How to use Rain-X Windshield Repair Kit
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- Опубліковано 30 кві 2022
- This video uses the Rain-X windshield repair kit to repair a chip in a car windshield. The kit can be used to fix windshield chips, cracks, bull's eye's, and stars created from rock damage. This easy to follow short video covers all steps in the repair process. It is edited to minimize time, and provides accurate instructions.
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Thank you very much for the superb explanation and demonstration. I found it much easier to understand than the manufacturer's instructions and it made me confident to use the product.
You are welcome!
I wouldn’t say superb, just an average demonstration. Personally I would buy the kit with the plunger unless you have a tool on hand that can pull and push a vacuum
The first 0:30 sec you explained almost EVERYTHING!!! (slow handclap)
I love the brief over view before the demonstration. Very helpful, sir! Thank you so much!
Glad it was helpful!
I got very good results & this quick n easy tutorial helped me avoid making a mistake with this particular style of repair kit. Getting the plastic threads secured in position is not easy. I applied some vibration to the glass as well to help completely fill the cracks.
Great product. Doesn't completely rid of the chip (nothing ever will) but it's not noticeable now and I'm no longer worried it'll get worse. Thanks for the video, it was much better than the supplied instructions.
Thanks for sharing
I just now used this on my BMW 21 530i. Omg! The Starburst crack is gone!!!!! Completely. Great product. Love it.
Greg
California.
Good to hear it worked out well.
Thank you for helping me see how easy this is, I was over complicating it 😊
same:)
Thank you for being so direct!
Thank you! you directions were so much faster and more simple.
Glad it helped!
Also, the sooner you fix the chip/crack, the better the result, i applied it to mine and it improved 70%, but i waited about 2-3 weeks after the damage (damage happened during a coast-to-coast move and it rained, and accumulated dirt and grime, so the cracks, while reduced are still visible as i assume absorbed moisture/sediment particles and the resin can't completely go in there, was still a worthy temporary improvement while i replace the whole windshield, also structurally the cracks won't get bigger because they are filled. So if you suffer damage, fix it asap.
Good tip thanks
thank you. Searched for an exhaustive version and i found it here. Thanks again
Thanks for the video.
Amazing video thank you
Thank you, I was able to fix the star shape on my windshield. You can’t even see it, just need to cover the line side with some sunlight, tomorrow and one can even tell I had one. Omg I wish I can 🤗 you. My car is a new 2023 Toyota and Toyota was going to charge me $2100. You are a life and money saver.
I’m happy it worked out well for you and were able to save a lot of money too.
Your video made me feel confident that I was able to do the repair myself. Thanks for your help!!!
Good to hear it helped.
I went to get my usual product and it was sold out so I ended up getting this one. I’m not too sure if I like this for suction cup thing. Good video thank you.
Thank you sir.
Please note, if it’s cloudy and 45 - 50 degrees F, I used my windshield defroster for 25min and it worked like a charm! My crack was the same size as his to give you an idea.
No that's not how it works it needs uv light for it to set up correctly. Sure you dried it out but that's not helpful if there's no sunlight just use a uv light if you don't have sunlight
@@ericnesbitt3340 thanks, however, at the time it was a couldn’t day and I was impatient. It seemed to have worked after I had used the defroster. But if it happened to be Sunny the following day and that completed the process then so be it.
Thank you! This was very helpful
Glad it was helpful!
It works!!!!! Easy and as advertised
Thank you so much this video is very helpful!!!!
Glad it helped. Thanks for watching.
Excellent Video! Thank you.
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you!
God bless you for this video.
Thanks for simplifying it! Ohhhh but that razor blade scraping.....Like fingernails on chalkboard...😆
Yea I should have muted that scraping. Thanks for watching it though.
Great video
Thanks for the feedback.
Thanks worked well
Good to hear
Wow, that's awesome 😊
Listening to a razor scrape glass in my headphones has completely ruined my day.
Try turning the sound down.
So, for a score (a line scratch) you don't need that base with the suction cups?
If it is not a crack that you could force resin into it, then you are correct. You could just use the resin and curing strip.
Thank yiu
Thanks for simplifying this scary task, im still nervous to use a razor blade on my glass but I have no other choice😅
you are not alone :))
Thank you for this content. Very helpful! And I gotta say it. WhoDat!
