Do You Know How to Weatherproof Your Windscreen?
Just because your car can take a little water, doesn’t mean your windscreen can. You can’t really be too careful when it comes to your car, as any type of damage on the surface from water or something heavier can cause major issues down the line. If you’re curious on how you can weatherproof your windscreen, and have the safest driving experience possible in various weather conditions, continue reading.
What Exactly is Weatherproofing?
Weatherproofing is when you prevent your car from taking damages from various weather conditions. By weatherproofing your windscreen, you’re able to avoid cracks, trapping moisture, or potential links springing up and damaging the interior of your vehicle. Those that want to avoid and keep themselves safe from a rainy season should invest in a type of rain repellent, and apply as the instructions state.
In applying a type of rain repellent, you’ll be able to create a surface that’s known as “hydrophobic”. When you have this type of texture, consistency, and surface atmosphere on your car, rain, sleet, and snow will repel with ease. You may think snow and the latter are harmless, but when you aren’t protecting your vehicle, you may encourage friction and issues between the glass and wipers. In avoiding these issues, you won’t have to worry about scratches randomly appearing on the glass.
You should rarely, if ever, turn your heat up to melt the ice on top of your car. Instead, you’ll want to use the defroster. In doing so, you allow the glass to heat up safely and gradually, while not compromising the integrity of the windscreen.
No matter what type of weather we’re having, it’s important to always check for minor cracks in the surface of your windscreen.
The various benefits of weatherproofing your windscreen:
It’s no secret that by weatherproofing your windscreen, you directly increase the longevity of your vehicle’s glass windscreen. You won’t have to worry about the structural integrity becoming compromised at the first site of harsh weather. Beyond this, you’ll have increased visibility, allowing you to see even in the darkest of nights (unless your eyes don’t permit you to do so).
Another advantage of weatherproofing is that you can keep your glass protected at all costs, and reduce the risk of cracks, chips, or scratches from appearing. You may also find that the windscreen wipers become immediately protected, since they are always wiping away what you’re trying to repel. In reducing the friction created by the wipers, you’re directly encouraging a positive wiping experience: no uneven smudges deterring you from seeing well, and no cracks or chips being caused from overuse of wipers.
Lastly, weatherproofing your windscreen will allow you to save money in the long run on chip and crack repair caused by the elements or your windscreen wipers. By investing in something small now, that you can do yourself (or go to a professional for), you’ll be able to save that future-broken-windscreen money and tuck it away for emergencies.