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A guide to the dos and on't of trying to minimise the damage of a chipped windshield. It give several tips which could help people avoid worse damage and the need to replace the windshield rather than repair it.
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MINIMISING THE DAMAGE OF A CHIPPED WINDSHIELD
&DOs
DON’Ts
DO•Measurethechip
Ifthechipislessthan1inchindiameteritcanberepaired.Ifitisover1inchdonotdrivethevehicle.
•Drivemoreslowly
Ifyourwindshieldisalreadydamagedyoushoulddrivemoreslowlytotrytoavoidfurtherdamage.
•Keepthechipclean
Ifdirtgetsintothechipitcanmakearepairmoredifficult.Youcanusecleartapetohelpkeepitclean.
•Findshadedparkingspots
Ifyouparkindirectsunlighttheinsideofyourcarcangetveryhot.Thisheatcouldcauseyourchiptobecomeacrack.
•ContactarepairerASAP
Thelongeryouleaveitthemorelikelyitisthatthechipwillbecomeacrack.
DON’T•Driveifthechipobstructsyourview
Drivingwithanyobstructiontoyourviewisabadidea.
•Slamyourdoors
Slammingyourdoorscanjoltthewindshieldenoughtoturnthechipintoacrack.
•Washthewindscreen
Ifwatergetsintothechipitcanmakethedamageworse.
•Exposethewindshieldtoquicktem-peraturechanges
Blastingair-conditioningorwindshieldheaterscanalsocauseachiptobecomeacrack.
•Ignorethechipofputoffarepair
Thesooneryoudealwithitthelesslikelyitisyou’llneedtohavethewindshieldreplaced.