Windshield Repair Asheville

Let me start out by saying, “We do not recommend DIY Windshield Repair Kits, unless you are highly trained to use that device.”

The Hopeful Hero

I can see it now… Cute young girl has a really nice boyfriend. Girl tells boyfriend about a rock that just hit her windshield. Boyfriend’s time to be a hero! So he rushes over to the Auto Parts Store and grabs a “cheep” windshield repair kit he saw the last time he was in the store buying florescent green neon lights for the bottom of his car. Boyfriend then tries to repair the stone chip in cute girlfriend’s windshield. Oh, did I mention she drives a 2007 BMW. After four tries boyfriend then realizes he has just lost his cape, and hero status is on its way out fast. At a last ditch effort he rushes off to the closest Windshield Repair Shop hoping to regain hero status. Finds out his efforts are now going to cost him $350.00 to replace the windshield and his hero status with cute girl and her cute family is now gone.

Have you ever driven by another windshield repair technician who is flying through vehicle after vehicle so fast you wonder what kind of quality they could possibly be giving? In my opinion, there are a lot of technicians who are giving bad repairs in the name of saving just a few minutes. Again, the mighty dollar rules the day!

It seems it has become a common practice for many windshield repair technicians to use a drill on most of their stone chip repairs. They reason that it is needed but the truth is; only about 10% of all stone chips require the use of a drill. Why use it then? It seems to be a trend to advertise and guarantee quick windshield repairs. If you use a drill you usually can get it done faster but at what cost? Many of the chips fixed with a drill unnecessarily can cause a compromised cosmetic appearance. If technicians just took a little more time it would result in better repairs and in the end, a better name for all of us.

Here are a few Tips for Asheville’s Cold Weather. If you don’t have a garage to put your car inside, place something over your windshield to keep moisture from freezing on your damaged windshield. Also, warm up the inside of your automobile 30 minutes before you have to leave. Do not turn the windshield defrost on at all! This can and will crack out a damaged windshield. When you have extreme weather fluctuations you don’t have the luxury of delaying repairs.