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Understanding Windshield Chip Repair
Introduction For most automobile owners, changing oil and doing routine maintenance checks are important aspects of keeping the vehicle healthy. When the car manifests signs of problems, the driver would usually make sure it is corrected immediately to avoid more costly repairs later. But one thing most car owners neglect, but should not, is the [...]
Read More >>Windshield Repair: The Repair Process
Repairing a windshield is based on principles like any other kind of repair. The difference lies in the quality of the repair, which directly affects your safety and driving comfort. At Prestige Auto Glass, we want you to feel comfortable with windshield repair. In order to achieve that purpose, we are revealing everything about windshield [...]
Read More >>Types of Windshield Damage that Can Be Repaired
A typical windshield is subjected to many sources of stress (for a basic understanding of windshields, please refer to the article on understanding windshield chip repair.) Damage to it may come directly from objects striking the windshield or stress cracks, which occur from extraneous flexing of the windshield during driving. Indirect damage may stem from [...]
Read More >>Breaks that Cannot be Repaired
Stress cracks These cracks occur naturally due to the inherent uneven distribution of forces in the windshield. Typically these cracks have no point of impact and start from the edges. Repairing and restoring the original strength of the windshield would result in the re-formation of the stress crack. The repair process did not eliminate the [...]
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