Windscreen Chip Repair -- Will all Cracks Disappear?

Windscreen Chip Repair -- Will all Cracks Disappear?

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Yipper

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5,964 posts

91 months

Saturday 29th April 2017
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Can a "starfish" windscreen chip like this be completely "disappeared" with a smart repair?

Will the resin fill 100% of all the cracks and make them all vanish? Or will some of the cracks remain behind after the repair?


Yipper

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5,964 posts

91 months

Monday 1st May 2017
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Thanks, all. Good info.

Had the starfish chip (similar to the image above) smart-repaired with a microdrill and resin today for £45 (insurance paid) and, as yall predicted, you cannot feel it when you run a finger across it, but you can still see it with the eye from the inside and outside. Of the 5 "legs" the chip had, one of them is still fairly sizeable and visible. It is on the middle-left of the windscreen, and it glints in direct sunlight, so let's see whether it drives me and / or passengers bananas in the coming weeks and needs a full-glass replacement. Don't really wanna go down that route, though, as there is always a slight risk of leaks, bad fitting, glue smearing, etc.