Great San Juan Capistrano Mobile Windshield Repair & Rock Chip Repair Services

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First Choice Windshield Repair is here to serve you. Our auto glass specialists provide fast, friendly and guaranteed work. We are 100% mobile. You can be sure that we will do the job right and at an affordable price, whether you have a crack or small rock chip. No matter if your vehicle is a gas-powered car or truck, a hybrid, an electric vehicle, or a motorhome, we can fix it. All of them are in our hands. We can do all of this in your San Juan Capistrano office or home. We want to get you on the road quickly with a high-quality windshield repair. Call or text (949) 698 6980 for same-day service.

Let us let you in on the dirty little secret of the auto glass industry. Each year, thousands of windshields are replaced without reason by consumers across the country. The cost of these thousands of windshields is in the millions of dollars. This money could have saved by repairing the windshield instead of replacing it. These rock chips are almost always repairable if the damage to your windshield is only the size of a quarter. To be clear, this is everything that you see on your glass and shouldn’t be there. This includes the area of impact and any spread out from it.

Let’s be honest. It’s annoying and unexpected to have your windshield damaged by a road stone or other debris. It can happen either on the surface streets or freeway. If you schedule a windshield repair right away, these quarter-sized rock chips are usually permanently repaired without further damage. You’ll have a better chance of not having to replace your front windshield if you fill in these cracks and chips as soon as possible. After the repair, you’ll be able to get back on your way. You’ll be amazed at how easy it is to repair auto glass with First Choice.

The rock chip repair will fix your windscreen permanently. It is a method that removes trapped air and replaces it with liquid resin specifically designed for windshields. When exposed to our UV curing light, this resin will bond to the crack. This stops the cracks from spreading. The damaged area will be much more visible. The repaired area will appear as a small flaw or faint water stain on your glass. Some repairs are only partially visible. Some repairs will only be partially visible. How visible the repairs are depends on the initial damage.

First Choice Windshield Repair uses only the best materials to repair your windshield. We specialize in small rock chips and long crack windshield repairs. This service can be performed on any vehicle. The glass only needs to be laminated. Some door and backglass components are also laminated. Tesla has even laminated its roof glass. We have over 20 years of experience in repairing glass and only use the best products. Repairing your windshield is easy, affordable and safe. You’ll also receive one of the best warranties available in the industry.

We always provide our customers with complete and honest information. Every customer’s situation and needs are unique. Each customer is unique, and we do our best in determining what they need. This can sometimes mean sending the customer to another glass company. If the customer asks nicely, we’ll offer to refer them. I’m joking about the “nicely” part. It is more important to earn our customers’ trust by doing the right thing than to make a sale. First Choice offers the best rock chip or long crack repair service in San Juan Capistrano.

When you are looking for a company to fix your windshield, the last thing you want to do is settle. Do not settle for a company that has no track record. Do not settle for technicians who are inexperienced. If you believe that the lowest price is always the best choice, then think again. There is usually a good reason. The reason is usually not apparent until the repair of the rock chips has been completed. First Choice Windshield Repair is a company that has been in the business since 2008, and does excellent work for a reasonable price.

This windshield repair business began 15 years ago for a specific reason. Auto glass companies tend to treat repairs as if they were a bastard. Glass replacement customers will always be valued higher than rock chip repair customers. Money is the reason. The shops make more money by changing the glass parts than by repairing them. Let’s take an example. There are only 2 customers left on the shop’s daily schedule. The first is a replacement windshield. The other is to repair a rock scratch. Only 1 task can be completed in the remaining time. Who has completed their work?

You have correctly guessed the replacement customer. First Choice was founded for this reason. We don’t do glass replacements. We have never replaced glass. We only repair single long cracks or small rock chips. San Juan Capistrano’s customers are always looking for ways to save money. The factory seal on the front windshield should be kept intact. Replacement should only be performed if you have no other option. If you need some straightforward advice on windshield repair, just give us a call or send us a text message.

