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FAQ

How can I help ensure my family's safety?

Actually, we have five tips for you.

  1. Insist that a strong automotive grade adhesive be used to bond the glass.
  2. Don't let the glass be installed on corroded metal.
  3. Follow to the letter the directions given by your technician.
  4. Drive the vehicle only when the adhesive has fully cured.
  5. Always wear seat belts and insist that all passengers wear them too.
Windshields are constructed using a technology called glass laminating. Windshields made using this process are two layers of glass held together by a high-strength vinyl called Polyvinyl butrayal (PVB). PVB must be .030 of an inch thick to hold the occupants in the vehicle as well as the flexibility to reduce injury if the person is thrown into the glass.

How are windshields built?

Windshields are constructed using a technology called glass laminating. Windshields made using this process are two layers of glass held together by a high-strength vinyl called Polyvinyl butrayal (PVB).

How thick must a windshield's PVB be?

PVB must be .030 of an inch thick to hold the occupants in the vehicle as well as the flexibility to reduce injury if the person is thrown into the glass. All currently fabricated windshields use this specification to satisfy federal motor vehicle safety standards for vehicle manufacturers.