Acumen Auto Glass offers a full range of auto glass replacement services for all makes and all models. Automotive glass replacement is not the easiest task to perform on vehicles. There is actually a great amount of knowledge, experience, and integrity that is needed in order to successfully complete a glass replacement in an automobile. There is no room for error with replacements. Precise workmanship and attention to detail is a must in order to allow our replacements to hold up to the harsh environments that cars endure.
Through time, the automotive glass industry has evolved through many different types of installation technics. In the beginning auto glass was mainly installed with rubber gaskets and sticky sealants. Then in the early 70’s Butyl was adopted as the leading standard for front and rear windshield installations.
So rather than a rubber gasket holding the glass in place, a bead of butyl, a bubble gum like sealant was the popular way glass was installed in vehicles. Butyl thought had many drawbacks and was not to reliable against preventing water leaks over time. It did not take long until l the flawed concept of butyl installation came to its end as the industry standard. With auto makers pushing for new designs in the 80’s as well new standards from the department of transportation for Windshield Replacements. Which underline the importance of a proper bond anchoring the windshield in place, which keep vehicle occupants within the confines of the passenger compartment during a crash. Urethan claimed its place in the early 80’s as the new and most reliable sealant to properly bond the windshield to vehicles. To this day, Urethan is the most used method in the automotive glass installation process.
There is a big risk liability taken with each automotive glass replacement, from the safety of occupants in the vehicle, to the easy costly mistakes that can cause damage to your car. Understanding the importance of highly skilled technicians who take their time to do the job right is our secret to having one of the lowest call back rates around. It’s not about how fast the job can be done; it’s about taking the time to focus on the quality of the workmanship being performed by the technician. Rushing a job only leads to missing steps, cutting corners and unhappy customers coming back with problems. Every replacement completed is done with only the best in parts and sealants. Using Glass made only from the original factory’s that supplied the auto manufactures when they build vehicles has given us great results on our job success rate. Also, we go out of our way to order parts and supplies that are made in the USA.
