Do Windshield Repair Kits Really Work?

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[@TylerTube]

i finally built a Sturdy Work bench!!! kzbin.info/www/bejne/eau4o5x5mrl9bs0

[@LLCoolJD]

Keep up the amazing work I love you also first to reply

[@ThePrufessa]

Now that you have a sturdy bench you have several experiments that you should do over that the looseness of the previous bench drastically affected the outcome.

[@CruelCrusader90]

i think you woulda had better results if you didnt use the blade like a hammer to skim off the resin. shoulda sliced through it like @ 19:14

[@mdewcool]

Only scenario I'd see multiple hits like that would be large size hail

[@rimfire2642]

Yes, defost/heat can absolutely cause cracks to expand. It happened to my windshield from a chip chip was stable all summer so I didn't try to fix it with a kit like this. Winter came...defrost...crack stretched all the way across the windshield. Fortunately it does not obscure my vision and has been stable ever since the 1 crack formed.

[@bucharestpunk]

You lock the plunger and create a vacuum in order to release any air traped in the crack under the resin. You then apply pressure to make sure the resin reaches and fills all the spaces.

[@Decay19XX]

Yep I used to do this professionally, then scrape off the thin layer of excess resin with a razor blade and it looks super clean as long as your crack isn't too big to begin with. If it is you have to replace the whole windscreen.

[@brettwalker5579]

Did anyone expect him to understand lol

[@Lee-At-Green-Pheonix-Rc]

They just have a industrial vacuum that it suction itself to the windscreen instead of the adhesive strip ring

[@ccoder4953]

Yes, very similar idea to people who do resin casting. The vacuum helps to pull trapped air out, then pressure helps to minimize any remaining air bubbles. People who do resin casting often use things like paint pressure pots to apply vacuum and pressure.

[@zerocks88]

was gonna comment this, glad I didn't need to :P

[@Girlninja.]

Wow i can't believe he used his windshield! That's dedication. I'd like to see headlight restoration kit for aging headlights.

[@babsegett8910]

100% hands down the sylvania kit. the 3m kit doesnt come close.

[@oldschooltunervw]

2nd the Sylvania kit

[@wolfpack-racing]

Project farm did it. Tbh I use Xs Motorsport head light restore kit. They all about the same. Sand and polish

[@theresawhitt7812]

Do a headlight repair kit.

[@alexgreg152]

Pretty sure it is not his car, his car is a Toyota something, it is a truck. This car isn't a truck at all so it is not his car. So not his windshield at all.

[@Ka05Incarnate]

Today on TylerTube, Tyler discovers that car windshields are significantly more sturdy than he expected.

[@adammetzger4182]

Hso did i.

[@Jexorz86]

Glass is harder than steel.

[@markjacobson4248]

@@Jexorz86 Hardness isn't really a huge factor once you're dealing with quick impulses and all. The glass is harder to scratch and would take more force to indent, but the actual energy needed to deform it to failure is extremely low. Something like a hammer can produce absolutely enormous momentary pressure, so they can even break diamonds with little effort. Like glass, diamond can not absorb much energy before failure, while metals can generally take huge amounts of energy.

[@Jexorz86]

@@markjacobson4248 This is true, but glass if very very hard, so you have to smack it alot harder than you think to actually crack it.

[@chypearce8457]

@@Jexorz86 glass is only 5.5 (house wares) to 7 (Corning's claim on gorilla glass) on the mohs scale. It depends on how its treated when formed). Hardness does not equal toughness.

[@Decay19XX]

I know this is probably too late but I used to work at a windscreen repair company and the tool we used to use to create cracks in a windscreen (for testing purposes of course) was just a small metal ball bearing with a hole drilled through the center with an elastic band threaded through it. then you put your finger through one side and thumb through the other side of the elastic and ping the ball off of the windscreen to create consistent cracks, depending on the strength you use to pull it back.

