Article by Iowa City & Cedar Rapids Auto Glass Replacement & Repair

tape

Poly-Isobutylene Tape; used to form the primary seal of a dual seal insulating glass unit.

Pinchweld

A type of metal weld joint. In the auto glass industry, the pinchweld is the part of the vehicle frame where the glass adheres.

Pit

The impact point from which, typically, a small piece of glass is missing.

Plasticizer

A material which softens a sealant or adhesive by solvent action.

Plate Glass

Flat glass whose surface has been ground and polished until it is free of distortion. Most plate glass manufacturing ceased when the float glass process was developed (see float glass).

Poly Vinyl Butyral

Vinyl inner layer of laminated glass.

Polymer

A compound consisting of long chain-like molecules. The building units in the chain are monomers.

Polyvinyl Butyral (PVB)

A plastic film used in laminated glass.

Prep

A cleaner or a product that enhances an adhesive. A prep is usually applied to the glass prior to the primer.

Pressure Sensitive Adhesive

Adhesive which retains tack after release of the solvent, so that it can be bonded by simple hand pressure.

Primer

An undercoat or chemical applied to a surface to improve the adhesion, durability, and appearance of a topcoat or the bond of an adhesive. A product (chemical) used to prepare metal bonding areas and ensure a strong bond between the glass part and the adhesive.

Primer-less Urethane

A type of urethane adhesive that requires no primer on the glass surface. Metal primers may be necessary.

Pump Gun

A device used for pumping sealants and adhesives.

PVB

See “polyvinyl butyral”.

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Quarter Glass

Rear side windows in a vehicle.

Regulator

A manually or power-operated device which rolls a vehicle’s window up and down.

Resin

A solid organic material, generally not soluble in water, which has little or no tendency to crystallize. Resin is optically matched to auto glass, and is used to fill chips and cracks.

Reveal Molding

Chrome or plastic molding which fits over and covers the edges of the windshield and back glass.

Rock Chip

A chip on the outer layer of a laminated windshield. Typical stone chips are star breaks, bullseyes or combination chips.

Roll Bar

A hoop of tubular steel installed behind the driver, extending above the head and across the car. It helps protect the driver from injury if the car rolls over.

Roll Cage

A tubular steel structure incorporating a roll bar plus additional bars along the doors, windshield header, roof rails, etc., built into some racing cars to help protect the driver if the car rolls over, is impacted by another car or crashes.

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Safety Glass

A general term used for either laminated or tempered glass. Only glass which has been laminated, however, can specifically be called laminated safety glass.

Score

The term used to describe a “cut” on the surface of a glass or mirror with a glass cutter.

Sealant

Any material used to seal joints or openings against the intrusion or passage of any foreign substance, such as water, gases, air or dirt.

Sealer

A surface coating generally applied to fill cracks, pores or voids in a surface.

Setting Block

A small piece of neoprene or other suitable material that positions the glass in the frame or opening. An automotive part on which the glass rests in place.

Shaded Glass

Laminated glass in which a dark color has been added to the top section of the inner vinyl layer to improve driver visibility in glare. The color typically becomes lighter as the tint travels down the glass.

Short Crack

A crack on the windshield of 6 inches (15.24 cm) or less.

Side and Back Glass

In the 1950s, tempered glass became mandatory on the side and rear windows of cars. (This glass is often referred to as lite.) Tempered glass is also considered safety glass. Upon impact it crumbles into rounded glass pebbles, instead of shattering into large dangerous pieces. Windshield glass is laminated. It can be repaired, but side and back glass must be replaced. Although tempered glass is harder to break than laminated glass, there is a good reason laminated glass windshields are mandatory in the United States. Tempered glass could explode in your face while you’re driving. However, in the event that your car rolls over after an accident and you are trapped, tempered glass is much easier to cut through. That is why side and back glass use tempered glass.

Side-Lite

Passenger car side windows. As with all back and body glass, it is tempered glass, unlike the windshield, which is laminated.

Skinned Over

A very thin layer of semi-cured adhesive on the surface of curing adhesive.

Star Break

Damage to a windshield marked by various-sized cracks radiating from the central impact point.

Stone Chip

A chip on the outer layer of a laminated windshield. Typical stone chips are star breaks, bullseyes or combination chips.

Straight-Jaw Glass Pliers

Glass pliers that have identical upper and lower jaws.

Stress Cracks

Cracks resulting from unusual forces acting on the glass body.

Tempered Glass

A strong, break-resistant type of safety glass that, if broken, shatters into small granular pieces.

Tinted Glass

Glass to which a small amount of color has been added consistently throughout the glass. Batch tinting reduces glare and absorbs heat.

Twist

A crack which occurs when the windshield is twisted, either by flexing in the vehicle frame or because of improper mounting. It can be helped along if the windshield has a nick in the edge.

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Unibody Construction

A type of automobile construction. The strength of unibody construction does not lie only in the structural frame but rather in the strength of the whole.

Ultra violet (UV) Light

Part of the light spectrum. Ultra violet rays can cause chemical changes in rubbery materials and polymers.

Urethane

Any of several strong polymer adhesives that are used to install auto glass. Urethane adhesives are necessary to meet government standards for windshield retention in most late-model passenger vehicles.

Urethane Breakdown

Results when urethane is exposed to ultra-violet light. Urethane breakdown appears as a chalky black powder on the surface of the hardened adhesive.

Windshield Repair

The act of repairing a break in a windshield, or other laminated auto glass part, rather than replacing it. Windshield repair is a permanent process that removes the air from the break and fills it with a curable, optically matched resin.

Wired Glass

Made by feeding a welded wire net of a particular design into the molten glass just before it enters the roller.

So now you understand. The folks in the Iowa City or Cedar Rapids glass shop can help you further.

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Question by Seetha: How to replace the windshield auto glass?
Hi friends can anyone tell me how to replace the windshield auto glass and also tell me some of the websites to refer more about the procedures..

Best answer:

Answer by anytime_male
Id pay to have it done right by an auto glass company. If you screw it up it will leak like a sieve. You can have it done for usually less than $ 200.00 or insurance will cover it for a $ 50.00 deductible. Thats what mine was anyway

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