Windscreen and headlight guides

Straight answers about windscreen chips, cracks and headlights, written by the person who does the repairs.

A repair bridge fixed over a chipHow a windscreen chip is repaired, step by stepThe seven steps, with photos and the products used.Chip or crack: can it be repaired?A chip smaller than a 10c coin can usually be repaired.Is a stone chip worth claiming on insurance in Queensland?Usually not: without glass cover a stone chip claim costs you the excess, which is often hundreds of dollars.Will a windscreen chip fail a safety certificate in Queensland?It can: damage in the driver's view can fail a Queensland safety certificate, and the inspector decides.Why windscreen chips spread in the heat and the stormsA chip spreads because the glass around it is under stress, and heat, cold and storms add more.Mobile chip repair: what happens in the 40 minutesA mobile chip repair takes about 40 minutes where the car is parked: clean, vacuum, resin, cure and polish.Cloudy headlights: why they go yellow and how restoration worksHeadlights go yellow because the plastic lens loses its UV coating and the surface oxidises.DIY windscreen chip kit vs professional repair: what the $13 kit can and cannot doA $13 supermarket kit can work on a small fresh chip, but it has no real vacuum, so air often stays in the legs.
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