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Kasembeli windscreen chip repair
Eldoret, Kenya
AutomotiveThese are most common windshield crack types that we repair:• Bull’s Eye – Damage to glass caused by a rock (or other object) that is circular, typically with a cone in the outer layer of the glass. It is is similar to a chip, in the sense that a chunk of glass has been removed by the impact, but it is larger• Chip – Damage to glass caused by a rock (or other object) that causes a small piece of glass to come off the windshield.• Combination Break – When there are multiple types of breaks in a windshield, such as a chip with cracks coming off of it.• Crack Chip – A single crack that can be covered with a quarter with an impact point.• Ding – Terms used by general public to describe a chip• Edge Crack – A crack that starts within 2? of the edge of the windshield, or reaches the edge of the windshield. It normally forms immediately, and starts at 10-12? long.• Floater Crack – A crack that starts in the middle of the windshield (anywhere that is not within 2? of the edge of the windshield).• Half Moon – Damage to glass caused by a rock (or other object) that is similar to a bull’s eye crack, but not completely circular.• Long Crack – A crack that is over about 6? (15cm) long, which many windshield repair methods are unable to fix• Partial Bulls-Eye – Same as Half Moon.• Pit – An area where a small piece of glass is missing.• Star Break – series of short radial cracks coming off of the impact point, resembling a star.• Stone Break – A small chip that occurs when a stone (or other hard item) hits the windshield. It can then become a large crack over time.• Stress Crack – A crack that occurs without anything hitting the windshield, typically due to a large variation in the temperature. One situation that might cause stress cracks is when a car becomes overheated from sitting in the sun, and then the air conditioner is turned on high or the car is washed with very cold water. The opposite example would be a very cold car suddenly being exposed to heat. This is why, in the winter, ice should be scraped or melted off the windshield with cold water, but never with warm or hot water. It almost always starts at the edge of the windshield. Stress cracks will normally be a straight (or slightly bending) line, and will not have any sign of impact. A “pen test” is often used to determine if there is a stress crack — a ballpoint pen is run along the crack, and if it dips anywhere, it is not a stress crack. That is because with a stress crack, no glass actually comes off the windshield
