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Winter is coming: get your chip fixed before Brampton's first freeze

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If you already have a chip in your windshield, the safest move is to repair it before the first hard frost, usually mid to late November in Brampton. Cold weather forces moisture inside the chip to freeze and expand, turning a quick, low-cost repair into a full replacement. The window to act is now, while the damage is still small and repairable. The countdown has already started Brampton typically sees its first real freeze around the second half of November, which means you have roughly eight to ten weeks from early September to deal with any existing damage on your terms rather than the weather's. That sounds like plenty of time. It is not, because a chip does not wait for the calendar. Every cold night between now and then adds stress to the glass. The chip you have been meaning to get to is most repairable today and slightly less so with each passing week. This post is not about preventing new damage, which our driver's checklist for windshield damage covers in full. It ...