Archive for the ‘Windscreen Repair’ Category

Windscreen Chip Repair and Windscreen Crack Repair

Windscreen Chips
Glass Doctors are able to repair approximately 95% of the windscreens that we inspect. A windscreen replacement firm may say, “it’s less than 2 inches from the edge” or “we can’t repair chips in the A Zone” or “it’s got cracks in it so it will split anyway,” but as a windscreen repair firm committed [...]

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Will my car pass the MOT with a chipped windscreen?

Many people say, “it’s just a chip; it doesn’t matter”. They are wrong – even a small chip can make your vehicle fail its MOT. Last year 8.4% of cars failed the MOT on windscreens.

Windscreen inspections have been part of the annual MOT test since 1993. We were instrumental in advising the Department of Transport on [...]

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How Does it Work? Can a Windscreen really be repaired?

The first image is before a visit from Glass Doctors, and the second is after a visit from Glass Doctors.
Windscreen repair is a cheap but proven alternative to replacing damaged windscreens. A windscreen repair is accomplished by injecting a specially formulated liquid resin into the damaged area. The resin is then cured with UV light to [...]

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Free Windscreen Repair via Insurance: Do You Qualify?

Free Windscreen Repair ? I dont believe it !
As windscreen repair is performed without destroying the factory’s safety seal which holds the windscreen securely in place during collisions and that ensures the airbag will deploy properly, most insurance companies will waive your excess and pay the entire cost of a Glass Doctors repair if you [...]

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Windscreen Crack, Can I fix it myself?

Would you fix your own teeth if you had a drill?
Probably not… so why people think they can repair their own windscreens after watching a 20 minute video is bizarre!
We see many DIY kit “repairs” during the working day, ( some even carried out by German Prestige main dealers!)

Many “repairs” still have water in them [...]

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