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Important Facts:
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Certification:
All Star Glass installers are certified by expert trainers
from Eftec and Dinitrol, our urethane adhesive supplier, as well as by the Automotive Glass Replacement Safety Standards (AGRSS™ ) Council Inc.. They also
undergo our own internal training program, plus factory training from
Ford and other manufacturers, which we think is second to none. |
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Safety
is in the details. Our installers use clean gloves
when carrying glass, and apply proper primers before laying down the
adhesive. It makes for a safer, stronger installation. |
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All
Star Glass follows manufacturers' service bulletins, and
gets regular training updates from car manufacturers and makers of
auto glass and adhesive sealants. |
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Glass is a structural
component in today's automobiles. Your car relies on
its glass to resist crushing on impact, and to keep you inside the
vehicle in an accident. Also, windshields must be installed properly
and stay in place for passenger side airbags to function properly
in a crash. |
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Windshields are supposed to
keep passengers inside the car during an accident. This
is a federal safety standard. Nonetheless, it is vital that drivers
and passengers use their seatbelts at all times to help keep themselves
from being ejected from a car in a crash. |
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Passenger-side
airbags rely on windshields to function properly. These
airbags use the windshield as a "backstop" in deployment.
The windshield needs to stand up against the force of the airbag,
and remain in place. Proper glass installation is imperative for this
to happen. |
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Auto glass must
be installed properly to help the passenger compartment
resist crushing in rollover accidents. |
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Auto glass
is supposed to meet federal safety standards. The
U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Vehicle Safety
Standards describe the required performance of windshields in these
kinds of accidents. Standard 212 is for occupant retention, 216
for rollover and 218 for passenger airbags. All Star Glass installation
procedures are devised to allow the glass to perform these vital
functions. |
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• Auto glass has other roles to play in safety •
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Repair
or replace glass that has cracks which interfere with your vision.
Some windshield cracks can be fixed. Ask your All Star
Glass store for details. |
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Keep it clean.
It's a simple fact that if you can't see well through your glass,
you may be in for trouble. Maintain a good supply of washer fluid
in your car's reservoir. Keep a scraper, squeegee and de-icer handy
if your climate requires it. |
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Replace your wiper
blades at the first sign of wear for safe driving in
the rain. Don't run wipers with damaged blades over your windshield
or you may permanently scratch it. |
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• Why is auto glass called safety glass? •
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Windshields are
made of laminated glass. There are three layers--two
outer glass sheets with a urethane plastic center bonded in-between.
The plastic inner layer reduces the chance of occupant penetration
in a crash, and keeps the glass from separating into flying shards.
Some side and back glass is laminated as well. |
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Side and back safety
glass is usually tempered glass. This means that a solid
sheet of glass is cooled quickly in the manufacturing process, which
creates a different hardness in the outside and center of the window.
As a result, the glass shatters into square pebbles rather than sharp
shards in an accident. Risk of laceration and abrasion is reduced. |
SAFETY AND AUTO GLASS