[@Wickedstormgaming]

i was gonna suggest a bb gun

[@Rms2015]

This method will produce much more representative cracks and chips. Without going into too many details, glass fractures based on a pretty complex set of factors which includes previous impacts and, more critically the velocity of impact. The low velocity, high mass hammer blows will produce generally smaller chips with a larger potential for spreading cracks, where the elastic impactor method uses a higher velocity, lower mass impact which will be more likely to produce larger chips, chips with spider webs and, on the very high velocity end, chips surrounded by concentric rings and spider webs. I had been about to suggest something like a BB gun to produce higher velocity impacts, but this elastic impactor system sounds more reproducible and much safer. I suppose if you need particularly high velocity impacts, you’d have to use a smaller mass and either pull further or use more elastic. In any case, the test would also be somewhat more controlled if each product were tested on a different piece of glass, since every impact, even if it doesn’t produce visible cracks can still cause microfractures that weaken the pane.

[@nickjeffrey8050]

@@Rms2015you sound smart but the thing is using an elastic band on your finger will never give you consistent results as each time u fling it will be different strength/stretch on the elastic band BB gun would be better as that would be consistent

[@Rms2015]

@@nickjeffrey8050 I hear you, but I never said the impactor should be cocked by hand. While it is true that elastomers decay slowly over time, eventually leading to less powerful impacts, this effect is small enough to be irrelevant to the test and can be remedied by simply replacing the elastic at regular intervals. While at first glance, it would seem that a bb gun would produce more consistent results than elastic impactors, the reality is that regulating a pneumatic gun to precisely the right pressure is much more difficult than replacing elastic at regular intervals. If you run the pneumatic system at perhaps as high as a few dozen atmospheres, you can get the control fairly precise, but due to the inherent limitation of pneumatically actuated projectile launchers where the velocity of the projectile cannot exceed the speed of sound in the working fluid, which itself is partly dependant on pressure, such pneumatic guns have to be run at hundreds of atmospheres, at which pressures regulation stops being precise. Add to that the safety factor of having an unsecured bb flying around at high velocity and contrast that with the elastic system which is far simpler and tethers the impactor, reducing safety concerns, and I am no longer convinced that the pneumatic system makes any sense. At least not until you need extremely high impact velocities, at which point it might be time to consider coilguns instead

[@mgmeo]

That last crack is under the lamination of the windshield. You need to drill a small hole at the end of the crack so it won’t spread further and then inject the resin

[@tommycowger9585]

The first 2 repair kits work well but here's how to make the chip fill even better without the spider legs on them, use a lighter on the the glass for about 10 to 15 seconds going in a circular motion the heat will open up the legs and fill it in even better and most of the time you won't see it also don't run the plunger all the way in on the first shot fill up the insert like you did with about 6 to 8 drops crank it in a little but not all the way fire up the inside let it set for about a min that way the glass cools down, and when you scrape it don't scrape it the way you did spray a little glass cleaner on it and the blade vertical, that way when you scrape it, it won't pull the fill out of the divot, I've done glasswork for 20 years done it that way and 95% of the chips I've done have been almost invisible

[@badboysass]

Could you do video to show that method please!

[@CHASIN_A_BASS]

Yea the old heads always say hit it with a lighter lol..they tell techs now not to do it haha..me personally I'd rather do the full install lol

[@jaskajokunen3716]

I just take my car to a windshield repair place

[@tommycowger9585]

@@jaskajokunen3716 I used to do windshield repair, did it for 20 years

[@lesco-brandon5158]

The only thing a lighter will do is help remove any moisture in the break. Heating the glass will cause it to contract and create a false appearance like its filled in. But once its cools the glass will expand and go back the way it was. Which system do you use? And where did you get your training?

[@aaronschlottman4055]

Tyler trying to get a write off for a whole car now lol - great video as always!

[@gaige6308]

I'm a master autoglass technician... 1) you trying to chip the glass made me flinch every time you hit it. 2) automatic center punches work very well to create a chip. 3) pulling the plunger out of the 3rd kit is called a "de-gassing phase" which not only pulls the excess glass from the chip, but also aerates the resin and makes it able to bond better with the inner cavities of the chip. Great videos Tyler... always entertaining and informative 😁

[@gesarts3625]

This was serendipitous. My wife literally just sent me a picture of my windshield that just got struck by a rock and received a decent chip. Perfect timing my guy!!

[@erzebet6977]

You can't go by this anyway. He didn't follow the directions properly on any of them and the last one the crack is under the lamination so the resin couldn't get into the crack anyway. He let them cure way too long before removing the excess. That's why they all leave white spots. It's not supposed to be fully cured when you scrape it.

[@inferno7181]

​@@erzebet6977What, do you not drive your car around at all? the UV resin will continue to cure after the recommended time and will whiten like his test.

