Windshield rock chip repair recommendations?

[Ironrob]

Anyone know of a product to repair a small rock chip in windshield? Would hate to replace the whole thing. Tried a product I found on Amazon but once dried i tried to clean it up and it pulled right out of hole and never really filled spider cracks. Thanks

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[HoldenSSVandGT350]

Anyone know of a product to repair a small rock chip in windshield? Would hate to replace the whole thing. Tried a product I found on Amazon but once dried i tried to clean it up and it pulled right out of hole and never really filled spider cracks. Thanks

The RainX windshield repair kit available on Amazon for $12-15 has worked great for me in the past. Used as directed and it did a fine job of filling the chip and outward propagation of crack lines to ensure they stopped.

 

[rwp50]

Used Safelite and pretty much 95% corrected.

 

[GTP]

Used Safelite and pretty much 95% corrected.

For around how much $$?

 

[Outlaw]

For around how much $$?

Depending on insurance they usually do free replacements

 

[Nfs1000f]

Don’t wait to repair or you will be replacing the windshield.

 

[RowdyRam]

There's a local guy with a great reputation that I use for chips and small cracks. It's not just the filler but also drill-stopping the cracks that makes the repair good or bad. "Ace Chip n Crack" is the local guy's company, and I realize they're not in Florida but maybe there's a similar company there.

 

[rwp50]

For around how much $$?

Been a few years I don’t remember. They will come to your car. Had mine done when I was at work.

look them up. Safelite.com I think.

 

[Dave2013M3]

Anyone know of a product to repair a small rock chip in windshield? Would hate to replace the whole thing. Tried a product I found on Amazon but once dried i tried to clean it up and it pulled right out of hole and never really filled spider cracks. Thanks

As long as the crack doesn't make it to the edge it can be repaired. If its quite large most insurance companies pay for a professional to do it.

 

[mmff88gt]

I had a small rock chip that Safelite repaired in my garage and my insurance covered 100%. Now, I can't even see where it was without really looking hard.

 

[sunhorntortoise]

I did extensive research on fixing the chip myself both on this forum and watching countless YouTube videos, I am not afraid of repairing smaller things around the house or in the car. It cannot be that difficult, right? Needless to say I managed to crack the window further when applying pressure with the repair kit (otherwise it wasn't filling the chip properly). I ended up asking my insurance to replace the whole windshield at my Ford deal with OEM Ford glass. The next time I have a rock chip, I will just go to professional and pay a reasonably small fee to them to repair it, to me it's not worth the risk to even bother with this.

 

[MachNroll]

I used Safelite once for a rock chip and they came to my garage. Once the repair was completed I could barely see the repair. Another time I used a local shop for a rock chip and once the repair was completed I could still see the chip. I was disappointed.

If it happens again, I would ask the repair tech what I can expect with the outcome before they began the work to ensure I got the best results and not be disappointed.

 

[CANTWN4LSN]

My vote is take it to Safelite. They'll examine, give you best advice and an estimate for free so you can make a proper determination of best course to take.

 

[Anyone3505]

Windshields are consumable safety items. All that matters IMO is that it's safe to use (not going to break apart, will protect you from debris, isn't distracting) and compliant with the law.

I don't understand why one would replace an entire windshield for a rock chip. Use a $15 chip repair kit and move on. If it doesn't work well, how much does that even matter? Unless it's in your normal line of sight and distracts you when driving, the worst that will happen is a crack forming/spreading, at which point you'd probably want to replace the entire windshield anyway. Why immediately jump right to the worst possible outcome?

A chip repair kit may not fully fill in and hide the chip, but it will usually prevent cracks from forming or spreading. I've used them at least a half dozen times over 20+ years and the worst result I've had is that the chip was still partially visible but no cracks formed and existing ones didn't spread- which is all i really care about anyway!

Having insurance replace a windshield for a $15 repair (even less considering the kits are usually good for 3-5 uses) is silly since most (all?) insurance companies will consider that during your next renewal and possibly increase rates (even if it's a "free" perk!).

Sometimes a poorly placed chip can freak out some ADAS system cameras/sensors, which sucks and may require professional repair/replacement, and going through insurance may be the cheapest option, though.

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