Local drivers curious about windshield repairs can go to Alderfer Glass in Warminster, Pennsylvania, for answers, according to company officials.
The glass shop recently released a statement to community members explaining the safety considerations for doing multiple repairs on the same windshield. Alderfer Glass is an Auto Glass Safety Council registered member company.
“Not all damage qualifies for multiple repairs,” officials say. “[You have to evaluate] the size and location of the damage, its proximity to previous repairs, and whether the issue affects the driver’s line of sight. Chips or cracks smaller than a quarter, located away from other repaired areas and outside the field of vision, may be candidates for another round of professional resin injection and polishing.”
Officials tell potential customers that Alderfer follows industry safety standards, like the Automotive Glass Replacement Safety Standard™ (AGRSS) and the Repair of Laminated Automotive Glass Standard (ROLAGS™) for all its replacements and repairs.
Sounds like they need to change the windshield repair system they are using AND
This is not what the ROLAGS says:
https://alderferglass.com/windshield-glass-repairs/
“What Can Be Repaired?
Please note that a break is NOT REPAIRABLE if it is larger then the size of a half dollar coin (approx. 1″ radius) or within the drivers direct vision i.e. an imaginary 8 ½ X 11 sheet of paper in front of the driver. This is for customer benefit – repairs larger than that size have a very low success rate and high warranty call-back rate – national chains will often repair large breaks as a sales lead for future windshield glass replacement. Alderfer Glass would rather have a satisfied customer.”
That is what is called and has been ruled by the The United States Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit as Deceptive Trade Practices, the statute says, “Known or should have known that the statement was false”. Campfield/Ultra Bond v State Farm and Lynx Service from PPG. Although the the 10th Circuit Judge Michael W. McConnell left out the part of the statute that says “Should Have known” he did say “know” and Alderfer knows.