DIY Windshield Chip Repair

[@liltrekkie1994]

I never get tired of hearing the drive clean song. Music to my ears.

[@kfeems]

These videos are so soothing all my worries disappear when I watch these videos

[@offdatgogo]

+kfeems LOL @ so soothing! But I get exactly what you mean. Larry is a uber cool dude!

[@vicyu7607]

the title maybe wrong ? this is not call DIY .. this is professional =\

[@BeezyKing99]

yu Vic it may not be diy but they are showing that you can do it with the right tools.

[@sarsoar]

Yea but the professional is doing it himself

[@denniscraven8438]

Thanks Larry for posting this. Saw it the summer of 17, attended SEMA 17 to research companies, and now have a thriving glass repair business in Kansas. Thanks.

[@AMMO-NYC]

THIS IS A REPOSTED VIDEO FROM SEASON 3 OF DRIVE CLEAN. I will be reposting all of season 3 on my own channel. Changes are being made to the Drive Channel and I decided to retain the videos from season 3. Thank you!

[@DaCoder]

+AMMO NYC Nice to see you split with them, sad that the internet hated on them so much. However your content has pretty much always been a higher quality, with a lot more clarity... or maybe just cleaner. :P *get the pun?*

[@AMMO-NYC]

+Sean “S3EN” Slater LOL...i get i get it!

[@SilentDrifterGT]

+AMMO NYC Will you also be getting Season 1&2 as well?

[@ToulKorkMan]

+AMMO NYC Larry your content is on another level, I enjoy watching and learning from you since the beginning, I now have the balls to do paint correction of my own Porsche.

[@nicopjkatsburg]

+AMMO NYC Ah oke, good decision, I went here after I saw season one on drive, since I have not been subscribed to drive but I am to you and Chris. So keep it up. I enjoy these and my car looks nicer!

[@alfonsecapone5037]

@1:15 what happens to your windshield when you get a rock chip??? Answer: the history of windshields...

[@plamen2110]

I love your channel! You've saved me so much time+money and headaches! Thank you for all your countless hours spent seting up cameras and what not just to make sure we the viewers get a quality product/lesson.

[@AMMO-NYC]

:)

[@alexgonzalez514]

AMMO NYC you look like Linus from Linustechtips 😂 but fr tho.

[@superspeeder]

Great vid, thanks Larry! Just a comment regarding the replacement of factory windshields. From someone who used to work for one of the large US based automotive glass companies, let me tell you first hand you want to do everything in your power to keep your original windshield! Aftermarket Repair Glass (ARG) is NOT manufactured to the same standards as OEM supplied glass. There are often distortions present that would never pass OEM inspection, and on occasion if there are quality control issues with OEM glass production, it's often considered "good enough" to ship out as OEM replacement glass, so even buying new glass from your dealership is not a guarantee of good quality. This situation is worsening with more and more ARG product coming in from overseas where quality control, and even the quality of the raw glass itself, are not up to OEM standards. This happened with my Mother's car, which now has a large wavy distortion right in her field of view. Folks, look after and repair your original windshields if at all possible... if you go to your local auto glass replacement facility for a replacement windshield you usually have no idea what type of product you'll get. Fix the chips before they become cracks!

[@UpperDarbyDetailing]

Don't forget that a good glass repair company will replace your OEM windshield with... an OEM windshield. My glass guys will whenever possible pull a windshield from a junkyard car.

[@chrischristensen8425]

This is the first rock chip video I've seen that I can't say anything bad about it. It's different equipment than I use but its not bad. You said in the beginning that this guy knows his stuff. I was ready to tear him apart. But, I can't. He actually knows his stuff. Grest job.

[@RayGT-du6hj]

Absolutely love your videos Larry. I plan on starting my own detail side business in 2016. Gonna start with friends and family. I'd love to go at it full time one day. Your videos are an inspiration. Keep them coming!

[@lzcampos]

wow. I actually understand the why and how now. I've watched other vids but this guy actually explained in detail. really good diy video.

[@CarsnStuff]

So much better than safelite. I had a chip in my daily driver, wasn't nearly as clear as this guys work. After they finished my chip, it was like i could clearly see the chip easily and it sometimes makes me feel like they didn't even do anything but i specifically watched them do the whole process. They did what they could and i appreciate that. It just sucks that the crack is still so visible.