[@erzebet6977]

@@inferno7181 not if you scrape it off before it cures fully like you're supposed to do

[@mattrzewnicki6343]

The last one makes absolute total sense. You put in the resin, then create a vacuum to help the resin get to all of the tiny cracks, then release vacuum and apply pressure to help force it in there now that there isn’t air trapped by resin. Straight forward. It’s the best way as long as the resin viscosity is right.

[@Meghannnnnnnnn]

I could watch you testing stuff all day. You're one of the few subscriptions that I actually enjoy watching and that takes me away from crippling anxiety and depression for a while

[@aroundtheclock1587]

People that have depression don't go around telling everyone

[@inny74]

@@aroundtheclock1587 But you go around telling people that you're a dick. 🤷‍♂

[@Meghannnnnnnnn]

@@aroundtheclock1587 well clearly that's not true as my comment is right above ⬆️ thanks for your pointless comment though

[@aroundtheclock1587]

@@Meghannnnnnnnn u don't go around just saying it that's called attention seeking if u have depression get help rather then telling people it's not pointless ur using a real condition like depression as a way to grab someone's eye

[@emma6648]

@@aroundtheclock1587 who hurt you?

[@TaraSmallss]

I just love how wholesome Tyler is, he is my bedtime channel and my favies

[@donovanloreman]

Watching you try to damage your windshield was hilarious. Thank you for testing all of this!

[@XdivineExp]

I'm surprised he didn't just pull out a bb gun and take a few shots at it. Those are usually pretty good at leaving decent chips.

[@-EchoesIntoEternity-]

legend has it, if you cut a sweet potato in half and rub it over the windshield crack and then wrap it with a zuckanee ribbon. it will seal and bond the glass back together.

[@Ohwhale79]

Smart!

[@tinaf7114]

It doesn't say anything about zuckanee on the packaging though

[@chuckkolancz4969]

I’ve used the rainx on a chip in my windshield and followed the instructions really well and I can barely tell where the chip was now. No one else could ever tell and I’ve had a WI/MN winter and summer and it’s still holding on good. Chrisfix has a good video as well

[@TheAdmiralFilms]

This is what I was looking for in the comments, the winters here in MN will kill a windshield with a crack. I was warming one of the F150s at Ripley before driving out hot lunch in the field, not knowing that the mix of heat and cold would cause the chip to quickly spread into a full side to side break with 3 branches

[@ygiagam]

Windshield to Tyler: You crack me up!

[@KitsuneFyora]

I absolutely love how Tyler's expectations of the windshield was to break at the slightest impact. It's supposed to withstand much more than a mild hammer smack 😂

[@silent64209]

I literally fall asleep to your videos. I put on a playlist and fall asleep. For some reason its extremely satisfying

[@Kc_Production15]

Same

[@0115Heather]

You can even heat the inside of the window with a small butane torch and you will get a much better repair. I also like to drill the center of the chip on bigger and more complex breaks.

[@Duckman12225]

I'm excited to see the things Tyler does with this car I don't mind the 5min ad if it means we get to break a car

[@fluffycritter]

I got a tiny chip in my windshield and decided to use that cheapy-cheap resin kit, and it worked pretty okay. It was just a tiny chip though. The plunger one actually makes a lot of sense; the initial vacuum is to suck out the air from underneath the resin, and then the second pressure bit would be to collapse any remaining bubbles inside the resin.

[@JZM006]

the fact that he sacrificed his own car for this

[@brighamruud5090]

You don’t know that, the video hasn’t even ended for you yet

[@brighamruud5090]

You were correct!

[@skylerblack6017]

@@brighamruud5090 I was about to say he says it the first 10 second 😂😂

[@ThePinkPanth3r]

I mean, he has a truck and stuff pretty sure.

[@brighamruud5090]

@@skylerblack6017 Lmao

[@Constantine_TTV]

The first method is basically the same principle as Esprit repair kits, which are the best I’ve used tbf. I’ve used several different ones over the years working with Autoglass in the Uk, and National Windscreens; but that principle works the best.. all ill say is when you have the plunger screwed applying pressure to the resin, go on the inside with a lighter and heat the inside of the windscreen where you’re applying the resin on the outside, the heat makes the glass expand and opens up chanels for the resin to fill better. I’ve been to chips the size of golf balls, as long as you drill them out with a little dremal bit, use enough resin, and apply heat on the inside.. there’s not much you can’t practically make vanish 👍🏻

[@mustaphahabib2703]

Would love to see a video on the types and effectivity of blinker fluid

[@Atrainswrld]

Also some muffler bearing grease tol

[@panzerdragoonss4021]

The crazy thing is just a couple of hours ago I just noticed such a crack in my windshield and decided i was going to buy a kit. How strange!