• Repair rock chips and cracks as soon as you can. If they are not repaired, they can spread. Dirt and crud may collect on the damaged area, resulting in a less attractive repair.
• After the repair, most chips will become less visible. Some of the damage will still be visible. Some rock chip repair looks better than others. Each one is unique.
• If there is moisture in the cracks, don’t repair them. Moisture will make the repair fail. Repairs can be made in an area that is covered on rainy days.
• A cracked windshield is dangerous to you and your passengers. The windshield is a structurally important part of your car. It can keep you safe in the event of a rollover.
• Tape will not stop the glass from further cracking. Toothpaste will not work either. Superglue won’t. Vinegar won’t. WD40 won’t. Vodka hasn’t been tested.
• All windshields have a laminated surface. Between two layers of glass is a layer of plastic laminate. All windscreens produced today have a slight tint. This helps reduce glare from the sun.
• Many of the newer SUVs, pickup trucks and cars have ADAS. It can cost more than $1,000 to replace the windshield of one of these cars. These vehicles should have rock chips fixed immediately.

Q. Do windshield repair kits work on long cracks?
A. Short answer: no. Long answer: HELL no. OK, probably not. The quality of the injectors and resins in these kits is average at best – not a deal breaker. Here’s the biggest issue: if the repair process you attempt is unsuccessful, neither us, nor any other windshield repair professional, can come in afterwards and fix the rock chip due to the impact point and a portion of the internal damage being plugged up with cured resin. Once it’s in there, it’s in there to stay. So, instead of saving $60 or so, now you’re buying a whole new windshield, many of which are over $1,000.

Q. When should you not use a windshield repair kit?
A. If I was king, the answer would be never. Since, I’m not, our estimation is DIY repair kits will work as promoted about 10-15% of the time. Quality of the tool and resin in these kits is main reason.

Q. Do glass repair kits really work?
A. Most of the time, the answer is no. Bullseye cracks with fairly large impact points & size of a quarter or less are the best candidates.

Q. How do you fix a cracked windshield with Permatex?
A. This is the brand name of one of the DIY repairs kits sold in auto parts stores. Bullseyes with large pits & size of a quarter or less are the best types of breaks to use these kits on.

Q. How does glass repair fluid work?
A. By fluid, we are assuming windshield resin. It goes into the breaks in liquid form. Once all cracks are filled, it’s cured with UV (ultra violet) light.

Q. How long does a windshield repair kit last?
A. Professional grade resin can have a shelf life of a couple of years if stored properly. The DIY kit resin? Your guess is as good as mine.

Q. Can you repair a large crack in a windshield?
A. Yes. Up to 14″ long. This is the current standard. And we have been doing so since the late 1990’s.

Q. Can you fill windshield cracks?
A. Yes. We have been performing this service for over 20 years. Plus, repairing maintains the original urethane seal and cost less. Sometimes ALOT less.

Q. How good are DIY windscreen repair kits?
A. Compared to doing nothing, they are good. Compared to the tools and resin used by professional windshield repair techs, they are marginal at best.

Q. How long does windshield resin take to set?
A. If it is cured by the sun, a couple of minutes. If cured by our powerful UV (ultra violet) light, 10-15 seconds.

Q. Does Solarez work at night?
A. Solarez is a product designed for use in collision repair shops for body work and is not applicable for auto glass repair.

Q. Will a black light cure windshield resin?
A. Yes. The black light will provide a stronger and faster resin cure than sunlight. Even more so if it’s cloudy.

Q. What can I use if I don’t have a UV light for resin?
A. Your best bet is to enlist the help of a rock chip repair specialist. If you absolutely have to do it yourself, cure the resin in direct sunlight, but not before damaged area is completely filled.