[@ianclarke698]

Great video but don't forget that windshield cracks are permitted by law to fix up to 14 inches long without removing your windshield and it can be done safely with proper training. Most windshield repair technicians are afraid or just don't have the skills to perform long crack repairs. We fix cracks safely up to 18 inches as long as it is not in the acute area of the windshield. Thanks for sharing great videos like this so that the public can learn the importance of professional repairs vs DIY.

[@doubleaaaron]

Neat process. I never knew how this worked until now.

[@JustWatchingYoutube94]

Wow. I'm pretty glad that I saw this video. I had a guy work on a "chip" on my new Nissan Altima who apparently didn't actually work for Nissan. A third party. The guy actually made the chip larger and wiped the resin right out of the chips he just "repaired." He did only a fraction of what was shown in this video. Where can I buy the equipment you used?!!!!!!! TAKE MY MONEY!

[@muchimi]

Ammo: I'm a pioneer in the windshield repair business, having learned this trade in 1982. I'm able to repair most rock damages without drilling!!

[@rubenngulo209]

“What actually happens when you get a rock chip” * proceeds to tell a history of car glass *

[@burrowssj]

cool video, cheers for the upload and props to the creators!

[@littlemanhuerta4442]

I'm glad I found his channel cuz he has a lot of great videos

[@rockman748159263]

Ready to see some new videos Larry! Love all of your posts though!

[@dolyharianto]

the monochrome black belt looks great man

[@wolfmannn2008]

Funny, a rock did this kind of damage on my windshield yesterday and today this showed up in suggestions. I feel I'm being spied on :P

[@triaxelongd3337]

This is like Linus from LTT but for cars lol

[@dolan-duk]

Was thinking the same thing...he looks like a more mature version of Linus.

[@danielbermingrud8957]

i was gonna check comments to see if anyone else thinked that o.o

[@guily6669]

Yeah, he looks kinda like Linus... This is Linus Tech Car Tips :)

[@zacharyyassirgonzalez5694]

hahahahaha i noticed too but linus fir cars

[@donjohnswaggert]

Thank you Professor Detail

[@Guillotines_For_Globalists]

I have seen these professional repairs pop out. I'm not sure how it happens but it did happen to one of my windshields.

[@rideryder123]

bring him on again! I'd love to hear what he knows about removing pitting.

[@CV-wt2eo]

You can check ChrisFix channel hes channel is a diy car videos and he got a video on how to repair a windshield chip and you'll love hes channel too

[@bryce8174]

@Farina Marcini why

[@Michael_00001]

Just had my windshield repaired today at Safelite. They apply the cost towards a new windshield if or when it comes to a full replacement which is kind of cool. It's probably inevitable since I drive a Jeep Wrangler! Ha

[@djlazarek5830]

That's only if the windshield continues to break from the chip/crack they repaired. If your windshield endures new damage the cost of the repair is not applied toward the replacement, furthermore safelites price for new windshields are the most expensive in the industry...

[@thegateofparadise6240]

very professionally done , perfect job

[@JRDNGIXX]

DIY? Yeah right! Just pay and get it done is more like it!

[@HotRodimus-sg2su]

That was so cool to watch. Love your videos and the knowledge they bestow!

[@relaxivegotthis]

Not to be a buzzkill, but this is not a DIY project unless you do it for a living and are adding it to your shop. The tools are $hundreds and the resin is too expensive to use just once or twice (won't keep forever once opened). Plus, glass repair is free from your auto insurance in the entire US, and many other countries. This dude is clearly an expert, but the tools used by Safelite (Belron outside the US) are a generation ahead. There are bad cracks and bad technicians, but all in all they can do a better repair with less experience required. 20 minutes or less, and they vacuum your floorboards. Just call your insurance company, folks.

[@95LegendGS]

Glass repair is not free from your insurance company! In fact some don't even has glass repair as an option . With Statefarm you have to make a claim and pay your normal deductible like any other accident.

[@denniscraven8438]

Safelite uses the Glass Medic. The design is older than the hills and twice as dusty. The system only produces a vacume with no pressure cycles. And for that privilege, you get to drag around a dopey 12V pump to put on a 'high tech' show for the customer. Ins. pays if you first pay for the policy that covers glass loss. 20% of the defects I see are previous poorly done repairs. Glass repair is a leader item for Safelite, they really wanna sell you a new windscreen.

