What you need to know about Windshield Glass

What you need to know about Windshield and Auto Glass

 

Windshield glass does more than what its names suggests. Windshield auto glass in your cars protect you from natural and man-made disasters be it hailstorms or a major accident your windshield protect you from the possible lethal damages that can occur.

A good windshield does more than just protect you from accidents occurring from the front end, a good windshield cushions the airbag and helps in optimal deployment of the airbag. A good windshield is also designed in a way to prevent the shards from hurting you fatally when it breaks in an accident.  Furthermore, it helps protect the roof of your car so that it doesn’t fall on you in case of an accident.  Rest assured, in a fatal accident your windshield is the factor that could decide if you live or not, which is why windshield cracks can be a real threat if you don’t get them looked at and fixed immediately. ?

Action Glass is your premium source for windshield repair Grand Rapids or in the surrounding areas of West Michigan.

Before we talk about what to do in an occasion of a windshield crack let us look at the quality of your windshield glass itself. Windshield glass is made of laminated glass which goes through many safety measures and heat and pressure treatment. Your windshield glass is not just one glass film, it is in fact two glass films sandwiched together by polyvinyl butyrate, a powerful adhesive. This adhesive is the reason why you windshield glass doesn’t shatter into a million pieces on an occasion of a collision. This polyvinyl butyrate glass is different from the other glasses on your car windows that use other treatment techniques to ensure that you don’t get hurt by the glass that shatters you in case of an accident.

Now, how do you deal with windshield scratches and cracks? While windshield scratches are an everyday occurrence, if you have a scratch that is bothering you and getting in the way of your driving, it is unwise to let it go unchecked. Cracks are far more troublesome. Some windshield cracks can be fixed with an adhesive but there are other cracks such as those coming in the way of your driving that needs to be looked at and fixed immediately.

Action Glass is your premium source for windshield repair Grand Rapids or in the surrounding areas of West Michigan.

Regardless of the problems you have on your windshield get it diagnosed by an expert before it’s too late and you need full windshield replacement.