The damage to my RV windshield start with a small star that spread into a crack that threatened to cover the entire windshield. It’s another total repair job. But it didn’t need to be and I may have saved it. Travel, time, and weather variances will tell.

The first lesson I’ve learned is to carry a windshield repair kit. I’ve known about these for ages, but thought that they were gimmicks or required more talent than I possess.

If I had one of those on hand when the rock hit, I could have pulled over immediately and dealt with the damage when it was just a star. I followed the instructions on the kit to the letter and the result looks much better than a professional chip and crack repair I had done on my car! The star is gone, but the crack is still faint. The professional repair looked worse and held until the car was totaled, so I’m feeling rather optimistic right now.

The second lesson is to put tape on the damage if you can’t fit it right away. I know, it sounds crazy. But it was suggested to me and with the crack growing longer by the day and the repair kit being in the mail, I figured I had nothing more to lose. I put a piece of packing tape over the damage, putting the edge of the tape flush against the end of the crack so I’d know if it got worse. Nope.

I tried to get pictures of the repair, but you really can’t see anything.

Appendage crossing commences!