[@pinhead3030]

that car is from Westchester county i have the same yellow pba sticker it was nice to see the process i'm having the same thing done on my windshield very soon from safeliite

[@JLchevz]

so satisfying

[@joshmacveagh7714]

Thank u so much larry for the help.

[@ccjohncc1]

Pit filler resin can NEVER "harden as strong and clear as the original glass" Overtime resin will cloud and loose it's bond from the glass and the damage will show up again. Also why is the title of this video "DIY Windshield Chip Repair" DIY stands for Do it yourself. Unless you are saying you can do it yourself after spending 8 times the cost of the windshield for this kit.

[@glenpierce777]

Exactly my thoughts.

[@chrischristensen8425]

John Dozier because the resin cures with UV light it is not UV resistant. Depending on the amount of sun it gets (2 - 6 months), the pit filler continues to cure harder and harder. To the layman it looks as though its sun rotting. It will eventually fall out leaving the original pit. That does not effect the repair. All it does is effect the wiper blades.

[@ericbruce2585]

Good point, Call a professional. Preferably one that uses the Glas Weld system.

[@god11751]

John Dozier yes that is true that's how come there's a new technique called pressure curing where you put a UV flashlight pointed at the ship while it is under pressure and fully injected so basically have the injector still tighten down and pushing resin in there even when it can't fit anymore while it's hardening

[@0penpress]

even his glasses look spotless

[@seekgodfirst1605]

DIY.... After you spend a few hundred on equipment. .JA

[@gustafssonm9492]

Aprox 1-1,5K USD

[@ikigai47]

yeah tools cost money.

[@xdeadwrongxdeadwrong7181]

That's why you will always go to a shop and pay rather than investment.

[@gav240z]

You can achieve similar with a $10 kit.

[@xdeadwrongxdeadwrong7181]

@@gav240z true...not the best yet it does get the job done. If he learns the technique then it truly is a no brainer. Wait for a clear sunny day and... Only Takes 10-20 mins and your done.

[@slimjimmy693]

Thx my windshield shattered👌🏻

[@sanfranla9039]

Jimmy Rides84 😂

[@jaimejrgallegos7093]

Ammo NYC > Chemical Guys

[@sumpunkster]

Umm no.

[@jaimejrgallegos7093]

+sumpunkster have you not compared larrys videos to Chem guys??

[@ABusFullaJewz]

+Jaime Jr Gallegos While I don't have a bunch of experience with Chemical Guys (only really tried their foam DA pads and some other stuff), their products seem alright. What prevents me from buying more of their stuff though is the bullshit marketing pseudo-techno jargon they spout about their products, like "Hex-Logic Technology" and "high-gloss polymers". I'm far more likely to buy an honest product than something a marketing team came up with.

[@FrozenHaxor]

+Porutac And their pushy sales videos where they "test" their products on clean cars are just obnoxious. Not going to even try any of their products ever.

[@BoogieDownProduction]

+Jaime Jr Gallegos Junkman2000>Ammo>Chemical guys

[@DeJMan]

I dont even own a car.. yet i watch.

[@joematthews3379]

DeJMan same, I'm not old enough yet

[@michaellapierre1244]

From another professional video, drilling a hole at the end of a crack to stop it's growth should be .042 minimum to .060 inch maximum deep. Follow that with a spring punch or hammer on chisel to create a new bullseye at the hole, stopping crack growth. Bloggers say glass layer is .078 inch thick until the plastic is reached. Be careful pressing suction cups or adhesive stickers in repair kits. This can cause cracks to grow.

[@michaelhinchey]

Science is so cool. geeking out.

[@tripjet999]

DIY Windshield Chip Repair...for professionals.

[@hectordelvas1388]

Lmfao this isn't for us this for pros 🙆🏽‍♂️🤦🏽‍♂️ lol still cool vid tho🤣😭😂

[@autoholicmedia]

Should try out some windshield film on your car and see what you think of it. Been thinking of getting some for our cars.

[@waltercastro2015]

I actually used a regular drill but sooooo thin did touch the laminate. Then liquid i didn't have any problem. Now that i saw this video i will follow it.

[@jonathanvandagriff7515]

great job Larry!

[@DarkZeeds]

Looks better than when I got my windshield repaired. I can still see the small lines from the crack.

