If you do decide that windshield replacement is your best bet, you have a few choices. First of all, make sure you check to see if your insurance covers it. In a lot of instances it does. The problem is that many policies have a deductible that is higher than the cost of the replacement or front window repair job. If that is the case, you will have to pay for it yourself.
The mechanic had been overly optimistic about how little time it would take. Actually the procedure required more than 20 minutes. The repair must be done carefully because a sloppy job can cause the glass to crack. The repairer should clean the surface thoroughly and wear gloves to keep skin oil off the glass. If you do not see this happening, complain and ask to have it done properly. Then primer and resin must be applied and all air must be sucked out of the blemish.
Allow some time of about half an hour for the windshield chip repair spot to dry properly under the sunlight. Then the air bubbles should be checked. If there is any sign of them, more compounds should be placed into the spot.
Take my word for it! I am no mechanic so I have written this article not as a definitive DIY servicing article but more as a simple windshield chip repair step guide that you can either use yourself or help your local mechanic to ensure your bus remains on the road for years to come! I have scavenged I lot of the material from the web and rehashed it to suit Class Campers. And I have subsequently referenced at the end of this article all the sites and printed material that I used.
The system that controls and runs your power windows is a really simple system. Its made up of a few on/off switches, your battery, and a 12 V motor in each door. There is also a mechanism called a regulator in each door. The regulator can either be of the rack, sector, or cable drive variety. That's about it.
Repairing a windshield has several benefits opposed to complete replacement. Repair is always going to be less expensive. Repairing a chip or crack also doesn't damage the watertight seal created in the factory windshield, replacing the windshield will require this seal to be broken. Secondary windshields tend to leak over time. Repairing a windshield is also much better for the environment since your windshield won't end up in a landfill somewhere.