Water leaks can occur because when you replace a automobile windshield chip repair, the factory seal is broken. This seal was created in a climate controlled environment and is designed to provide support for both the roof as well as helps to ensure that airbags properly deploy.
The windshield was designed to protect you. The dings and cracks may have come from something that could fly toward you and hit you. It protects you from outside intruders and it helps in the event of a car accident. It is actually designed as the number one safety restraint system in your vehicle. It actually provides up to 60 percent roof-crush-protection in the event that there is an accident where your car flips over. Also, it takes care of backstop support for the passenger side airbag in a front-end accident. This means that the airbag stays in place as a passenger hits it using the windshield to hold it there. So you are protected from being crushed or thrown from the vehicle with the windshield.
Driving the car immediately after a windshield replacement is not something you can do. There is a time period that should be allowed to make sure that the window has settled and dried. The warmer weather allows for the adhesives to dry quickly. However, the colder weather increases the time that is needed before you resume driving. Taking the time to wait for the adhesives to be at full strength could mean the difference between life and death or an accident that leaves you maimed.
When I first got into windshield repair I struggled with getting customers. I was barely making it. As much as I hate door-to-door selling, I did it in the beginning just to make a little money. I would pick an area and go into every business on the block. But I knew that to succeed long term, I needed marketing strategies that had customers searching me out instead of the other way around.
Stay away from the sun. Park inside a garage when you can and use a protective windshield covering when you can't. If you let heat build up inside the car while you park, you might weaken the windshield and cause the crack to grow.
One way to find out about a companies reputation is to call other repair techs and ask them which company they bought their repair kit from and are they satisfied with it. Call the company itself and ask to speak to the owner. You will get a good feel for the company after having spoken with the customer service people and the owner.