[@michaelalexeyev995]

3.2 911. Beautiful

[@rhkips]

I've always admired the precision involved in glass chip repair. Definitely not something I'm cut out for! I'm going to have to see if I can find this guy for some advice. I have a few chips, but what really annoys me is the faint scratches the windshield wiper somehow managed to leave in the glass. I've been over them with razor blades, steel wool, sandpaper, even tried buffing them out with a microfiber cutting pad and some really heavy cutting compound to no avail. I have no idea how rubber could do that much damage when abrasives won't touch it...

[@UpperDarbyDetailing]

Did you find your answer yet? Cause you came close. A proper glass buffing pad and cerium oxide is what you needed.

[@alexhearn9659]

His voice is so relaxed😂😂😂

[@ikigai47]

Fermented tea in a wine glass lol. They know how to party

[@VioletGiraffe]

Thanks, great educational video!

[@theborne]

This channel is incredible! I like your approach and you don't hold back on the details we really want to know. Thanks!

[@ericbruce2585]

This is good info.

[@lubomirpetrowpahuta]

Good idea.

[@JG_Fit]

I do a lot of these repairs with a very similar system, but the length of time he holds the drill seems too long for me? I do 1-2 second bursts to stop going through to the laminate. but nice job, as stated the repair is about strength, not cosmetics but even still sometimes you can achieve incredible results. Good video

[@mikef93670]

This is very close to the same process the belron group use just with different tools and some subtle differences.

[@deniszemcov]

good job

[@RealtimeReviews613]

👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼I wish you made a video on how to remove pitting/chipping and glass imperfections👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼

[@Marpurrsa]

1:13 did nobody else notice how he expanded the crack by picking hard at the rock chip?

[@ivanhumbertobrisenomoran4781]

Love your video. What dremel bit do you use?

[@moriarteaa4692]

This is like a pimple popping video for cars

[@7TimeToShine7]

I have had a rock chip in my windshield for 4 years now. It's staying! :P

[@baddriversofsouthtexas6179]

Earlier this year about two weeks after I had purchased a new car I took a trip to Houston, everything went swell until I got to Houston. I wasn't sure of my exit so I was in the slow lane at about 70 mph when a stone flew across the highway from the fast lane and made a direct hit with my windshield. I saw it coming but couldn't do anything. I got it repaired but it looks like a flattened spider on the windshield :/

[@ivodinicolo5153]

I have light scratches on my windshield directly in front of the drivers area. I like to know if there's any way of removing them. I was thinking of using rubbing compound or vim. Then using wax to buff it out. Let me or even better, having a video on this thanks Ivo

[@AMMO-NYC]

I have a video for that. kzbin.info/www/bejne/l4e4pZeir9eeqqs

[@Dr.Raed-Fares]

U can inject alcohol first to remove any dust and let it dry with warming lamp,that will make a clean field !!

[@niklaspilot]

I work at a car rental company and we get TONS of rock chipped windshields. Man, we could save hundreds on replaced windshields if we just repaired them like this...

[@RealationGames]

DIY? I don't think so. It's not like people have these tools in your kitchen drawer or buy them for a individual repair...

[@unabonger777]

this is nothing but an advertisement... you see this, decide you can't do it, and call them to fix it for $$$.

[@masonkelly6694]

It's DIY for car enthusiasts that aren't necessarily professionals in this particular area i.e. professional detailers.

[@sams6090]

DIY with all the absurdly expensive equipment only a shop will usually be able to afford.

[@KahunasGarage]

Larry: "So, what actually happens when you get a rock chip?" Josh: "Windshields were introduced into vehicle in the early 1900's. . ." zzzzzzzzz. Jump to 02:15 if you just want Josh to answer the question.

[@mraccord92]

great vid! is it possible to fix hairline scratches in auto glass that are similar to what you would find on the clear coat?

[@MrTheHillfolk]

Yes I'm more interested in polishing a windshield. The years of stone nicks are like sandblasting, and the glare of oncoming traffic at night is not a pleasure. The little bit I do know is that it's rather easy to distort the glass if a gentle hand isn't used.

[@RotaryTurbo]

+mraccord92 Larry has done at least one video on what you guys are looking for, it's somewhere on his channel here. I remember watching it. Windshield polishing is very possible.

[@skullian12]

+MrTheHillfolk give it a good wash and claybar your glass! afterwards wipe with microfibre and isopropyl alcohol afterwards and hopefully that fixes most of your damage.