[@jeffsharp9824]

Noticed the same thing the other day, think its a heat crack it starts from under the window trim not a chip.

[@thetroll1247]

I am in need such a product as well

[@jobot500]

Plot twist Tyler caused it

[@lordfarquard52]

Eyyy it's always good to see another Tyler video. I got a chip in my windshield while following a van on the highway and it used some kind of suction or something to push resin into the crack. Its still working today! Hope your day is well.

[@evangelina3541]

Thank you for this fantastic informative reaction. My daughter bought a (not brand new) Land Rover and low and behold she got a rock chip on her windshield. She didn't want to buy a new one because she thinks they won't replace her's with all the sensors that it came with. I told her about these repair kits and I think I will share with her your reaction video. Thank you so much :)

[@Tonza205]

I wonder what kinda company dont know how to replace windshield with sensors on it :D Most windshields have sensors, cameras, heating etc these days...

[@JohnDoe-vm5rb]

I live in the uk and most car insurance companies have contracts with wind shield repair guys to do it for free. The explanation over the phone was brutally honest; it's basically cheaper to have these guys go around and fix chipped wind-shields than it is to pay for accidents with chipped wind-shields as the root cause.

[@kayezbiciak544]

I love my Delta Ecoflow 1300! Amazing generator!

[@LordVector]

This video was a 30 minute guide to needing to replace a whole windshield instead of repairing chips lol still appreciate the effort to show the products though.

[@joshib1106]

Testing different Tyre puncture repair kits would be good to see👌 But testing "temporary replacements" for scientific purposes of course😉would be more interesting, imagine, all you have on hand is some flex seal, maybe some alien tape, or even those plastic beads you made a shield with, different combinations with glue and tape combined. Never know, could discover something new🤣 I love the uploads and content that you create, its definitely more educational than the instructions, I also need to get that "know the difference" t-shirt in my life, keep up the good work bud🤘💙

[@cuseyeti_one8three]

All of those tire repair kits that inject goop into the tire to seal it are horrible. It will require a ton of labor to remove from the rim later. Absolutely not worth the trouble.

[@plenta96]

I'm using my very limited mobile data to watch this. Very happy when a TylerTube video drops.

[@bleach_drink_me]

I didn't know mobile data limits existed still in 2022. Are you in the US?

[@plenta96]

@@bleach_drink_me Sweden and 2GB/month

[@bleach_drink_me]

@@plenta96 ouch!

[@iPirate98]

You’re supposed to dig the glass from the chip. The reason they didn’t disappear completely is because they still had glass shards in the chip. I’ve repaired a ton of windshields with both techniques shown and either had no signs of repair or very very minimal.

[@hansielategan969]

You are on the money. You have clean out the chip completely - even drill it out and then apply. Then you will only see a light discoloring, but it is clear.

[@neb_setabed]

That's what I was thinking the entire time. On the other hand, I liked the way he did it because he followed the instructions exactly. And the instructions didn't tell him to do that . It should be something that they include

[@TrilogyBPM]

Beater car is a 90's elite with a sexy accordion shift boot. Super bonus points to Tyler

[@Martynjs]

This has to be one of the most tense episodes you ever done. I was just waiting for the wind shield to shatter at any moment.😵‍💫

[@LexyThomas134]

When my son was 6 years old, he was playing around and took one punch at our front windshield and completely cracked and spider webbed the whole one side. Dude is smacking it with a hammer over and over and over and it won't crack at all lol

[@lordimpaler3899]

Id love to see a video on products that keep fog from forming on your windows, or small to medium sized dent repair 🤷

[@mandc20022]

I use rainx and it helps alot

[@lordimpaler3899]

@@mandc20022 I'll look into that 🤘Thanks bro

[@killerdj6619]

Tyler is so tired that he has a ribcage on his face.

