Windscreen repair
About Windscreen Repairs
Windscreen Repairs are for the repair of laminated glass only. You do not need to determine if the windscreen is laminated, if it is chipped or cracked it must be laminated, the older toughened windscreen does not chip; it shatters into thousands of pieces.
The repair process works by injecting a liquid acrylic resin into the damaged glass. The resin is cured by the use of long wave ultra violet light.
The Facts:
A windscreen repair will restore 100% strength to the damaged area.
The appearance of the screen will be improved by 90 to 95%.
The repair is permanent and can be washed or driven immediately after the repair.
Repairs are accepted for the MoT test.
A repair takes about 20 mins.
How is it repaired?
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You've chipped your windscreen heres what happen next. | |
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| When you chip your windscreen it cracks back to the PVG inter layer leaving a fragment inside. | ||
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The chip is drilled out leaving a cavity. | |
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The cavity is filled with resin pushing all air out of the chip. The resin takes 5 mins to set. Then pit fill is used to level the repair back to the level of the glass giving a smooth finish. | |
| After just 20mins your vehicle is ready to drive away. | ||
Question & Answers
What can be repaired:
All laminated windscreens, clear or tinted, heated or unheated can be repaired in cars, coaches and commercial vehicles.
What type of damage can be repaired?
Bulls eyes, star breaks, combination breaks and short cracks can all be repaired.
Cracks longer than 150mm on cars and 450mm on large commercial vehicles.
Damage that has gone milky inside.
Damage where both layers of glass are damaged.
Why Monarch Automotive?
Our team are experts they will only suggest a repair if that is the best course of action. We only use the best tools which for windscreen repair it is the Esprit system which has passed British Standard test BS AU251:1994 and the Australian test AS / NZS 2366.2:1996. Passing these tests indicates a repair performance equal to the original glass.
Will my insurance company pay for the repair?
On fully comprehensive policies, many insurance companies will pay for the repair but will charge an excess on the replacement of windscreens.
Will it leak?
The screen is fixed in-situ so there are none of the problems like water leaks that are associated with windscreen replacements.
How long does it take?
A repair takes an average of 20 minutes, after which the vehicle can be used immediately. Book ahead and we could fix it during your lunch hour.
Question and Answers
What vehicle windcreens can be repaired?
What type of damage can be repaired?
What can’t be repaired?
Will my insurance company pay for the repair?
Will it leak?
Why Monarch Automotive?
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