Helping the Helpers

Helping the Helpers

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With all of the crazy winter weather we’ve been having in the Northeast (100+ inches of snow in a month!), auto repair shops and tow services have been having a very busy month. And sometimes, even they need a little help as well. Here’s a job we just did yesterday for Barrett Transportation of Newburyport. Their flatbed truck had a cracked windshield that needed replacement, so that they could get back on the road to help their customers. As you can see, despite the cold temperatures and falling snowflakes, we were able to do the job quickly and properly, because the urethane we use uses humidity to cure, doesn’t require heating and can be used in temperatures as low as 0 degrees, with a 1…

How NOT to repair a cracked windshield
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How NOT to repair a cracked windshield

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Perhaps you may have seen this video making the rounds of your friends’ social media feeds – How to repair a cracked windshield. So what’s the story behind the video? The solvents in the alcohol and bug spray dissolve the coating on the windshield, allowing the salt to penetrate the crack and hide it. Contrary to what the video title states, this treatment does not repair the windshield; it only hides the problem. Any windshield with a crack this large needs to be immediately replaced, as your windshield is a vital part of your car’s safety features. While you might be tempted to do a quick DIY fix for windshield cracks, this sort of problem is best left to professionals, who will fix it right…

When the Lowest Price Isn’t the Best Price
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When the Lowest Price Isn’t the Best Price

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When it comes time to replace your windshield, you may be tempted to go with the company that quotes you the lowest price. However, some companies will cut corners to save on cost. They do things like use lower-quality glass and urethane, which can cause more problems than they solve. This photo is of a BMW M5 windshield replacement we performed at Sublime Restorations in South Hampton, NH. The customer was having some issues with the windshield leaking. The previous glass company had pulled and installed the windshield multiple times, and still couldn’t get it right. Sublime ordered the OEM windshield from Germany, and trusted us to get it done right the first time. The windshield in the M5 is known as a “Rubber Set”…