[@MrTheHillfolk]

+skullian12 I found Larry's other vid on polishing windshields. Thanks for the info. Yea I clay bar the windshield when I wash, it's definitely what I would call minor sandblasting from 20+ years and 160k of driving.

[@bogoss3178]

I had a tiny small chips on my windshield. Went to glass repair store and they said that they couldn’t fix it, they wanted to charge me almost 400$ for a new windshield.

[@davidli3582]

Florida law requires insurance to cover this with no deductible. Probably one of the reasons why our insurance rates are so damn high but at least it's covered.

[@СтоянТенев-й7ч]

Du bist beste im ganze Welt 👍👍👍

[@DaCoder]

Hey Larry, Have you ever posted a video on how to remove wiper burn AKA windshield scratches? I just bought a used car and its fantastic, however the windshield even after cleaning is streaking / fogging light from the scratches on it. I've seen the two episodes where you talk about glass cleaning and you use a buffer on it with a thin microfiber cutting pad. However these cars didn't have the type of severe scratching I have on my car... And I fear that buffing would take a good minute to finish. I saw two videos out on KZbin, one showing a man sanding / buffing / polishing an older Ferrari, and one of a rando guy buffing wax (thats right, wax) into his windshield. On a side note the rear window on my car has that annoyingly cheap tint that gets all hazy after summers heat, will need to get that removed. Would do it myself if it weren't for the rear defroster.

[@DaCoder]

+Sean “S3EN” Slater tell ya what ill make a video response instead.

[@kevinkurz4749]

I know you hand polished that area where the chip is, but now that it is resin filled can you still safely machine polish the windshield with out fear of digging up the filler?

[@joshkinsler4786]

That Firebird in the back thooo

[@ivodinicolo5153]

thanks for the video Ivo

[@abwyazynhamid6366]

I want to buy from your products. I work in car glass welding, but I lack the tools

[@josephmckay9046]

great vid. what's the tool used?

[@wtfdididolastnight]

great video Larry. i noticed your porker has small chips over the whole front window. will you show us how to smoothen out the windshield? i suppose a correct wax would do the trick with some kind of compound..

[@505BOSE]

I took my car to get a chip on my window fixed, the guy landed up putting to much pressure and cracked it. Got a free windshield.

[@peterford9369]

Also I was cleaning my windshield the other day and did find a chip but, it's just dished out chip, no spidering at all. Does not seem to have penetrated first glass layer. Does it need to be repaired?

[@frankortolano5886]

Excellent

[@d-one-and-only]

Dear Ammo ... always learning from you ! I tried to clean the windshield with cerium oxide and there are some pits that are now filled up with the orange stuff.... any idea how to get them removed before i apply pit fill?

[@Eatcrow]

the reason you don't drill into the PVB layer is that you have compromised the safety layer that prevents the occupant being ejected or an object coming through the screen into the passenger compartment in an impact, both can have fatal consequences so do not contemplate messing about with a kit if you don't know what you are doing particularly in the legal jungle of the USA...

[@luigimiguel6499]

Hi, i tried to repaired a small chip on my windshiel but ubfortunately i got that flowering effect which is not looking good. How can i reverse the process and fix it again?

[@victoryfirst2878]

What problem can one have when using two different brands of windshield repair kits Sir ????

[@maxst2]

Possible to get some pit filler on its own? I have a bruise as the glass people I went to said, and they didnt want to do anything with it.

[@nelsonehernandez1]

Hey Larry thanks for the awesome content! Are you ok with a business using your videos in order to teach new and existing clients about services?

[@MikesRepairs86]

last windsheild I replaced I took it to my local recycler, no landfill required

[@Afistnu]

4:16 Say awwww.

[@corvettez06ss]

rain x window repair kit !!!! try that

[@nelsonramos2218]

Wow! I'm amazed!!!

[@garza2015]

I noticed how he said the glass from the front is different from the side windows and I actually have a small chip in my passenger side window. I wanna know if the window repair kit I can buy at the auto parts store will work on the chip? Or is it not repairable?

[@relaxivegotthis]

Jonathan Garza not repairable. It will eventually break.

[@intheclearautoglass9546]

Where do they sell that tool you used to impact the glass that spring hammer

[@mandeep48]

Hi whats the cost for tool kit and from where I can order pls.regards from New Zealand

[@gvineth]

Hey AMMO NYC could u recommend any windshield repair shop in nyc i try find something for weeks

[@523panda]

what type of tip is used on the dremel ?