Glass Destruction Via Weld Splatter

Simply put the temperature of the sparks that come from weld or even metal cutting wheels, are quite hot. Hot enough to melt glass surfaces. There has been a great deal of damage done by people all over the world working on metal close to glass windows and glass railings. Usually they think these are just little black or brown spots that the window cleaner can just "pop off"! But not. If you take a single edged razor blade and place the pointed tip into the "spot";... you will immediately learn the truth. That "spot" is actually a little hole with some metal residue where the spark melted its way right into the glass surface. Your blade tip will sink in and not move. This type of damage can not be easily fixed. Almost all of the time it is impossible. Since sparks fly, and there are a lot of them, the entire surface area is usually damaged. I suppose if there were just a few or several holes that weren't that deep they might be able to be polished away. But this is just a dream. Anyone working close to glass with metal cutting or welding equipment should take every precaution by protecting the glass. Otherwise irrepairable damage will happen. Which could easily cost tens of thousands of dollars in glass replacement. This won't make anyone happy. This information is brought to you by your S.M.A.R.T. Window Cleaner.

Henry Grover Jr.
Glass Tech Consulting
gtcnews@hotmail.com