Anyway To Repair Small Stone Chips On My Windshield???

jsbelljr83 · **Posted:** Sat Oct 06, 2007 1:48 pm

I am already on my 3 windshield on my 04 Liberty, two in one year!! I was cleaning the windshield yesterday when I noticed 5 small chips right about eye level on the drivers side. The largest is almost a big as the head of a pine. Is there any product out there I can use to repair them myself? I was thinking of using Super Glue and using a pin to layer the glue in the holes. My concern is I do not want to contact my insurance company again so soon about this.

Rush345 · **Posted:** Sat Oct 06, 2007 8:22 pm

I think they sell a kit to fix it you might look into jeweler rouge. Wind shields are big business in Colorado they don't use salt when it snows but they do use sand and some times a rock sneak into the mix. This results in windsheild replacement some times multiple times or do to the sand blast effect the windsheild gets pitted so badly it's almost a standard part of your insurance policy.

KJ4ME · **Posted:** Sat Oct 06, 2007 9:29 pm

here in colorado, we have little places that will fix chips and nicks that are smaller than a quarter for free if you have full coverage insurance. in the end you can still see the chip or nick, but it seals it so that it dosent turn into a crack later down the road. we have one here on base and i love them!!

Pablo · **Joined:** Thu Feb 02, 2006 10:06 pm **Posts:** 1201

I bought a Permatex kit at checker. It says only for chips and small cracks, but I have used that thing in cracks 6 inches long. It stops the cracks from spreading-- I have had that crack for a year and still no spreading.. Little chips and stars go away and you can hardly see them. I would recommend it-- its only 12 bucks or so, and has enough to last for many many repairs.The ingredients indicate it is super glue/epoxy. I can't believe the glass companies stick it to your insurance company for $50 bucks to fix one little rock chip. It only takes 5 minutes and 50 cents worth of epoxy to fix and a burger flipping drop out who could not pass a GED could do it.

Now you know why insurance rates keep going up.

jsbelljr83 · **Posted:** Sun Oct 07, 2007 9:57 am

The past two replacement jobs I had my insurance co, Allstate, sent a tech out to try to patch the chip before replacement. The first one had a ding that was so big you could place a pencil eraser inside it, the rock hit so loud I thought someone shot my Jeep!!! The second one was on the oppposite side and the crack was on the inside of the windshield. When I called Allstate they said forget it, we will replace the windshield with no deductible.

0311_DoC · **Posted:** Mon Oct 08, 2007 3:21 am

I firmly believe these windshields attract the rocks........... cuz i know i have gotten a few cracks and chips

jsbelljr83 · **Posted:** Mon Oct 08, 2007 5:31 am

I got the $6.99 Permatex kit yesterday, used a toothpick to apply some of the stuff to the bigger chips. Didn't have time to do all of them, but so far it seems to have done an okay job.

hyedipin · **Joined:** Thu May 11, 2006 10:20 am **Posts:** 1667

I have what's called "starfield". Incredibly tiny chips all over the windshield, as if I was in some sort of inter-galactic meteor shower.
I have no idea how so many little rocks could hit a windshield!

snowsport · **Joined:** Tue Oct 18, 2005 11:52 pm **Posts:** 1211

Sand and small specks of dirt, traveling at high speed, do that. My window is fun to look through if I'm driving into the sun. I've had several chips repaired on it (third windshield) but it's just about time to replace the glass again because of the sandblasting.

hyedipin · **Joined:** Thu May 11, 2006 10:20 am **Posts:** 1667

snowsport wrote:

Sand and small specks of dirt, traveling at high speed, do that. My window is fun to look through if I'm driving into the sun. I've had several chips repaired on it (third windshield) but it's just about time to replace the glass again because of the sandblasting.

I think I will get mine replaced, only waiting for a bigger crack! I think safelite charges $250 or something in that range to replace it. Plus I can possibly get the one with the factory tint at the top.

Video Guy · **Posted:** Tue Oct 09, 2007 1:58 pm

While my wife was driving the KJ last week, "something" hit the top of the windshield, dead center above the rear view mirror mount. I have two 6"-7" cracks in the shape of an upside-down V at the top of my winshield. Is this something I can fix, or do I need to replace the windshield? I want to address this ASAP before the freezing weather comes and I get a huge spiderweb across the glass.

Cowcatcher · **Posted:** Tue Oct 09, 2007 2:25 pm

I would replace it myself. That is a particularly weak place in the windshield I think.

Anyway To Repair Small Stone Chips On My Windshield???

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