[@kristabit]

I like the car test idea, there are so many repair kits for different things on cars.. one I would like to see done is the "Black car trim and plastic restorer" I have been thinking about getting some for my car, there is just so many!

[@pauloday5198]

For the plunger vacuum thing, I think they have you do that to suck out tiny air bubbles. I've seen people who do resin casting put their stuff in a vacuum chamber right after it's poured for that reason, I bet it's the same thing.

[@maplecitydistributors5493]

You bet wrong.

[@pauloday5198]

@@maplecitydistributors5493 got a better explanation?

[@maplecitydistributors5493]

@@pauloday5198 I'm still sitting here trying to figure out how after watching this video, that is the comment you came up with.

[@joshuamccarran577]

I kept waiting for something to happen. The car rolling over Tyler, him finding some way to fall through the entire windshield, the tires randomly exploding for no reason, the entire car ending up engulfed in flames while burning down Tyler’s house. But here we are. I’m absolutely shocked, almost flabbergasted. Tyler made it through an entire product review video without 99.99% of his comments telling him how he screwed up the whole process and has to redo it over again.

[@JMLRetroRoom]

A friend of mine used to do windshield repair. With a long crack he said it could be repaired but you’d see a blurry line and it would look worse. What he said to do was drill a tiny hole at the end of the crack and fill in with the resin to prevent the crack from spreading. Small cracks he would also drill with a dremel. Low power and very slow them fill with resin. It would look much better than these kits. All you’d see is a tiny pinhole the size of a bic pen tip. Also most insurance companies will do a claim for 2 repairs a year and it’s part of the insurance. It won’t raise your rates. They’d rather pay for a repair than a new windshield claim. He charged insurance $50 with no cost to you or $20 cash without insurance.

[@PARKSGAMING82]

different types of seat cleaners, scratch and dent removal, headlight lens repair, rearview mirror repair kits (like if your old rearview mirror fall off), different ways to attach a license plate to front and rear bumper. That's all for now but I've got more ideas that I'll leave on next video

[@brandeezyc]

Two 30 second unstoppable ads then Tyler throws a full 5 min and 15 second sponsor at us sheeeeeesh

[@FR_films]

Trying to put a chip into windshield needs more force. The way he started 😂😂😂😂😂

[@BillyF2LJeffs]

"Where's Tyler?" "He's in the garage smashing his own car with a hammer" "I'm glad everything is normal"

[@whitezombified]

We definitely need to see a video testing all the hacks and products to use to get back into your car if you lock them inside

[@Osiffur]

For future reference, if you ever need it 😅 whipping the antenna of your car at the windshield is the best way to make chips/cracks

[@johnnyjimj]

Thanks for reviewing both types of repairs - cracks are definitely much more worrisome because they weaken the windshield significantly and tend to spread real fast, and they are much more difficult to reapir as well. I had the same experience you did repairing a crack - I used the rain-x and despite it claiming it can be used for both bullseyes and cracks, it's just not fluid enough to really penetrate into a crack and like you, I had very poor results. I since found out there are different visocosity resins avalable depending on the requirement and you need the lowest viscosity resin for cracks. Furthermore you have to keep both the resin and the windshield and slowly make your way up the crack while massaging the glass from behind to help pull the resin into the crack, and to make sure to work where there is no UV, even outside in the shade under an overcast day is too much, because the resin will otherwise go hard before it has time to penetrate into the crack. In any case I liked the fact that the part of the crack you repaired seemed to hold better that the part you didn't, and the the crack spread at the repair end only after many attemnps with the hammer. So the repair, alothough unsatisfactory, did seem to have helped a bit. 👍

[@niner4life8]

Please don't start with the clickbait thumbnails. You are better than that.

[@ryanpatrickneff]

Tyler you are one of my favorite KZbinrs yo ❤

[@nchunter8918]

Dent repair would be cool! Also an air freshener test.

[@PongoDaMan]

You have no clue how long ive been waiting for you to do something like this

[@sammer28]

I like how the video below this one is "what's your biggest I didn't think this through moment"

[@micraman42]

Coming from a guy who did windshield repairs professionally for nearly 20 years, these aren’t that much different to the methods used by professionals and the results appear similar. Getting as much resin into the cracks makes for the best possible result and that’s where the plunger method, removing the air from the crack first, in theory, should perform the best. However, we used to use a system with a compressor to remove the air and eventually replaced that system with a professional injection method similar to the others used here, with seemingly no better results. The only real difference is that we used a UV light to cure the resin, which can be faster (UV index dependent), but can be performed without having to move the vehicle prior to completion. I was pleasantly surprised to see that someone who apparently has never attempted a windshield repair, can perform virtually the same task, replicating similar results, for what I have to assume is much less money.

