It’s getting colder at TeleGlass headquarters as we start to approach the heart of winter. We consulted our crystal ball (made out of recycled auto glass) to see what type of winter we were in store for. In the northeast up by Boston it has not been very cold until this past week and there has been some rain but very little snow until recently. At TeleGlass.com we are predicting a moderate winter, not too cold and not too warm. Nevertheless we should all be prepared for winter weather with plenty of windshield washer fluid and good working set of wipers, and of course a windshield scraper that’s in good condition. Here is the TeleGlass Top Five (search terms pulled from teleglass.com)
1. Glare with windshield off Honda accord – This is an interesting search and raises the question “Do certain types of windshields create more glare than others?” Or is glare more likely caused by the position of the sun at certain times during the day and during the year. A replacement windshield should not produce more glare than an original windshield yet there is a possibility that there may be glare if the windshield has been incorrectly installed. The glare more than likely is due to bright sun or reflections off snow or wet conditions.
2. DIY network car windshield repair – We advise against repairing your windshield yourself. Your windshield should be repaired by a trained auto glass professional from a certified company such as TeleGlass.com.
3. Heated windshield car blanket – We are asking the experts deep within the halls of TeleGlass.com – is there such a thing as heated winter windshield covers? We know of windshield covers that can be used in summer or winter or heated blankets that can be used inside the vehicle, but we have yet to find a heated windshield blanket or cover that can be used to melt ice or snow in the winter. Not sure who is searching for this, but we certainly have not found it!
4. Art made from broken windshield glass – We haven’t found too much of this ourselves, but we think it would look great hear at HQ!
5. Break windshield with Golf Club – We won’t jump on the bandwagon and make salacious comments about this unfortunate situation that has been in the news since a certain Tiger crashed his SUV and his auto glass was broken with a Golf club. If he needs it repaired then TeleGlass is happy to help.
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Buildaroo interviews Tom Ellis, VP of Marketing for Tandus, talking about their efforts for promoting sustainability and zero impact manufacturing. In this case, he discusses Ethos™ carpeting, which in part relies on the laminate layer between the layers of glass on your windshield in its construction.
Very cool!
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The Blog Administrator of Seeing Clearly. More of a collective intelligence than an actual person, the personification of a company that facilitates twentyfive thousand glass repairs every year. Find TeleGlass on Twitpic or on Twitter: @TeleGlass.
This week’s question is from Sue Noury, from Plaistow, NH. Sue asks TeleGlass, “What happens to the auto glass that was damaged after you’ve replaced it? Is it recycled some how?”
Well Sue, this is an excellent question. First let me say that the majority of auto glass does not get recycled. Sadly, most of the broken windshields will end up in a landfill. Tempered glass also generally does not get recycled. This is not to say that auto glass never gets recycled. We have discovered that there are different companies have been able to find useful way to recycle broken auto glass, both tempered and windshields. [click to continue…]
Read more from Rachel Letourneau.
System Process Manager, Rachel has been with Teleglass for five years. In addition to making a mean birthday cake, Rachel has an extensive grasp of the auto glass business. Find her on Twitter: @rachelcrocker.
I was doing a little searching on the Web, and found what I consider to be one of the more unique things you can do with a broken windshield.
While it hasn’t caught on so much here in the United States, a cracked windshield in some parts of the world will end up on the commodities market. In Columbia, local artisans are now converting the local cracked windscreen into these hand made glasses. [click to continue…]
Read more from James Lee.
In 2009 he joined TGSC Group as the managing director of product development. James brings expertise in customer satisfaction and service delivery to the team. He guest blogs for TeleGlass and is an amateur photographer. Find him on Twitter @jronaldlee.