after the fix, is nearly invisible except for a small portion at the top. What I'd do differently, in retrospect, is to apply the resin from bottom up (against the fllow). It will help it penetrate better. Hope this helps!

@profsg 3 ай бұрын

Almost 2 years (21 months) later, zero issues with the original fix.

@lidingzeyu 2 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot for sharing! Why do you think from bottom to top will make it penetrate better?

@profsg 2 ай бұрын

@@lidingzeyu Gravity. When applying from the bottom up, you move against the free flow (gravity) of the resin and, in a sense, stop it there for better penetration. The opposite (top-down method) will allow the resin to run down freely on the glass surface. Hope this makes sense.

@duaner2020 Жыл бұрын

Short, concise, informative. Thank you!

@profsg Жыл бұрын

Thanks! Glad it helped.

@HeavyArms0404 Ай бұрын

great video, thank you for the well paced walkthrough.

@profsg Ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@chonghwang8028 8 ай бұрын

This is what I needed. I have cracked windshield I wanted to see if it worked. Thank you professor for showing useful things.

@profsg 8 ай бұрын

You're welcome! FYI. After over a year, the fix still holds up and the crack didn't grow at all.

@rgamore Жыл бұрын

You did much better than some of there hacks, thank you...

@profsg Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Glad to know.

@bldn10 11 ай бұрын

Thanks for including the month later report.

@profsg 11 ай бұрын

You bet!

@44clambert Жыл бұрын

A very informative video Professor! Thank you!

@profsg Жыл бұрын

Glad you like it!

@giuseppealoscari Жыл бұрын

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@c1catwoman794 2 ай бұрын

Thanks 😊

@profsg 2 ай бұрын

You're welcome!

@satishbhosale5800 Жыл бұрын

Ye order kese kare

@profsg 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching! Hope it worked out for you.

@erwinmirabueno8868 Жыл бұрын

mogu naručiti, živim u donjem kraljevcu hrvatska

@profsg 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching! Hope you fixed it.

@samcharles 3 ай бұрын

This doesn't work for cracks if you have a crack like this the windscreen needs replacing as one more hit and you could have issues best to get swapped out chips are fine.

@profsg 3 ай бұрын

The purpose of this fix was to stop the crack from growing. It has held up very well, after almost two years. For me, zero issues so far.

@zheyuanxu1938 Ай бұрын

it's also less likely to have hits exactly at the same spot

@hazelprado2273 24 күн бұрын

Too dark to see anything.

@profsg 24 күн бұрын

Sorry to hear this! Such a crack is difficult to spot until you find the angle. One alternative is to view it from inside and use a marker to draw the line, which you can see from outside and follow it to apply the resin. Hope this works for you.