Advertise with Us. Wilson's Auto Glass, Inc. Thanks for waiving my deductible. Website Products. View all 4 Locations. Should I expect to get an estimate for the restoration job before I hire a company?
You should always get an estimate and request a demonstration if it's going to be a big job. Make sure the company can perform the restoration to your expectations and at a reasonable price. What can you expect to save with restoring the glass over replacing it? You should expect to save half the replacement cost and it's not unusual to save a lot more.
It all depends on the severity of the damage, signage to be replaced, type of glass and time saved to resolve the issue. What is the process in restoring damaged glass? Restoring glass is all about lowering the surface to remove the damage.
Depending on how severe the damage is, the correct procedure should accomplish the goal. Light scratches can be polished out, deeper scratching would take slight grinding follow up with polishing. Extensive damage will take a more aggressive approach, which comes with risks of glass breakage, surface distortion and unsatisfactory results.
Again, glass is a very unforgiving substrate and will show any mistakes that are made during the restoration process. Some restoration mistakes can be corrected, but some, especially surface distortion are fatal mistakes and most cannot be fixed. How close to the edge of the glass can scratches be removed. The challenge is in the corners, but rarely are there scratches in the corner. The client will have to decide if enough scratch damage can be removed or would they rather pay for a new window at a much higher price.
Can tinted glass be restored? Tinted not surface tint glass is no different to restore than clear glass. Tinted glass will show more dullness and take a little more time to restore, but yes, tinted glass can be restored.
Does restoring glass weaken the glass? Removing the scratch damage actually makes the glass pane stronger. The scratch in the glass makes the pane weaker in that area and is more susceptible to fracture if pressure is applied to the damaged area. The depth of the scratch would reflect the possibility of breakage. Glass cutters are used to score scratch glass before "snapping".
What type of guarantee should I get with any glass restoration? That is not to say it is possible to restore every window like new. But, the client should be told up front and before any restoration is started, what can be expected. No surprises. Do you charge for estimates? We do not charge for estimates within our immediate area, which is a 50 mile radius from Mooresville, NC.
Restoration estimates outside that area can still be given if the job is large enough to justify the travel cost.
Projects out of town will be assessed a travel fee, but if the job is large enough and we are contracted to perform the restoration, the fee will be waived. Are you insured?
We maintain full general liability insurance, workmen's compensation insurance on all our technicians, and have full coverage on all our company vehicles. Can you see any visible marks on a window that has been restored. Sometimes, but normally not. Nobody wants a car or truck with damaged glass - it just looks bad! It also can reduce the value of your vehicle when selling. Auto glass repair only takes about 20 minutes, and your vehicle is ready to drive right away.
No need to drop your car and pick it up later, or wait in an auto glass shop waiting room. We'll come right to you and you can drive the car immediately after the windshield repair is completed. Most windshields are not recycled and end up in our landfills, which are 10 to 12 percent glass. Also, the manufacturing process for one new windshield creates about 50 pounds of carbon emissions and uses close to 1,, BTU's of energy.
With a refractive index of 1. That's guaranteed, or there is no charge! There are three major factors that are missing with a do-it-yourself windshield repair kit that will result in wasted time, wasted money, and a poor repair or replaced windshield. They are:. Proper curing. The slow and weak cure of the sun is not effective as the glass will go through so many temperature changes, expansion and contraction, and vibration during that cure period.
Proper access to the damage for the bonding resin. Many damages, especially "stars" with multiple legs, will require access through drilling or probing into the impact point. Without proper access each leg may not properly fill all the way to the end. If any part of the damage is left unrepaired, the entire damage is deemed unrepaired. Professional Windshield Repairers are well trained, many for up to two weeks. They understand the flexibility of the glass and how to properly fill the damage and evacuate the air without breaking the glass, while minimizing or eliminating unsightly blemishes.
Two other factors that play an important part in a quality repair are equipment and resin. For that, you get an imported toy, not a quality repair tool. Our portable, water-based glass scratch removal process allows us to keep the temperature of the glass constant through the scratch removal process and is less likely to result in cracking the glass while removing the scratch. When a window is scratched, the glass is weakened in that spot making it more prone to break. By removing the scratch, it re-strengthens the glass to it's original state.
Particularly for large, custom made, or specialty windows and mirrors utilizing our service instead of replacing windows is dramatically more cost efficient.
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