What is a decent glass repair kit to get?

I can't imagine that any of them will be 1/10th as good as having a pro do it. I have a friend who works for one of the area's top Auto Glass shops, and does mostly chips, with a few replacements. He had to do several hundreds of practice chips before they would let him do it "live". It's cheap as hell (Insurance will usually pick up 100% since it saves them the probability of paying for all new glass), and quick for a pro. Plus it's seamless.



Watching him do several for friends/family, there is definitely an art form that comes with practice. There are also a lot of specialized tools and chemicals. There is also a high risk of replacing the whole windshield if you don't know what you're doing.



Considering the cost (usually free to anyone with comp insurance, and cheap for everyone else), I can't imagine that any consumer-level glass repair kit is going to be any more effective than those "As Seen On TV" "Dent-Pullers".



Of course, I could be totally wrong...
 
Can these types of places do scratches as well? Bought a used Z that has a handful of small scratches in the passenger side window. Not a crack, none go all the way through, just a handful of small scratched. Wondering what fixing these scratches would cost.
 
dcmidnight said:
Can these types of places do scratches as well? Bought a used Z that has a handful of small scratches in the passenger side window. Not a crack, none go all the way through, just a handful of small scratched. Wondering what fixing these scratches would cost.
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I talked to my friend (cousin, actually) last night. The rule of thumb is that if you can feel it with your fingernail, it's not buffing out. It's not so much that it can't be done, but that it shouldn't be done. In buffing out deeper scratches, you have to flatten out the glass too much; plus the heat can be enough to warp it further....
 
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