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LAB TESTS AND REAL WORLD PERFORMANCE

Ultra Bond manufactures the worlds only unbreakable windshield repair resins. But what does it mean to be the best? Being the best can be measured by both Real World performance results and lab tests. The data and proof tell the story and everything outside that is just noise and unfounded baseless arguments. Below are links to several lab tests, proof in lawsuits where even Ultra Bond was used as a standard to prove how effective windshield crack repair is over windshield replacement. 

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SUPREME COURT STUDY SHOWS ULTRA BOND WINDSHIELD REPAIR RESIN AS STRONG AS GLASS


State Farm was sued in a class action that claimed that windshield repair did not restore the windshield to pre-loss condition and therefore State Farm owed each policyholder wherein State Farm had paid for a windshield repair a new windshield. State Farm used a study of Ultra Bond to prove to a Supreme Court that windshield repair could be as strong as new glass.

ULTRA BOND WINDSHIELD REPAIR RESIN REMAINS INTACT AFTER ROLLOVER CRASH


A woman from Texas had a 12-inch long crack repaired by an Ultra Bond repair user in Texas. Months later she was in a rollover crash that nearly split the windshield into two. She noticed that the 12-inch crack repair was still intact and called the Ultra Bond user who then called Ultra Bond to relay the incident. Richard Campfield flew to the crash yard in Texas and took theses photographs.

The Windshield Repair Industry's recognized  ROLAGS Custom Windshield Repair System Mechanical Strengh Lab Tests Scores as it Compares to New Windshield Glass for 13 Windshield Repair Systems.


This is a Mechanical  Strength by 3-Point Bend Test on lamainted glass. The test compares an actaul star break repaired by the brands chip repair system afterthremal exposure and coaores it to new laminated glass.  In this test Ultra Bond repairs tested to be that of new laminated / windshield strength.

ULTRA BOND WINDSHIELD REPAIR RESIN REMAINS ADHERED TO GLASS IN FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD 205 IMPACT AND PENETRATION TESTS


In the United States new windshields must pass a series of federal tests to ensure safety functions of windshields. Two of these tests mimics an objecting impacting the outside of the windshield and another mimics a person hitting the windshield as in a head-on crash. To pass these tests the windshield cannot be penetrated. In these tests Ultra Bond long crack repairs not only passed these tests but the repair was still intact after impacts. The glass broke but not the long crack repair, just as it did in the rollover crash in Texas

TEST SHOW LAMINATED GLASS CRACKED AND REPAIRED WITH ULTRA BOND RESIN IS STRONGER THAN NEW GLASS. RESIN MARKED # 6 IS OUR 1600 RESIN, AND # 8 IS OUR 2400 RESIN


This is a mechanical ASTM glass strength test that compares cracked and repaired laminated glass to that of new laminated glass. In this test Ultra Bond long crack repairs tested to be that of new laminated / windshield strength. Here again the crack repairs remained intact and the glass did not fail until it reached new glass strength. Meaning the glass broke, not the repair but the glass did not break until it was at new laminated glass strength. 

 STRENGTH RETENTION AFTER EXPOSURE 

This test compares the strength retention of fresh windshield repair resins compared to the resins after exposed to severe temperatures, sunlight and moisture. In these tests Ultra Bond windshield repair resins gained strength after exposure. 

WINDSHIELD CRACK REPAIR RESIN STRONGER THAN NEW GLASS


These are the tests required by the auto glass industry's ANSI standard called the Repair Of Laminated Auto Glass Standard (ROLAGS). One test requires long crack repairs to have the same clarity required of a new windshield. Another requires the repair to not fail or lose its bond to the PVB after thermal cycling wherein the repaired windshield glass is placed in a freezer, removed and hit with a heat gun at the same temperature of car defrosters. Another test is the mechanical strength test wherein the long crack repair is compared to the strength of new laminated / windshield glass before and after accelerated exposure of heat, sunlight and moisture. This tests both strength and strength retention as nothing gets more exposure to the elements than a windshield. Ultra Bond passed all of these tests and the long crack repair was unbreakable and was 152% of new windshield strength, meaning a windshield repaired by Ultra Bond is stronger than a new windshield. 

For more lab and field tests contact Rich Campfield. Cell (970) 216-8156 or email your name and contact information to rich@ultrabond.com 

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