Windshield Repair, To Drill or Not to Drill?
Wednesday, January 30th, 2008Have you ever driven by another windshield repair technician who is flying through vehicle after vehicle so fast you wonder what kind of quality they could possibly be giving? In my opinion, there are a lot of technicians who are giving bad repairs in the name of saving just a few minutes. Again, the mighty dollar rules the day!
It seems it has become a common practice for many windshield repair technicians to use a drill on most of their stone chip repairs. They reason that it is needed but the truth is; only about 10% of all stone chips require the use of a drill. Why use it then? It seems to be a trend to advertise and guarantee quick windshield repairs. If you use a drill you usually can get it done faster but at what cost? Many of the chips fixed with a drill unnecessarily can cause a compromised cosmetic appearance. If technicians just took a little more time it would result in better repairs and in the end, a better name for all of us.