Occupants and drivers of fast moving vehicles need protection from flying debris, wind and the elements. Cars, motorbikes, aeroplanes, motor boats and other forms of transport all need protective windshields. A normal car windscreen is made of laminated safety glass. A windshield is composed of a plastic layer sandwiched between two layers of glass.
Windshields are specially designed to provide aerodynamics that direct high speed wind, dust, debris and insects away from the occupants. Most glass is treated with a UV coating that provides protection from the harmful effects of the direct rays of the sun. Windshields can be panoramic or flat.
Windshields are important in offering a level of safety to passengers. As the windscreen is not made of ordinary glass, it does not shatter on impact. Glass laminating holds the plate of glass together as one piece even after a strong impact or collision. The windscreen on motor bikes is made with additional reinforcement. The windshield is made of acrylic plastic that resists damage on impact even at high speeds.
Automobiles in colder climates can be fitted with heating to their windshields through a layer of electrified tin (IV) oxide called “Quickclear” technology. The heated windshield prevents icing and melts any overnight ice formation. Aircraft are routinely fitted with heated windshields as icing is very common at high altitudes. The sun’s glare and damaging effects of UV light can be reduced by tinting the glass or partially tinting the windscreen. Some countries do not permit heavily tinted automobile glasses as it poses a difficulty in identifying a driver or passenger in a criminal incident.
Another advantage of laminated windscreens is their easy and successful repair. Breaks from stones in the forms of Bullseyes, star shaped cracks and linear cracks can be patched up at specialist glaziers. There is no need for the entire windshield to be replaced. Replaced windshields are subject to leakages and possible bonding problems which are not desirable. A repair job is done by drilling the glass to reach the laminated layer. Under high pressure, a specially designed transparent adhesive resin is injected into the damaged area and cured with UV light. If the job is performed by experts the glass can regain its original clarity and strength.
Some glaziers will offer service at your home or workplace to repair your automotive glass or windscreen. As such repairs are critical to the visibility for the driver, same day repairs are always preferable when you have a damaged windscreen. Peterborough car owners can call local glaziers to their homes or offices for onsite repair of their vehicles.
Windshields are specially designed to provide aerodynamics that direct high speed wind, dust, debris and insects away from the occupants. Most glass is treated with a UV coating that provides protection from the harmful effects of the direct rays of the sun. Windshields can be panoramic or flat.
Windshields are important in offering a level of safety to passengers. As the windscreen is not made of ordinary glass, it does not shatter on impact. Glass laminating holds the plate of glass together as one piece even after a strong impact or collision. The windscreen on motor bikes is made with additional reinforcement. The windshield is made of acrylic plastic that resists damage on impact even at high speeds.
Automobiles in colder climates can be fitted with heating to their windshields through a layer of electrified tin (IV) oxide called “Quickclear” technology. The heated windshield prevents icing and melts any overnight ice formation. Aircraft are routinely fitted with heated windshields as icing is very common at high altitudes. The sun’s glare and damaging effects of UV light can be reduced by tinting the glass or partially tinting the windscreen. Some countries do not permit heavily tinted automobile glasses as it poses a difficulty in identifying a driver or passenger in a criminal incident.
Another advantage of laminated windscreens is their easy and successful repair. Breaks from stones in the forms of Bullseyes, star shaped cracks and linear cracks can be patched up at specialist glaziers. There is no need for the entire windshield to be replaced. Replaced windshields are subject to leakages and possible bonding problems which are not desirable. A repair job is done by drilling the glass to reach the laminated layer. Under high pressure, a specially designed transparent adhesive resin is injected into the damaged area and cured with UV light. If the job is performed by experts the glass can regain its original clarity and strength.
Some glaziers will offer service at your home or workplace to repair your automotive glass or windscreen. As such repairs are critical to the visibility for the driver, same day repairs are always preferable when you have a damaged windscreen. Peterborough car owners can call local glaziers to their homes or offices for onsite repair of their vehicles.
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