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Sunday, February 10, 2019

The Superior Design of Nanovations NG1010



You can easily see from the illustration above that Nanovations NG1010 is designed to react directly with the surface chemistry of glass.  The chemical reaction this product uses forms what is called a Self Assembled Monolayer. That last word means only one molecule thick.  There are several very obvious advantages to this kind of chemistry and the NG1010.

Here are several videos of Mark Tanner of Skys the Limit Window Cleaning applying and explaining the very obvious benefits of Nanovations NG1010.  Please copy/paste these into your Facebook Groups.  Lets put an end to hard water spotting problems for all time!








This next video is a demonstration of a six month side by side test of Nanovations Product on a car windshield.  Very impressive!






First of all dirt has much less surface area to react with.  The monolayer is designed to form a barrier also by not sticking to the dirt.

Second there is very little product needed to treat the window.  This minimizes the cost per square foot which comes to less than three cents per square foot.

Third less time is needed to apply since the product does not create an obvious film that must be removed to get full clarity.  NG1010 goes on very fast and very clear.  It is one of the most clear hydrophobic products I have yet to test.

Fourth I have had several window cleaners around the country test it to see how well it stands up to hard water spots.  It has shown excellent results.  When applied correctly any new spots wipe off with great ease.

Fifth it does a great job at repelling water.  So it is has exceptional hydrophobic properties.

Sixth it lasts a long time on the glass standing up to UVC radiation from the Sun.  So you don't have to reapply frequently.  You will have to test to see exactly how long it will last for you on your building.

Seventh I have tested it for scratch resistance and it worked very well.  Whenever any window is polished so that water sheets over the entire surface showing no drops at all, it becomes very sensitive to scratching.  But when such a surface is treated with NG1010 that surface becomes scratch resistant.  So much so that I was actually able to drag a sharp glass point across the NG1010 monolayer without any sign of scratch.  This is not to say that it can't be scratched.  But that it will convert a scratch sensitive surface to a scratch resistant one. Which is rather impressive and VERY necessary when a window has been restored by polishing.  Restored windows are also very easy to stain.  Newly formed hard water spots will stick to a newly polished surface.  NG1010 stops this from happening.

The following pictures belong to Nanovations USA.  I am showing them here because they contain information that will be helpful.  Not because I have any agreement with this company for sales.  



Monday, February 4, 2019

Route 84 Diner Meet in Fishkill New York

We will be having a Meet at the 84 Diner in Fishkill New York on March 8th, 2019 from 10am to 2pm.  Ricky Coshigano of Critics Choice Window Cleaning and myself will be hosting a discussion on Non-Routine Window Cleaning.  Which will focus on restoration techniques, glass coatings, scratch sensitive glass, post construction work, and plastic glazing restoration and maintenance.  We will be presenting several demonstrations based on new products.  There will be small samples of these products available at a reasonable cost for anyone that wants to beta test.  The purpose is NOT to start selling these products but rather to help further Glass Surface Maintenance And Restoration Technology.

http://www.thei84diner.com/

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You will be able to order off the menu at cost.  Also we will be meeting in the outside patio where we will have 6 to 8 large windows at ground level to work with.

Please let me know if you are planning on coming in.  My contact info is;...

henrygroverjr@gmail.com
phone 603-498-9474

  

Sunday, February 3, 2019

Documenting NonRoutine Post Construction Window Cleaning Work

It takes several days for concrete to chemically bond to glass.  Although within the first day or two it can be pushed off with your finger.  Silicone caulk takes only several hours to cure depending on what type.  Paint will harden up in less time than that.  Mineral deposits can form and bond to glass or coated glass in less than an hour, sometimes only minutes.  And certain acids will etch glass in literally seconds!  Of course scratches happen instantly.

As the GANA Bulletin explains when something more than a mop and a squeegee are necessary to clean a window this is Non-Routine window cleaning.  Which demands special techniques and products to safely accomplish.  Sometimes there is nothing that can be done and the windows will need to be replaced.  Unfortunately general contractors and sub laborers such as painters, and concrete workers have no knowledge of these facts.  Until it is too late.  Our job has become twofold.  It involves the actual work of window cleaning.  Whether that be routine or nonroutine.  But it also and especially has become one of education.  That is one of the biggest reasons I am writing this post.  Please use it in any way you chose to accomplish that end.

