Louis Auto and Residential Glass - High Quality Windows for your Home or Business?

Looking for High Quality Windows for your Home or Business? We have amazing Brands that are second to none when it comes to Durability and Quality! http://www.louisautoglass.com/Windows.html

Louis Auto and Residential Glass - Replacing your Residential Glass

Replacing your Residential Glass with Vinyl has many benefits! Listen here!
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Safe Drive Away Time - Why We Keep Your Car an Extra Hour

Safe Drive Away Time is the amount of time your vehicle needs to be out of service to insure that the urethane adhesive used to bond a new windshield with your car is properly cured. Since your windshield is classified as a safety device, it has to be able to provide the same roof crush protection, crash protection and airbag retention that the manufacturer designed into your car.

Keeping a vehicle out of service until all safety devices are properly repaired is covered under federal law through the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards. It is a felony to return a vehicle to service before all safety devices are properly functioning.

Urethanes used for windshield installation have Safe Drive Away Times ranging from 1 hour to 16 hours.

At Louis Auto Glass we use exclusively ASAP Urethane from SIKA Corporation. ASAP Urethane has a Safe Drive Away Time of 1 hour. This gives our customers the most convenience and the highest degree of safety possible.

For more information about Windshield Safety and Safe Drive Away Times, visit our web site at:

www.louisautoglass.com/windshields.html

Hot and Sunny Weather Spreads Those Cracks

Now that the Independence Day Holiday has come and gone, we have the official start of Summer here in the Pacific Northwest. That means sunny days and cooler nights...perfect conditions for those rock chips in your windshield to spread into full-sized cracks. The result - that inexpensive rock chip repair you've been putting off has now become non-repairable and your only choice is a new windshield.

Rock Chip Repairs are fast and easy at all Louis Auto Glass locations. You don't need an appointment and they take about 15 minutes to do, while you wait. If you carry comprehensive insurance on your vehicle, every insurance company except State Farm will pay for the repair at no cost to you.

Stop in today and keep the annoyance of a Rock Chip from becoming an expensive windshield replacement. For more information on Rock Chips and Rock Chip repairs, visit our web site at http://www.louisautoglass.com/rockchips.html

The "Non-Disappearing" Rock Chip

We've all seen the TV commercials showing a happy customer having a rock chip or crack in their windshield repaired. On TV, the chip or crack is not only repaired, but it magically disappears. It makes for good TV, but disappearing rock chips are an illusion.

When you have a rock chip repaired, the process seals the chip, cleans up the break and gives a good measure of protection against further breakage. What it doesn't do is make all evidence of the chip disappear. Rather it does make it more visually appealing and clean, but you will still notice a small blemish on your windshield.

Another question that is often misrepresented on TV is the size of chip that can be effectively repaired. The general wisdom is that any chip greater than a dime is NOT a candidate for repair. With the windshield being such an important part of the structural integrity of modern cars, any chip larger than a dime significantly degrades that strength and that windshield should be replaced.

Rock chip repairs are a very effective and reasonably priced option for repairing your windshield. However, they do have limitations and keeping your expectations in line with the realities of the process rather than the TV illusion will let you make a better decision on whether to repair or replace.

Your Shop Should Be AGRSS Accredited

There is a difference in how various companies approach windshield and auto glass installations. Louis Auto Glass is one of a select few companies in Western Washington that is a member of the Auto Glass Safety Council and is accredited by the Auto Glass Replacement Safety Standards Council (AGRSS). Visit www.louisautoglass.com/windshields.html 

AGRSS is the national certifying organization that develops and monitors "Best Quality and Safety Practices" for the auto glass industry nationwide. These practices are developed from the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards and the American National Standards Institute which define federal law covering safe windshield installations.

Our AGRSS certification is confirmation to you that we do everything according to the law and to the highest safety standards possible when replacing your auto glass. Why is this important? Because what you don't know can kill you.

For more information on AGRSS and proper windshield installation, visit www.safewindshields.com

Why Pick a Local Glass Company?

You've probably seen their TV commercials. You know. The glass company that says they'll come to you and fix that crack in the window. You know. The glass company that's part of a multi-national conglomerate.

Before you call them to have your windshield replaced, here are a few reasons to consider why you should choose a local company.

1. Although it's possible to have a good job done outside in your driveway on a sunny, summer day, these are not the best conditions. A quality job depends on the best controlled conditions for the curing of the windshield adhesive, the availability of tools and the comfort of the technician doing the job. Our weather in Western Washington makes these problematic much of the year.

2. As a local company, we have invested in things like loaner cars and staff to either shuttle you or pick up and deliver your vehicle. Although, these increase our costs, they are part of the commitment we make to insuring your job is done correctly and safely.

3. We are proud of our high-quality workmanship, but we occasionally make a mistake. When that happens we do everything humanly possible to correct it and make our customers happy. Being local, our reputation and our business depend on it. When you need to discuss something with us, we don't refer you to some corporate complaint department. We take care of it right here with you face-to-face in our shop.

4. We support our community and the profits from our business stays in our community. We give away thousands of dollars to local groups and charities every year. We reinvest our profits into our community and we continue to hire local employees as our business allows.

We are not the only local company you can choose. We, of course, think we are the best. But if you decide to choose someone else, we urge you to choose one of our fine local competitors for all your auto glass needs.

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