Category: Tips
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The Windshield Repair Process: What’s Involved
Tips –What’s involved in the windshield repair process? How can you tell if your local windshield repair company uses the most advanced techniques and products? These are some of the most commonly asked questions regarding broken glass at the front a car, truck, van or SUV. That being said, we prepared a step-by-step guide what the… Read More
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Creative Hacks for Cleaning Your Windshield
Tips –Few people give much thought to cleaning their car’s windshield. You just push the button at the end of your windshield wiper lever to spray washer fluid over the glass and let the blades do the work. If you’re feeling particularly motivated, you might even get out of the car to wipe it down by… Read More
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What To Check For Before Your Next Road Trip
Tips –Road trips are as American as apple pie. From an actual potato museum to the largest baseball bat in the world, from Standin’-On-A-Corner-In-Winslow to the Jungle Room at Graceland, there are endless sites to see on a cross-country road trip. But none of these historic, tourist, or unusual sights matter if your car can’t get… Read More
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Tips for Removing Snow and Ice from Your Windshield
Tips –There’s nothing quite like waking up just in time to get out the door for work, only to find that there is a layer of snow and ice on the windshield, obscuring your vision and making it impossible to leave the driveway. There are many tricks that drivers use to try to get out of… Read More
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How To Weather proof Your Windshield
Tips –“Under the weather” is an odd expression. It usually refers to being sick, but if you think about it, nobody is immune from weather, and that goes for cars and their windshields, too. Whether the climate you’re dealing with is icy, hot, snowy, wet or gritty, there are several ways you can weatherproof your windshield… Read More
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DIY Windshield Repair: How to Repair Windshield Chip
Tips –Is your car’s windshield suffering from a chip or a crack? If it’s small, you might not need to call a repair company right away. You can tide it over with DIY repair tricks instead. Here’s how! Your Goal: Keep it From Getting Worse Your main goal here isn’t to restore your windshield to its… Read More
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What Is OEM Auto Glass & Why Do I Need It
Tips –Original Equipment Manufactured (OEM) auto glass differs from Original Equipment Equivalent (OEE) glass — commonly called “aftermarket glass” — in that OEM is basically identical to the original windshield for your make and model of car. While OEE is expected to have the same specifications, it is produced by independent manufacturers who legally cannot make… Read More
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What Every Leased Car Owner Needs To Know About Windshield Repairs
So you’re driving to work in your newly-leased car, wide awake, going the speed limit, not texting, not eating jelly donuts, hands at 2 and 10, minding your own business, when suddenly—smack! The truck in front of you launches a pebble projectile right at your windshield. What starts out as a little impact ding spreads… Read More
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Dangers of Driving With A Cracked Windshield
Tips –All too often, people take the windshield in their car for granted so it doesn’t occur to them that it has anything to do with the overall solidity of the vehicle itself. This couldn’t be farther from the truth. The windshield is an important part of the car’s safety restraint system (SRS), which also includes… Read More