One of the most effective ways we can educate our existing and potential customers is by demonstrations either live or by means of short videos.  Which I will be working on and have been promising you for quite some time now.  Another way is by means of real life documentations of actual jobs.  This should include quality pictures and videos of actual cases.  The IWCA Glass Committee is right now in the process of compiling a list of actual quality pictures that can be used for educational purposes.  

Documenting a potential job should include an accurate description of the problem(s).  It should include a write up of the building.  How many windows and their dimensions.  What happened to the windows?  Were they covered with concrete, stained, splattered with paint, smeared with silicone caulk, etched with acid, scratched by a sub-laborer, or some other type of damage?  What would have prevented this problem and how much would that have cost including what would have been a routine window cleaning?  What remedy was now needed and what became the cost of what has become a non-routine window cleaning?  It would also be of interest to note what the total cost per window would be to replace.

Another unfortunate circumstance comes up when an inexperienced janitorial company or  window cleaning company is called in to find an answer.  In so doing the wrong abrasives or acids can be used that do further harm to the windows.  The glass can very easily be etched, or scratched.  Low e coatings can also be etched/stripped off, or scratched.  Plastic glazing can be chemically crazed or hazed.  Both of these conditions are usually permanent and cannot be repaired.  Which can bring on a lawsuit.  I suggest at this point reading my previous article on restoring windows and lawsuits.

If you would like some help in documenting any case reports just send me an email and we can discuss it.

Written by Henry Grover Jr.
henrygroverjr@gmail.com

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Friday, February 1, 2019

Glass Restoration Lawsuits

Anyone that thinks all they have to do is buy an acid or a polishing compound or even a glass restoration system and they are just good to go;...has absolutely no idea how much of a risk they are really facing.  For one thing every job is different.  The stains can be different, along with the surfaces.  Further if you don't have the technique right you can do serious damage that can be invisible except under the right conditions.  Also there can very easily be damage hidden beneath the hard water spots.  Damage that you of course did not cause but will reveal once the new spots are removed.  Such damage could be anything from etched glass, to scratches left by another window cleaner.

Most people don't even consider the type of surface they are working on.  They might be working on an almost invisible low e first surface coating.  Which was scratched and even etched by the first "restoration guy" that came along.  But once the glass was covered again by a new layer of mineral deposits such damage was covered over, and in effect hidden from view until you came along to remove them.  My favorite situation is when every window is scratch hazed by a crude polish.  The scratches can only be seen in the direct sunlight.  But just barely.  Once the stains reform on top of these very light scratches another "restoration guy" is called in.  But he tells the owner he can take them off at a fantastic savings by using an acid based professional restoration product.  So he does.  But when the sun comes out the next day the scratches are now VERY noticeable!  The acid accented every scratch by fifty times over.  There is nothing the acid guy can say that will convince the owner that he did NOT leave any scratches.  Of course the window cleaner has no clue what happened.  Sometimes this happens a little different.  Someone might come through a do a test patch with a crude polish.  Then a day or two later someone else will come through with an acid.  The acid will accent the scratches that were there but were not very visible making them an unsightly defect.  When this happens on a first surface low e coating the damage can be very difficult to see from the outside but is very easy to see from the inside looking out.

Another problem can happen from the use of acids.  That is the acid can create a type of clear "orange peal" effect.  Or what I have termed "banding".  Both of these are examples of a stage two dynamic etch.  Usually it is hydrofluoric acid that causes this problem.  Only 1 percent HF is needed to do this type of harm.  Also dark glass is much more easily effected.  It can be more easily seen from the inside looking out at distant objects.  When you move your eyes from left to right the outline of treee trunks will move.  But when the surface is covered again with mineral deposits the effect becomes rather difficult to observe.  When the spots are removed with a quality polishing compound the effect of the etch is revealed.

There are actually many problems like this which can be so easily revealed.  Once they are the window cleaner is usually blamed.  Unfortunately many times that window cleaner only revealed the damage.  It is very unfortunate that he did not have the experience necessary to do the testing which would have exposed any problems before he priced and did the job.  This is what I would like to off you.  The chance to work with me on each restoration job even from afar.  I can help guide you through the initial stages so you will better know exactly what you are getting into.  And hopefully save yourself from a lawsuit.  There are no guarantees.  But knowledge is a safeguard.

Written by Henry Grover Jr
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