HI Roy,   
      
   On Fri 2011-Nov-04 10:46, Roy Witt (1:387/22) wrote to Richard Webb:   
      
    RW>> YEp, and I might be wrong on the temp, but it was somewhere   
    RW>> real close to the no go mark for temp iirc.   
      
    Roy>> I find this interesting, as I have a resin repair kit in the   
    Roy>> garage. It doesn't mention low temps, but it does say that you   
    Roy>> should park the vehicle in the shade for a while before attempting   
    Roy>> a repair. Once you've done the repair, they say to park it in the   
    Roy>> sun to let it help to cure the repair resin. I had a chip in the   
    Roy>> windshield of my Rodeo a few years ago and repaired it with a   
    Roy>> similar repair kit. When I was done you couldn't even see what was   
    Roy>> left of the chip unless you knew where to look.   
      
    RW> YEp, friend of mine back in the midwest who did repairs and   
    RW> replacements would only do them if temps were above a   
    RW> certain point, or you brought it to his shop.   
      
   RW> He, having the expertise of doing them in that climate, is probably   
   RW> right.    
      
   YEp, I'll sure ask him what the rationale is I get back to   
   the midwest and find him around somewhere though.  I know   
   he's been in the auto glass repair/replacement business for   
   a long time though, so I'm sure his reasons are quite good,   
   whatever their rationale.   
      
    RW>  Said otherwise things didn't set up properly or something.  I'm   
    RW> thinking it has to do more with the pliability and workability of the   
    RW> material.   
      
   Roy> There's no workability in the material, other than it is injected   
   Roy> with a device like a hypodermic needle, which applies a slight   
   Roy> amount of pressure so that the material flows into the smallest of   
   Roy> crevices. My kit has little suction cups to hold the injector in   
   Roy> place while the material cures.   
      
   YEp, for the repairs that sure makes sense.  Replacements   
   though, the gasket material etc.    
   HE did me a good deal on a van windshield iirc, found one in a junker, but   
   then I'd also given him a real good deal on   
   radio spot production a year or so before that, and we used   
   to hang out together back in school days    
   But, you're right on the repair kits I"ve seen.   
      
   Regards,   
              Richard   
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