“Last week we looked at tool options for trimming back the urethane bead to the level suggested by the adhesive manufactures (1/16th on an inch) when replacing a windshield. This week we’ll address the procedures that must be employed to make sure the glass is solidly bonded and the installation
We just returned from Auto Glass Week™ in San Antonio, and as always, it was an eventful week. I am a member of the Education Committee, a Board member of the Auto Glass Safety Council, and the chairperson of the Standard Committee.
Auto Glass Week™ is October 5-7, and your visit to the international trade show and festivities is the best way to get involved with your industry and take a few days off. San Antonio, Texas, the location of this year’s show, has a lot to offer.
Recently I was invited to tour the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) complex in Ruckersville, Va. All I can say is ‘wow.’ What an impressive place. What struck me first was the location of the facility. It is situated in the rolling hills of Virginia, away from urban sprawl.
The Auto Glass Safety Council™ (AGSC) has announced that it will hold a regional training and accreditation program in Stafford, Va., in December. The training course and certification exam will be offered twice, once on Wednesday, December 14, and again on Thursday, December 15, at AGSC headquarters. The program is
Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) have plagued and perplexed our industry for the last few years. There is confusion over whether ADAS systems are officially “safety” devices.
The Auto Glass Safety Council™ (AGSC) will hold two more regional training and accreditation programs in 2016. Training programs will be held during Auto Glass Week™ 2016 in San Antonio in October and mid-way between Washington, D.C., and Richmond, Va. in late October. Additionally a training and accreditation program was
In July 2012, I wrote a blog post about the debate between pulling cowls vs. tucking the glass when replacing windshields. The question came up again recently.
I would like to share a Honda commercial sent to me by my friend Mark Daniels, a technical advisor for GGG-Gold Glass Group, AEGIS Tools International Inc. and other companies in the automotive glass industry.
As I was reading a recent post on the glassBYTEs.com™/AGRR™ magazine Forum, I was drawn to a discussion about primerless urethanes. I believe that primerless urethane has a place in the automotive glass technician’s truck or tool box, but as a trainer I don’t typically recommend it as an everyday urethane in the field.