Did you know that the discovery of safety glass was accidental? In 1903, Edouard Benedictus was doing some experiments using glass flasks in his laboratory. The French chemist decided to add a transparent coating to one of the flasks. He accidentally hit it, and the flask fell from his work … Read more
Window tinting is a practice that countless vehicle owners have grown accustomed to. It’s one of the most common automobile enhancements today. And, if you’re living in an area that receives plenty of sun, it can be a necessity. The main purpose of tinting car windows is to shield the … Read more
My friends and I were driving around the city one day when we suddenly heard something crack. We thought another car had hit us, but there were no vehicles near us. Then one of my friends saw a crack in the windshield. It turns out that even if the car … Read more
Who knew that one tiny pebble could cause so much damage? A small chip can soon expand, with a web-like crack slowly crawling across your windshield. Put off this repair long enough and your windshield may suddenly break, showering your interior with glass. You may be able to handle a … Read more
Yet another round of hail storms have left dealers with damaged vehicles to repair or sell ‘as is.’ See Also —The Average Cost of Hail Damage Repair Threatening clouds may portend something much worse than a rain shower: if conditions are ripe, property-damaging hail may fall, whacking your home’s siding, … Read more
You were driving down the road and – oh no! – you heard it. Crack. A stray pebble got kicked up by the car in front of you and it put a neat little crack in your windshield. So what do you do? Obviously, it needs to be fixed, since … Read more
Information updated June 2014. By Charles K. Green What automotive glass installers and repairers earn. You are zipping down the interstate and without warning an unknown piece of debris flies up, hits your windshield and sails over the roof of your car. Startled, you continue on your way, but soon … Read more