Windscreens and "special resin" type repairs?

[bitchstewie]

Driving home today and saw then heard a fking massive stone kick up and hit my windscreen resulting in a nice big mark which I can best describe as a chip but with some 1-5mm cracks branching out from it.

I've never had a windscreen repaired - how good a job should they do? Will it still look like a crack but simply not spread, or do they do something that removes the damaged glass?

[bitchstewie]

Glassman said:

OP, can you post a picture up of it?

Not the best but:



It's not so much the size it's that it's a heated screen and I have no idea how "tough" modern glass is.

[bitchstewie]

Thanks, Midlands so a bit out of the way - insurers nominated repairers look to be Autoglass.

I'm still unsure whether a repair done properly should reduce the effect or if it just "seals" the damage?

[bitchstewie]

Well that's better than I expected - PM sent if you can suggest anyone. I'm assuming Autoglass are a bit like Kwik-Fit in that they're universally panned but presumably results vary depending which one you use?