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Gorilla Glass: All You Need To Know About the ‘Unbreakable’ Glass

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Gorilla Glass is revolutionizing the way we protect our valuable possessions. The world is quickly moving away from tempered glass to this wonder glass , especially for protecting mobile screens and auto safety glasses in all kinds of vehicles. While we’ve come a long way in making auto glass shatterproof, there are still accidents where drivers are thrust our of their car after a collision. Gorilla Glass is said to be shatterproof, providing maximum security and safety to passengers. How Is Gorilla Glass Made? You’ll be surprised to know that not much has changed in the auto glass industry over the past 100 years. Initially, soda-lime solutions for auto safety glass were used, which were eventually replaced by polyvinyl butyral in the last half-century. Despite these materials not being able to provide maximum security to passengers, the automotive industry did not have an alternative. That has changed now. Gorilla Glass is chemically toughened to survive any kind o...

Broken Side Windows: Here’s How to Temporarily Fix One

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Most crimes that involve vehicles are ‘smash and grab’ crimes, where robbers take the first few things they can get their hands on. While it’s a great idea to keep all your possessions hidden away if you choose to keep them in your car, what do you do after a thief has smashed your car window and run away? Call 911, of course. But that doesn’t change the fact that a broken window is a safety hazard for you and your family. If you’re not able to find a 24-hour auto glass replacement service , you might have to minimize the hazard with the help of a temporary fix. A temporary repair will protect the insides of your car and also prevent passengers from getting any cuts. Read ahead to find out how you can do so: Try To Remove All the Broken Glass Sharp pieces of broken glass can cause serious injuries. The last thing you want on top of your damaged car and stolen possessions is a physical injury. Wipe as many broken pieces of glass as you can. Th...