[@xcoder1122]

Professional repair shops also use a vacuum, which ensures that no tiny air bubble are left in the crack and the resin can perfectly fill the crack as won't be sucked out (it's too heavy and the vacuum pump isn't that strong) but instead it will fill any tiny gaps better than trying to apply pressure and trying to push out the air. I had such a professional repair twice so far and trust me, you won't even see where the chip used to be. The results were almost perfect like a new windshield.

[@kyleking9081]

I'm excited for the potential the car has for future content

[@MayorMcheese12]

Imagine carrying a big ass charger with you everywhere you go

[@jace_Henderson]

Fun fact, because this thing has a kilowatt hour, it cost about 10-15 cents to charge depending on where you live and the cost of power. And with 3000 charge cycles, it will cost you anywhere between 300 and 450 bucks from charging.

[@Luxitiy]

This man has some crazy but neat ideas

[@kevmodee1866]

I worked as an auto glass tech(certified) for nearly 15 yrs, and had used several different techniques for chip repair; and the reason for suction is to remove any air and dirt(since most repairs aren't done immediately after damage occurs. Also, once repair is completed, you should put in direct sunlight or use an ultraviolet lamp immediately, otherwise the resin won't cure. That's why when trying to make a new chip, the first one cracked, because it wasn't completed, and the vibration stressed the existing damage. One trick for repair also, is to go inside the vehicle and use a lighter to gently heat up the repair area and rub lightly with finger, as resin is setting. This helps to open the area allowing resin in more. And ALWAYS wear gloves because the reason is toxic and can absorb in your skin. RIP! 😂😂

[@WoollyOwl]

I've repaired 100's of windshields at work, use a lighter on the inside of the windshield after putting resin in the crack, it'll run down the crack sealing it better. also a UV flashlight helps harden it. with these 2 extra tools you can fully manipulate the resin inside the windshield.

[@the_monk_lives4882]

A car series is gonna be great, looking forward to it

[@dagreatmongo]

I had a rock hit my truck windshield years ago. Put clear fingernail polish on it and it never cracked. Eventually sold it years later with still no crack forming. Call it luck if you want but it worked.

[@Silent_Badger23]

All I see is the joint from Mac and devin go to highschool when he broke into the principal’s office 😂

[@HannahMattox]

You freaking slow down the chipmunk part of the crack, not the chip, and you still get freaking chipmunk. Tyler. You're freaking killing me with the amount of trolling here, bro. Omg 😂🤦‍♀️

[@triplee4991]

Possible video idea. Pinning tool brands vs each other and strapping them to one another. For example putting two drills face to face drilling onto the same bit and whoever "drills" the other to death wins.

[@DeputyNordburg]

Cool video. I'd have used a bb-gun to make the chips. The plunger is supposed to pull air out of the cracks so more goo can be forced in.

[@matthew6414]

Tyler in that 1999 toyota corolla

[@thatstupidbunnysuit2648]

Man that thumbnail felt like clickbait. I kept waiting for destruction haha. Cool video man. Can’t wait to see this series.

[@The_Slavstralian]

For the one with the syringe This is similar to how resin art makers do things or people stabilise wood. You are taking the air into a vacuum state to pull the air out of the cracked glass. with the air coming out the resin can take its place thus filling the gaps in the glass.

[@gatorhaterdl]

Pressure works better than vacuum for resin. Vacuum for really porous things like wood.

[@patthompson1761]

Living in Canada with regular winter temperatures of -30C (-22F for you), yes, the windshield will rapidly crack with heat on.

[@honda2363]

The theory behind the repair kit with the syringe is that you're creating a vacuum inside the cracks and when the vacuum is released the resin will rush in. Just pressurizing it wouldn't work well.