• Safely restores the structural strength of the windshield.
• Windshield’s original factory urethane seal is preserved.
• Blocks moisture entry into the glass’ plastic laminate layer.
• Reduces the sun’s glare from the windshield’s damaged area.
• Glass surfaces is smoothed out for best windshield wiper use.
• Clarity of damaged area is almost completely restored.
• A repair will save you up to 95% the cost of a new windshield.

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San Juan Capistrano, Spanish for “Saint John of Capestrano” is a city in Orange County, California, United States. The populace was 34,593 at the 2010 demographics, up from 33,826 at the 2000 census.

San Juan Capistrano is the site of a Catholic mission for which it is named, Mission San Juan Capistrano. At the time the Mission was established in 1776, the region was inhabited by the Acjachemen band of Native Americans, called Juaneños by the Spanish. They had stayed in the location for around 10,000 years. The goal was named after Giovanni da Capistrano (1386– 1456), the Franciscan saint from Capestrano, in the Italian area of Abruzzo.

San Juan Capistrano is additionally understood for its high cliff swallows. The protected birds return during migration, which originates in the community of Goya, Argentina, around St. Joseph’s Day (March 19) yearly. The day is commemorated by the city’s annual Swallows’ Day Parade as well as other joyful events. The swallows leave around October 23, the  feast day of St. John of Capistrano. The 1940 hit song “When the Swallows Come Back to Capistrano”, written by Leon René, is a love song influenced by this yearly event.

From 2009 to 2017, the renowned swallows did not go back to San Juan Capistrano. They instead started migrating to as well as nesting in the Chino Hills , CA north of San Juan Capistrano. They developed their mud nests in the eaves of the Vellano Nation Club, located around a fairway in the Chino Hills just north of the Chino Hills State Park. Concerned San Juan Capistrano authorities specified that the swallows altered their course because the mission wasn’t the highest building in the location because of uncontrolled development, and hence quit drawing in the swallows for nesting.

Recognizing the city’s popular birds were no longer returning house, participants of the Mission San Juan Capistrano enlisted the aid of Dr. Charles R. Brown, a cliff ingests expert from the University of Tulsa. In 2012, the very first phase of a two-step procedure began, where the audios of the bird’s calls  were played throughout the mission to tempt the birds back home.

In 2015, the project proceeded with the second phase where a replica wall of synthetic nests was built to provide the birds a nest to return to. The nests were built to be extremely similar to the original nests made in the mission, before the early 1900s re-stabilization. As of summer season of 2017, the cliff swallows have actually returned residence to Mission San Juan Capistrano as well as are still well known annually at the community’s yearly Swallows Day Ceremony and Mercado Road Fair.

In 2018, the community commemorated its 80th yearly Swallows Day Ceremony and Mercado Road Fair placed on by the San Juan Capistrano Feast Organization. The event shuts down a portion of the downtown location to give way for floats, equines, and also people walking in the ceremony. The occasion holds the title of being the longest-running and biggest non-motorized ceremony west of the Mississippi.

What is San Juan Capistrano known for?

Mission San Juan Capistrano is known as the “Jewel of the California Missions” and welcomes over 300,000 visitors each year. Great things to see include: The iconic bell wall, which still features daily bell ringing to honor the legacy of Saint Junipero Serra.

Is San Juan Capistrano safe?

San Juan Capistrano is as safe versus other cities of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in cities with comparable overall population in the city’s boundaries. Considering only the crime rate, this city is safer than the California state average and safer than the national average.

Do the swallows still come back to San Juan Capistrano?

The city is by law a bird sanctuary. Every year around the Day of San Juan (October 23), the famous cliff swallows of San Juan Capistrano swirl into the sky and head back to their wintering grounds in Argentina, 6,000 miles south. And they faithfully return every spring in mid March.

Is San Juan Capistrano a good place to live?

San Juan Capistrano is one of the most naturally beautiful cities in Southern California. Its rolling hills, rich history, and small-town community give it a rare, special character. People who live here tend to feel unbelievably blessed to be apart of this community.

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