Your car doors are locked, the car seat is installed properly, you and your children are seat belted, you’re driving with your hands at the recommended 10 and 2 positions on the steering wheel, and your mirrors are adjusted. You smile at the baby in the back and get rolling. A short while into your 2 drive, a rogue piece of metal nicks your windshield. You check your mirrors for nearby cars and pull over to the right and stop at a safe spot on the highway. You’ve done everything right.
The same attention and care and you take in driving, TeleGlass takes in its customers and services. Keep TeleGlass in your phone contacts along with the rest of your emergency numbers. Call us from the nearest rest or donut shop, wherever you are, and we’ll send one of our skilled technicians to restore the integrity of your auto glass. The nick in your auto glass will be injected with a resin-based bonding agent to stop the windshield from further cracking and damage. You will be back on the road in no time!
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Rachel Letourneau.
System Process Manager, Rachel has been with Teleglass for six years. In addition to making a mean birthday cake, Rachel has an extensive grasp of the auto glass business. Find her on Twitter:
@rachelcrocker.
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Auto Glass Replacement,
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Windshield Cracks,
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I found this question on Yahoo!’s Answers:
My car windshield has a 5-inch horizontal crack starting at the very edge and going toward the center. When I run my hand over it from either the outside or inside of the car, I can’t “feel” the scratch. Why is that?
P.S. I would like to get this repaired before the crack spreads. I dropped by an autoglass repair garage and they told me I had to replace the whole windshield. Is there a way to just repair the crack itself…like the process they use for rock chips? I feel like the mechanic is just trying to take my money.
This is a great two part question.
First, if you can’t feel the crack, it’s because of how the windshield is made. The two layers of glass with a layer of safety laminate in between is designed to keep it’s shape, including holding the layers of glass together after a crack. It’s doing such a good job that you can’t feel the crack (or cut your hand trying to feel it!).
Second, YES. You absolutely can repair a windshield’s crack! The best candidate is a crack that is small enough to be covered by a dollar bill and is not directly in the driver’s vision. A crack repair will fill the crack with a special resin that returns the windshield to its full strength. It will make the crack nearly invisible, but under certain circumstances, you may catch the sun reflecting off the crack. That’s why we do not advise repairing cracks directly in front of the driver.
There are times when a shop might recommend you have the windshield replaced even if it falls under those two criteria. It’s important to ask the shop why, because engaging the repair technician in a dialog will give you the information you need to make a good decision.
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James Lee.
In 2009 he joined
TGSC Group as the managing director of product development. James brings expertise in customer satisfaction and service delivery to the team. He guest blogs for TeleGlass and is an
amateur photographer. Find him on Twitter @
jronaldlee.
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Windshield Cracks
You’re on the highway, listening to the radio and driving along then BOOM! You hear a definite crack somewhere and then you see it. A small sharp stone slammed into your windshield and then bounced back onto the road. It’s not a big deal, you think, another thing to deal with but later on as you inspect the damage, you realize that the crack keeps getting bigger and you’re going to need a windshield repair.
This incident happens to the best of us. In fact the odds are that everyone who drives a car will need to get the windshield replaced at least once.
Other scenarios include driving behind a truck with or without a tarp that is carrying gravel. The truck hits a bumps and gravel shoots out of the back, pelting windshields and creating hazardous conditions. You probably think that an auto glass repair isn’t necessary. But, in fact, it probably is.
If your automobile glass remains cracked, broken or damaged in any way, there is a huge possibility that it can spread. This could lead to replacement glass, a more costly option, instead of a simple repair. Therefore, continuing to leave the glass damaged is not a viable option. The best thing to do in this situation is to limit your driving and call and/or schedule an appointment with an auto glass company, such as Teleglass, immediately. In the meantime, do not touch the glass unnecessarily except to put a piece of clear tape over the crack. Also, do not slam your doors or expose your car to dramatic changes in temperature, both of which could cause further damage and risk a more extensive glass repair.
Teleglass can send our highly trained service technicians to the convenience of your home, and your auto glass will be fixed and ready to go in thirty minutes or less.
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Michelle Chalmers.
As the Director of Member Relations, I find the "best of the best" auto glass companies to become members of TeleGlass.com. Our goal is to provide swift, quality service for all windshield replacements or repairs and it takes a keen eye to find the best.
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