The windshield is a key element of vehicle safety. Contributes 30% of the structural strength and prevents together with the side pillars, the roof collapses when overturned.

The small damage caused by the impact of a stone reduces its strength up to 70% and can eventually become a dangerous crack due to stresses that supports the vehicle to move and the action of water, wind, cold or the heat. In this state, a small thud or a sudden change in temperature can cause a crack or fracture that would force immobilize the vehicle.

The company car glass, the leading European franchise Auto Glass, says that is an element as important as the side protection bars safety and recalls that most passenger airbags depend on a healthy state of the windshield to function properly.

His system, called Glass Medic, can repair or below a two-euro coin impacts. A vacuum method for extracting air and inject a special resin which eliminates the impact resistance and returns in 30 minutes without removing the windshield.

Glassine it highlights the superiority of this technology with two facts: with it can be repaired in less than an hour cracks up to 30 cm. in passenger cars and up to 120 cm. on buses. Also, the microcrystal pass a test “resistance welding”, i.e., its ability to adhere to the windshield.

In most cases, the same agent or workshop is responsible for performing the procedures. However, it is advisable to consult the case with the insurance company before attending the workshop.

The repair price between 40 and 60 dollars, well below replacement rates moons. It also has the advantage of speed and comfort: the repair takes less than an hour and some franchises and workshops have mobile unit’s delivery service. Repairs are guaranteed, according to the company that made, for up to one year.