Re: [APD] Silicone that really sticks

["S. Hieber" <shieber at yahoo_com>]

Yes, the windshield is diff. The laminated material is
required for the sindwhields but not the side windows,
where less expensive glass is used. Heat treated but not
laminated. Iirc, my dad's '55 Buick had laminated glass all
the way around. But they don't build tanks like that any
more -- jsut vehicles that *look* like tanks ;-)

sh

--- Liz Wilhite <satirica at gmail_com> wrote:

> On 9/10/05, S. Hieber <shieber at yahoo_com> wrote: 
> > 
> > What is safe about safety glass are two things. First
> the
> > glass is tempered, so that when it fractures it breaks
> into
> > thousands of small shards instead of just a few large
> heavy
> > pieces. Second, there is a semi-solid layer between two
> > outer layers of tempered glass. The inner layer tends
> to
> > hold all the pieces together even when the glass is
> broken,
> > reducing the number of pieces than might go flying
> about.
> 
>  You sure about the layering? I thought there was
> tempered glass that is a 
> single layer used in window panes and for side and rear
> windows in cars and 
> laminated safety glass that is 3 layers, also known as
> auto glass, that is 
> used for windshields among other things. Could easily be
> wrong, but if fully 
> tempered glass is laminated it is news to me.
>  Liz
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