Auto Glass Going Green

   Many of us have made the effort to “Go Green” in our day to day lives.  People take small steps, like recycling, reducing home energy use, reducing the amount of gasoline used - or larger steps like installing solar panels that power their home and feed energy back into the grid.  But what kind [...]

How to Apply Aquapel Glass Treatment to Your Windshield

  We see a lot of questions online about the proper way to apply Aquapel, so we have some answers today, as well as a few tricks and tips we have learned over the years of working with this product. 
    To start - the surface must be clean, weather using it on a glass shower door [...]

Rochester’s Insurers Benefit from Continuing Education at Ray Sands Glass

  Ray Sands Glass was excited to participate in teaching the Continuing Education courses for Insurers in 2007.  This program allows insurers to keep their licensing current, and really learn things they can apply to their every day business.  Many of the courses are helping the insurers understand some of the safety issues that can help them save lives, [...]

Aquapel Review from Pleased Customer

  We received this message from a customer who was recently in the shop for a windshield replacement and had Aquapel applied as an afterthought. 
I just wanted to let you know that the salesman that talked me into
the Aquapel treatment when I had my windshield replaced awhile ago, may
have saved my life.  About a week after [...]

Getting to the Bottom of RainX Residue

 There has been lots of comparison between RainX and Aquapel, because they are both made to serve the same purpose - windshield rain repellents.  But they work in completely different ways, with different types of chemicals. 
    RainX and similar products are silicone based materials that make a filmy layer on the windshield causing the water to roll [...]

Rochester Auto Show

Ray Sands Glass will be participating in the 2008 Rochester Auto Show all this week at the Riverside Convention Center. 
2008  Rochester Auto Show Schedule:
Wednesday, February 27, 2008 - 5:00 pm to 10:00 pm
Thursday, February 28, 2008- 12:00 pm to 10:00 pm
Friday, February 29, 2008- 12:00 pm to 10:00 pm
Saturday, March 1, 2008- 11:00 am to 10:00 [...]

Pickup Truck Tonneau Covers

If you have been shopping around for a truck tonneau cover, then you know the options of  colors, brands, even prices can be overwhelming.  But really there are two basic types: soft vinyl tonneau and hard plastic or fiberglass tonneau.  Both have their benefits and deficits.
  I would say a hard cover is more of a [...]

Do You Really Need a Windshield Replacement?

  Really there a lot of different ways to tell if can have your windshield repaired or if you really need a replacement.  To start you don’t want to repair anything in the driver’s line of vision.  So you can sit in the car and look straight ahead and mark that point with your finger, if the crack [...]

Aquapel - Put to the test

I found this old post on Autoblog they put Aquapel to the test versus the more well known RainX.  The results of the experiment speak for themselves and if you read the comments, most people who have tried Aquapel don’t go back to RainX.

How to Destroy Your Own Auto Glass

  Some people don’t understand the importance of using a good ice scraper or just letting the defroster do it’s work.  So instead of reiterating that lesson I thought I would talk today about some of the creative ways people think of to damage or destroy their windshields.
  One of the most frequent issues we see [...]