Glass Management

Question 1

What types of glass are there in motor vehicles?

Answer 1

Toughened Glass

Laminated Glass

Question 2

What does toughened glass do when broken?

Answer 2

When broken it breaks into lots of small pieces that cling together “Frosting Over” Affect.

Question 3

What does Laminated glass do when broken?

Answer 3

Breaks into larger shards that are encapsulated with a layer of plastic within it.
(Usually fitted in the Front’s and Rears of vehicles).

Question 4

How do you manage Toughened Glass?

Answer 4

• Wind down side windows as much as possible
• Sheet under the door
• Cover glass in door with sheet and break using glass
  punch.
• Brush loose glass onto floor sheet to clear up.

Question 5

How do you manage Laminated Glass in a Front screen?

Answer 5

• Put on dust mask to protect from inhaling glass dust
• Make initial hole into the lower center of the screen using the Glass saw (Punch end)
• Using Glass saw or the Makita recipricating saw, saw from the initial hole to either front A Post (cutting on the back stroke of the saw action)
• The cut should look like a smiley face on the screen of the vehicle, Low in the center and high at the A posts.