[@ryangrissom3532]

So the vacuum helps the resin flow to the ends of the cracks in the chips. Certain chips can be "sealed" in the cracks so once you inject the resin the air prevents the resin from reaching the ends so the vacuum pulls all of that and once you release the vacuum the resin is sucked into those cracks because the resin is heavier then air so it is at the bottom of the chamber

[@TheGreatChrisB]

Brands should start using Tyler in their informercials. "If Tyler can use it, so can you", he can be the new caveman LMAO

[@mathaggerty5292]

The antenna is the best way to make a chip. Thats how we would do it when we trained sales reps back in the day.

[@TheAdmiralFilms]

Here's to Tyler not realizing we had a better view of the crack the entire time

[@robert9595]

God as a car guy...watching someone hit their windshield with a screwdriver and hammer makes me wince.

[@kenabi]

most of these things are optically clear epoxy/resin that doesn't expand or contract like most will. and they do tend to work pretty well. at least, for the applications they're suited to, they aren't a cure all, but they'll stop most minor chips pretty well.

[@cokeblock4043]

I just found your channel and I already love it

[@herbertnavarrete6788]

I do like the LED display showing hours and minutes, most power stations only show percentage so this is awesome.

[@MikesAMiner]

The vacuum one sucks the air out of it and the fluid goes into it. Chrisfix made a video on that a few years ago. Cheers!

[@traegray4424]

Not sure why but this is the first video of yours that got recommended to me in a few months, and I haven’t got any push notifications from your channel

[@trikotine358]

To stop a Crack you should put a chip at the end of it, then use the applicator on the chip. Also using a small drill bit on the chip helps make sure the resin gets into everything

[@rapterassasin9785]

I gave up the nap time commercial, for this is better be worth it.

[@chefdab]

I just sat there watching and waiting for him to completely destroy the windshield. I would like to see you test headlamp restoration kits.

[@mewsli]

It's 7.12am on a cold December morning and I'm laughing way too loud at Tyler. Cheers my friend, you are as we say in my part of the UK - A bloody legend !

[@blueburger4]

For the vacuum one (this is all just my theory on understanding how it works) I assume you're essentially vacuuming the air out of the gaps in the glass, and then when you plunge it back down you're compressing the liquid into the gaps. Basically ensuring that there's no, or less, trapped air allowing for a more seamless bond.

[@atlasgunther8947]

I think it would work better in reverse, you apply resin that seeps into the crack; then use the apparatus to pull the air out of the crack to pull the crack together and let hold in place for a few hours to ensure the resin fully bonds before removing the vacuum and apparatus.

[@stu-j]

The repair would be cleaner if you removed the glass from inside the chip. That's why it wasn't clear and looked cloudy. I done a year of windscreen repair in my late teens for ( autoglass uk) and this sort of repair was quite new at the time. We had to dig out the fine glass partials so it was super clean with no debris inside. And use almost the same device ( much bigger and stronger) insert the resin and put it under pressure from a pump. Then uv cure the resin with the tape then scrape it off resulting in an almost perfect repair ( uk mot law was no cracks of chips bigger than a 5p I think resulted in a mot fail) you did a good job for sure just the instructions should have said clean the chip out completely.

[@Wyattdearrp]

I’ve been a glass Tech for 19 years, free windshield for you anytime you make it to Arizona!! 😂 enjoyed the video.

[@claytonware3562]

The previous power station I owned only has 1 100W USB-C port. Good to know that the Delta 2 has 2 100W USB-C port. Which is great by the way.

[@NoTimeForThatNow]

I’ve used the blue star one with good results.

[@adamuk2055]

You cracked the inside glass there is plastic in the middle of the two piece of glass sandwich together love you vid mate keep it up

[@beez1717]

You should test tire repair kits at some point!

[@grayson9194]

So I know I'm super late but the reason the crack one didn't work is because the crack actually occurred in the second layer of glass, not the outside panel. You had already used the resin for the chip on it so you likely wouldn't have been able to fix the crack anyways since the resin sealed any openings where you could get more resin to spread throughout the cracks

[@jessicastarmer2974]

I’m worried if Tyler is okay- he didn’t completely break the windshield just for fun after the end 😂

[@66brokenseals]

Watching him break a window without safety glasses, had me so nervous

[@get_some2083]

Aveeno, can we get this guy an eye cream sponsorship

[@Mr_Chipp]

Let's give it to Tyler for driving a standard

[@hiddentruth1982]

it pulls a vacuum to remove any air below the resin to prevent bubbles and the applies pressure to force the bubble free resin in to all the crevices.