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How to properly clean Auto Glass

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How to Properly Clean Auto Glass

How To Properly Clean Auto Glass

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Prolong the lifespan of your cars windscreens and windows through frequently cleaning. Accumulated dust and sand can cause cracks in your vehicle’s windshield and affect visibility. A clean Auto glass provides a clear view of the road and reduces the damage to the glass. Using your windshield wipers to clear off the dust on your screen causes friction on the windscreen. It is crucial to know how to properly clean your car and avoid high costs on glass repairs and replacements. Here are fantastic tips for achieving a clean Auto glass.

Choose your Glass Cleaner Carefully

Avoid using newspapers to wipe your windscreen. Choose a microfiber cloth to clean dusty or sandy windows. Amicrofiber cloth is gentle and smooth and same time scrubs rough stains on the glass of your vehicle. Do not use household cleaning detergents since they might contain ammonia which could cause further damage to your windows tints or destroy car’s interiors.

Contact an Auto Glass Expert

If you are experiencing challenges in washing a cracked windscreen, visit an expert in glass repair and installations suchas ABC Glass Services. ABC Glass Services knows if when and how to maintain automotive glass safety glass and the types of works include; auto windshield repairs, mobile glass repairs at your office or home and commercial services. All installations ABC Glass Services utilizes the OEM glass services.

Frequently Clean the windshield wipers

Clean your car’s wipers on a weekly basis especially by visiting a gas station and using the windshield cleaners to remove dirt underneath the surface.

Replace and Repair Wipers and Glass

Repair small cracks in auto glass and replace broken wipers. Replace broken wiper blades right away or around every six months to maintain a clean glass.

Clean your Glass away from Direct Sun or very Hot Conditions

Avoid direct sunlight when washing your car glass. This is very hard to do in the hot Texas summer days. The windowcleaner can evaporate and leave residue on your glass. Clean your car when the weather is cold and cloudy.

Buffing Motion

Maintain an up-and-down motion to clean the entire surface and leave no streaks in the window.

How to Clean Outside windows

Use your cleaner and wipe using microfiber on up and down or sideways. Dry the screen and remove excess water. Remember to use a clean cloth to wash your car glass.

Cleaning inner Glass

The best way to clean inside glass of your car is to spray the cleaner on the clean cloth and wipe the inside of the windows. Clear inner glass to increase visibility on the track.

Washing the glass of your vehicle can be hectic and time-consuming. However, with the help of these tips, you can life hack the washing of your car windows and achieve clean glasses. You can also protect your windscreen, windshield, and windows from damage emanating from dirt and dust and increase the lifespan of your windows.

Laminated Safety Glass Was Invented by Mistake

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Laminated Safety Glass Was Invented by Mistake

True Story About Laminated Safety Glass

It seems strange that something so important to auto safety which every car today is required to have was invented by mistake, but this is a true story.

Edouard Benedictus

The French scientist, Edouard Benedictus, was born in 1878. Not only was he a renowned chemist, but he was also a composer, writer, and painter. He was famous for his Art Deco designs. He began working as a book binder in 1897. But by the turn of the century he was working in a lab as a chemist.

One day in 1903, while climbing a ladder, he accidently knocked an empty glass flask off of a shelf. Although he had heard the shatter of glass, upon examination he discovered that the flask had managed to essentially keep its original form. The shards of glass held together in a spider web-designed, flask shape.

Laminated Safety Glass DallasThe Mystery of the Broken Flask Solved

Edouard wondered how an empty glass flask could have clung together like that. It should have shattered into a million pieces. It was then that he learned from his assistant that the flask had once been full of a piston fluid made from cellulose nitrite. Although the liquid had evaporated, the inside of the flask still contained a thin, see-through film coating which, apparently, was holding the pieces of glass together. He was intrigued by what had happened but, at the time, the event was virtually forgotten.

From Accidental Discovery to Patented Safety Invention

Coincidentally, at about the same time in Paris, driving automobiles had become a new, and sometimes dangerous hobby. The same week as Edouard’s accidental discovery, a local paper ran an article about the recent increase in automobile accidents. After reading about the serious injuries incurred by drivers due to the spray of shattered windshield glass, Edouard had an epiphany as an image of the non-shattered flask leapt into his mind. He concluded that windshields could be safer when made from glass that was coated like the flask had been.

Edouard began working on his idea and in one day he had created the first piece of coated Triplex glass. Through trial and error, he determined that the most effective formulation was to bind two sheets of glass together with a clear, plastic layer between them. Six years later, he patented his invention as laminated safety glass.

Although an effective safety feature, Benedictus’ discovery proved too expensive to produce and automobile manufacturers were not quick to incorporate it into their designs. However, future products were based on his discovery, which means that the first safety glass was invented by mistake.

Will Insurance Cover My Broken Windshield?

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Will Insurance Cover My Broken Windshield?

Will Insurance Cover My Broken Windshield?

See If Your Insurance Will Cover Your Broken Windshield

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We've all had it happen one time or another. We're driving down the highway and we hear something small and hard hit the windshield. Next thing you know, there is a crack spreading across the glass. Maybe you parked underneath a nice shady tree in the middle of the summer. Unfortunately, a gust of wind picked up and knocked a branch down right onto the windshield of your car and now there is a pretty big crack or even a hole if the branch fell from high enough. The question that occurs to you now is, will insurance cover my broken windshield? The answer to that question depends on a couple of things. There are some caveats but generally, the answer is yes.

Comprehensive car insurance

  • Theft
  • Storms
  • Fire
  • Animal collisions
  • Broken windows
  • Exterior repairs

If you have something happen to your car that isn't mechanical in nature, you should be able to get your insurance to fix it. This is where the caveat comes in. While the insurance policy covers what happened, it does not necessarily pay for all of the damage or loss on your car.

Check out your deductible

Having comprehensive insurance is the first part of the answer to this question. The second part has to do with how much is your deductible on your policy. If you haven't dealt with insurance that much then you may not know how the deductible works. The most simple explanation of this is the deductible is the amount of money you pay up front. After that amount has been paid, the insurance company will pay the rest.

While some people are likely to say something along the lines of "why would you not get the lowest deductible possible (usually $50 or $100) so that the cost to yourself is going to be almost nothing. The answer to that is that the lower the deductible you carry on your insurance policy, the higher your premium is going to be. The higher the deductible, the lower the premiums.

If you are carrying something like a $500 deductible, and you pay that first, then insurance isn't really paying for your windshield. At the same time, if you have a big windshield crack in your fancy car, the $500 isn't going to cover all of it. So insurance will at least be helping you pay for most of it. Should you have a smaller deductible, you are likely to get it almost all paid for. Few policies will have it work so there is no deductible, so insurance isn't going to pay for the broken windshield entirely. Call us today to see if your insurance will cover your windshield replacement.

Do not hesitate to contact ABC Auto Glass and CALL US NOW at (972) 665-7008 or inquiries regarding glass replacement or repair services.

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