TY
Thanks !
Welcome!
Wait a moment leaving the chip thing aside 4 a moment how comes his inspection sticker is do on Sept 23 if we are on March 23 or is it a town sticker permit
It is a State Inspection Tag that is good for one year.
Thank you!!!
You're welcome!
It worked great for me, but how do you polish the surface of the hardened resin after you’re done to make it clear like the windshield?
It should have finished clear enough where you don't have to polish it. When scraping with the razor blade perpendicular to the glass I could see some of the scraped off pieces having a foggy color but the rest of it remaining on the windshield was clear as you would expect. Did you "cut" it off or scraped it?
@@FixItDepot It filled the chip wonderfully, and is invisible, except for where I scraped the small surface with the razor perpendicularly. This is my first time doing a windshield repair. There must be a way to polish the small circle of resin on the surface.
multiple ways,
1. you could try glass cleaner prep the surface then use 0000 steel wool designed for glass. personally if I a polishing due to glass filler i use my second option, which is 2. use a cork, like one found in a wine bottle the cork is a great polisher material on the glass.
I used this product and followed the video. Really poor results. It was a bullseye, still is a bullseye. I’m pretty mechanical and thought I had gotten the target directly in the bullseye of the tube. Seems the tool could not push the resin into the opening. Can this be redone after cured?
I would try it again, but depending what type of problem it is, i would do the following:
If it is a bullseye with a crack, I would take a thumbtack and reopen a passage way to the crack. Clean it out good and retry again. Would also try to do it inside garage where minimum UV is hitting it so it doesn't cure early.
If just a bullseye and no crack. I would use the clear strip in the kit and apply resin with a strip immediately over it.
If you have to buy another kit, the Permatex system puts a lot more pressure on the crack and might be a better solution. I have used both and have gotten about the same results overall from both kits. Good luck with it.
Thank you so much
From Saudi Arabia
Thanks for watching.
Can I use a heat gun to speed up the curing? I just got a crack and it's going to rain all week, so I need to do it in my garage.
I don’t know for sure, but the heat might make the crack spread. I bet the resin will still cure in your garage as long as some light is getting to it. It will just take a lot longer.
My starburst crack did not disappear after numerous attempts, it does feel smooth to the touch so I am assuming it is filled in.
Well you did the best you can. It definitely didn’t fill all the way if you can still see the crack, but there is not much you can do.
Thank u I was doing it all wrong per instructions I was putting the resin in the top part and wondering why nothing was coming out lol waited for 1hr and still nothing lol
It's cold outside. How warm does it have to be in order to cure?
They don’t mention any temperature requirements in the instructions. It is actually UV that cures the resin, but I would bet temperature has some bearing on the cure time also. I would pick a sunny day and leave it cure longer before scraping.
How do you get the suction cups to work? Pushing them down doesn't work.
That should be all you need to do. Maybe wet them and try too.
I have a stupid question: There's a plastic ball like thing over the tip of my resin bottle. Am I supposed to snip that off? I suspect I do.
Yes
How do you make the resin bottle open?
Just cut the tip off.
instructions were pretty vague on the one I brought straight from China, same principle, thanks
Can it be cured with a UV Light (resin flashlight)?
I don’t think UV can be used to speed it up.
I would like your video but youre a saints fan
Somebody has to support them lol.
I came to the comments to see who mentioned the scratching with the razor blade loll
There are a few comments about it lol.
Hahaha I had my speaker running when i watched this and it sucked ass lol
Get help with a task that had me a little afraid!! Thank you!!
Glad it worked out.
Is this good for a long crack
Yes. They give you a good number of curing strips that can be used for the cracks.
Do you have to do it in a shady spot? Then cure in sun?
That’s the recommended approach. I don’t know for sure if the resin will cure in the sun before the curing strip is in place, but don’t want take the chance.
what if the crack is inside? is it the same procedure?
I am not sure. Windshields are made with laminated glass which means there are layers of plastic between the glass. So for this to work it has to be cracked on top, and the plastic laminating sheet has to be punctured, and that allows the resin to flow to the lower crack. If your glass is just cracked on the bottom, then it won’t work. This is a rare case since windshields get broken from objects hitting the outside glass.
