Practice Total Glass Care and stop the PIF!

A PIF stands for Point Indent Fracture.  And EVERY scratch starts with one.  Even light scratches.  A PIF also does not have to include a scratch.  But PIFs can be rather dangerous.  Especially the larger ones that look like bug crap and have crack legs.  Which a digital field microscope will show.  You can get one between 50 and 100 USD that will connect to your phone with an app off the net for free and allow you to store the images or videos.  This is what I did for some of my earlier posts on this blog. 

No one wants or needs a PIF!  Especially when the window costs 10 K to replace!  Most people don't know the PIF is a PIF or even what it is or how dangerous it can be.  So they try to rub it off.  This can cause the window to crack in at least two large pieces in about a microsecond.  A kid could walk by and press on it out of curiosity.  Same thing.  Not good!  My brilliant idea (maybe) would be to slap a vinyl sign over it advertising something.  Out of sight out of mind the saying goes.

So every time you clean windows look for those PIFs.  And always bring them to the attention of the owner.  You might end up saving them thousands of dollars.  This is what Total Glass Care is all about.  And while I am at it.  Lets make the windows more slippery so they don't incur any scratches.  No scratches no PIFs remember?  Well this is another topic for another post on this blog.  But let me say this to get your attention.  Ordinary dish soap can prevent scratches.  If you do it right.  But you would not want this answer.  The soap comes off in rain and the effect is lost.  Now certain hydrophobic sealants also work well.  But they too will wear off.  Some other products will not.  Want to go down this trail with me?  Then stay tuned.  Or write me at henrygrover222@gmail.com 

Practice Total Glass Care and stop the PIF!

Henry