Repairing a cracked window pane?

[Fnaar]

Is it possible to repair (as opposed to replace) a cracked window pane? If it can be done on a car windscreen, is there any method to do so on a normal single glazed pane?

And no, I didn't crack it with my binoculars whilst spying on Elsie Grimethorpe's bathroom.

 

[threebikesmcginty]

Just go hillbilly and stick a load of Duct Tape on it.

 

[threebikesmcginty]

You've seen my greenhouse then?

Seen it - it was me that chucked the stones!

 

[subaqua]

unlikely as the car windscreen is laminated waht they do is dish the hole down to the plastic sheeting that is between the 2 panes and fill it then polish it. its also likely to be toughened glass in the car window. so easier to "drill" without expanding the crack etc further

 

[accountantpete]

I use bath sealant on the greenhouse glass - lasts for years.

 

[screenman]

subaqua, sorry but you are so wrong on this subject, I am even tempted to copy and paste your remarks to one of our screen repair forums.

We do at time repair plate glass, however this is thicker than normal window glass and tends to break differently. Household single pane glass is not work the effort or the time involved. Often you will find you are covered on your house insurance and without an excess.

My history, I won the Windshield Repair person of the year 2007 in the USA, to make it better I have never even been there.

 

[threebikesmcginty]

I doesn't matter what ever question you ask, CycleChat has an expert!

screenman - re: the Windshield Repair person of the year 2007 in the USA - Respeck!!

 

[Ashtrayhead]

Ask Gavin from autoglass to inject his special resin in your crack.

 

[Globalti]

Either MTFU up and replace the glass, which isn't a difficult job, or buy a sheet and stick it over the broken glass with some clear silicon sealant as a temporary repair until the summer.

I replaced my first pane of glass at the age of fourteen when I put a ladder through a window and my Dad showed me how to do it with putty, the old-fashioned way.

 

[screenman]

I would like to apologise to subaqua, his lack of knowledge of my trade did not warrant the response I gave. Funny how a hard 90 minute ride in a hail storm can change a persons perspective.

 

[Gooner Mad Dog]

Is it possible to repair (as opposed to replace) a cracked window pane? If it can be done on a car windscreen, is there any method to do so on a normal single glazed pane?

And no, I didn't crack it with my binoculars whilst spying on Elsie Grimethorpe's bathroom.

See that "Gavin" from Auto-Glass , quick before they go bust!! Was it them going bust,or was it that company doing the dodgy boob jobs?

 

[TheDoctor]

I thought they could fix a chipped windscreen, not a cracked one.
But replacing a glass-in-putty window is hardly rocket science. Last one I did took me about 90 minutes, and that included going and getting the glass cut...

 

[Mr Phoebus]

A really rough family who used to live in my street had a cracked kitchen window.
They taped a cornflakes packet over the crack. It was there for years.


Fnarr, you could be a little more up market and tape an Alpen packet over yours.

 

[screenman]

TheDoctor, on buses and coaches I repair up to 18 inches. Do not forget the big name sell windscreens, if I offered you £50 or £200 or in the case of a coach £1,000++ which would you take.

In my opinion repair and replacement should never be done by the same company.

 

[Night Train]

If it is a clean crack that doesn't go all the way across the window and so doesn't move you could try super glue. Need to be quick though as rain will get in first and contaminate the surfaces. Don't clean the window either as that will also contaminate the crack.

Run a bead of superglue along the crack adn capillary action will draw it into the crack. Use the really runny superglue, not the thick gel stuff. Leave it an hour to fully dry and then scrape the surface residue off with a blade.

Nothing to loose trying and if it fails you are no worse then before.

Replacing it is usually easy if you have access to both sides.