My crack is big and thin..so I will just do it all along it and the ends to prevent further cracking
That’s about all you can do and see if goes into the crack.
@FixItDepot I did it and also noticed a bigger divot start point so I filled that too. Thanks 😊
This was a great video except for the odd use of the razor blade. Angles make the difference between a five-minute job and a 30-second job for sure.
The 90 degree angle of the blade is what is specified in the instructions, but I do agree cutting it off might be a little faster. Thanks for watching and commenting.
the scratching sound💀💀💀☠️☠️
I found that when scraping off the residue, the chip that was covered went to a opaque colour and didn't stay clear.
I don't know why that would happen. I haven't seen that on mine. Maybe if the chip is more of a scallop? Maybe others can comment if they have seen the same issue.
@Fix It Depot in the instructions it says that this happens when you don't have enough pressure with the applicator/ enough ressin
Is it OK to dry in cold winter weather inside garage ???
It needs ultraviolet light to cure the resin, so I am not sure. I wouldn’t leave it inside. Only needs about 15 minutes in sunlight. Probably about an hour if not sunny.
@@FixItDepot I will try when the weather gets little warm here in Texas
@@FixItDepot 😊
Can I do this at night and let it cure in the morning? I don't have a garage.
To be honest, i really don't know. My guess is yes you can. I also think you could do it in early morning before the sun is super bright . When I was doing it in the garage there was still sunlight in the garage. Good luck with it.
@@FixItDepot I did it an hour ago, the sun was shining on the back of my car but not facing my front. Then when I was done I turned it around. I can still see the crack but it's a lot less and not bad for a guy who doesn't know what he's doing and 25 minutes.
i think you might have dropped in a bit too much resin bro - but still, better too much than too little
He never showed us the crack to begin with????? 😮
Everyone's will be unique anyway so there's no need in seeing it close up
I tightened mine too much and cracked it more 😭also don’t use the razor blade. Lesson learned
Sorry to hear it made it worst. I would have thought the suction cup would release before breaking the glass. If you didn't use the razor blade, how did you remove the cured resin? Thanks for commenting and sharing.
omg how do you not know how to use a razer to scrap
Lol. Of course I know how to use it. I am showing you the way the manufacturer’s instructions say to do it. It actually works better than trying to cut it.
@@FixItDepot ok so scraping is better than cutting from the side?
It's a razor blade. Not a razor scraper. You needed way more of an angle to just pull the resin off. Would have been a 1/3 of the time with the blade.
While I agree your method is the normal procedure most would use, including me, the details in the instructions ask to hold the blade at a 90 degree angle like I am showing in the video. It actually worked pretty well and I don’t think it took more time. I also tried both ways. My resin was more difficult to cut and the scrapping was easier.
The scraping with the razor really made me cringe with the sound... kinda like nails on chalkboard
Hope it wasn’t too bad. Guess I should have muted it. Thanks for watching.
I wish I watched this 5 minutes ago, I tried getting by with the engrish instructions and I messed up
Hope you can start over and fix it.
@@FixItDepot I just checked it and it actually came out ok, the crack is still visible but I can’t feel it and it isn’t as obvious.
Thanks for the video, it’s very helpful
You need to go through the whole process including the and wait times To let the resin cure
That was mentioned. You must have skipped over it.
WHO DAT?!
Welp, I broke the device and spread the crack. I should shouldve just read the instructions
Wondering how the device broke. First time I heard someone say this. Also was there something in the instructions that was missing in the video?
Hello
Thanks for watching.
@@FixItDepot how are you
Good and how r you?
@@LuiDuy how are you
Please somebody show him how to use a razor properly 😂
I know how to use the razor lol. The instructions call for holding it at a 90 degree angle from the glass, as I was doing. It actually works better that way, except for the sound it makes.
Razor blade at a 45 degree angle works better in my opinion instead of 90..
I think the reason they recommend it to be used at 90 degrees is so you don’t cut into the repair. As long as you are careful with it, the angle probably doesn’t matter that much.
I think this is fake product. 🤔
Why do you think that?
Why do you think that?
Absolutely.Horrible audio can barely understand what you're saying
Sorry it didn’t work out for you.
Sounds great to me. Fix your speakers.