Auto Glass Responsible Replacements

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Wiper blades, especially good quality ones don't last very long. Change the wiper blades on your vehicle seasonally.
What does this mean to you?
Dirt gets embedded into the blade and will scratch the glass.
The UV from the sun will dry out the blade.

    Apple auto glass  replacement windshields are installed with urethane adhesive sealant and  primers and  water testing. We never use a close cut method only full cut out for your safety and the vehicles structural support. At the bottom of this page is a photo of a car with a tempered glass windshield. This was a European thing. You can see why they don't make them like that any more!

A word about safety:

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bulletAt Apple Auto Glass we have always been concerned with your safety. Although we can’t insist our customers  spend money on rust repair to ensure a safe repair we do offer this service and highly recommend it when necessary.
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There is an ever-increasing amount of mobile installers that have no choice but to install outside. We have always offered this service when we felt it was safe to do so. Due to the nature of glass, the adhesives and variable weather this is hard to predict when it is safe and when it is not. The only person this service truly benefits is the installer as it carries lower overhead costs. We do of course offer free pick and delivery for most glass work.

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At Apple Auto Glass in Burlington we follow this procedure when replacing a windshield

 

 

 "Don't let hindsight be clearer than your windshield!"

Our Way...

The best cost more, period.

The best can save your life.

 

12 steps

  1. All employees are Government of Ontario Certified
  2. Remove glass using non evasive tools
  3. Remove all of old adhesive
  4. Check for rust
    Grind light rust
    Notify customer if major rust
  5. Clean body with alcohol
  6. Prep bare metal with epoxy primer
  7. Prime with urethane matched body primer.
  8. Clean glass inside and out with ammonia free glass cleaner. Check for imperfections
  9. Install any necessary moldings onto glass
  10. Prep inner side edge with brand matching glass primer.
  11. Apply quick cure urethane to glass
  12. Install into vehicle with suction cups
  13. Water test
More common

The cheaper way.

The worst thing to happen is that the glass will not stay in vehicle causing severe personal injury or death.

6 Steps

  1. Use of Olfa knives and wire to remove old glass can damage trim and cause hidden damage to body
  2. Leave the old sealer on body
    *Unaware of rust so it doesn't get fixed causing water leaks and stress cracks
  3. Clean inside of glass with cheapest glass cleaner and prime if lucky
  4. Apply cheapest (slowest cure) Urethane on top of old kit
  5. Set glass in place with bare hands. Leaves a grease residue on glass. This will cause sealant not to bond.
  6. Push molding into gap around edge of glass. This causes poor drainage around glass and will accelerate rust. This style of molding will need a lot of tape to hold it in until urethane cures.

 

There has been a comment that the information below is not accurate so I until
I can find more information on the subject I will leave it in.

History of the Windshield
Prior to 1919, “horseless carriages” were very few in number and operated at relatively low speeds. As motorized vehicles grew more common and their speed increased, the wind and debris thrown into the faces of drivers became a more serious matter. To alleviate this concern, manufacturers included glass as, literally, a windshield.
     But this did not solve the problem completely. While the new windshields made the drive more comfortable, they did not adequately protect from flying debris. Objects would frequently fracture early windshields, causing dangerous glass fragments to shower the occupants.
     In 1919, Henry Ford addressed the problem by using a new technology founded in France called glass laminating. Windshields made using this process were actually two layers of glass with a cellulose inner layer that held the glass together. Between 1919 and 1929, Ford ordered the use of laminated glass on all of his vehicles.
     Today, windshields are no longer held together with cellulose, but with a high- strength vinyl called polyvinyl butyral (PVB). This PVB must be .030 of an inch thick to provide the strength needed to hold the occupants in the vehicle and the flexibility to reduce injury if a person is thrown into the glass. All currently fabricated windshields must meet this specification to satisfy federal motor vehicle safety standards.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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