A truck windscreen repair is more easy and affordable option than replacement

A truck windscreen repair is more easy and affordable option than replacement

Your truck is a workhorse and if you wish to earn its keep, often subjecting it to harsh weather and road conditions. In order to keep it working properly, it is necessary to get repairs done promptly. A small chip on your truck windscreen may not seem serious, but if you neglect it, it may turn into a crack and a truck windscreen repair will take the form of truck windscreen replacement.

How to avoid a replacement windscreen

The best advice is to get it repaired as soon as possible. This can be done easily by windscreen repairing professionals. A technician will inject a special raisin into the chip, completely filling it. The resin is cured in natural sunlight and is completely clear. The tools used for the repairing are easily portable so it is also possible that you can call a technician to your location for the repairing.

Once filled the chip is almost invisible providing a clear windscreen once again. The resin strengthens the truck windscreen and prevents it from cracking ever. A crack in your windscreen is more harmful than a chip as a sudden drop in temperature or driving over a speed bump can render the crack too severe and the only option left will be a replacement.

Replacing a windscreen will take longer time than a simple chip repair. So after all considerations, repairing at the first sign of a chip or crack in your windscreen is the best option, waiting until you need a replacement windscreen is, in the end, the more costly option.

Quality Windscreen, commercial glass technicians in Yatala can assess any damage, and advise whether your truck windscreen repair is feasible, or whether you need to go for a lorry windscreen replacement instead.

Different types of cracks and chips in the car windscreens

Windscreens are structurally designed to support damage. Having two layers of glass with a third layer of surrounding automotive safety glass, these windscreens are designed with high safety features. Any kind of damage in a car windscreen can be harmful to both the driver and the passenger, so it is very necessary to get it repaired or replaced on time, before any mishappening.

There are four main things- the type of break, the size, the depth and the location of the damage that need to be considered whether your car windscreen needs to be replaced or repaired.

Bullseye: A bullseye crack usually appears as a dark-coloured circle with an impact hole in the middle. These are fairly easy to repair.

Half Moon: These are the half bullseye. The shape is characterised by a darker colour and an impact hole. Half-moon breaks are easy to repair. So you don’t need to spend your money in replacing.

Star Break: Like a star burst, there are small cracks that lead away from the centre of the impact. This kind of damage needs to be replaced soon as it can result in many long cracks across the glass.

Stress Crack: Generally, these types of cracks form from factors like sudden or dramatic temperature variations. These cracks are almost always straight and can be repaired easily.

Combination Break: This windscreen damage is a mix of bullseye and star breaks resulting in extensive damage, often with missing chunks of glass. The damage is difficult to repair, so need to be replaced soon.

Still, if you are not sure whether or not your damaged screen needs to be repaired or replaced, contact to Quality Windscreens in Australia. They provide prompt and professional windscreen repair and replacement service and ensures that all clients are catered in time.