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Re: [T3] Tempered Glass (was Removing Glass)


On 28 Jul 2001, at 8:51, Russ Wolfe wrote:

> So what kind of glass is our "pop-outs" on fastbacks made from. It has
> always amazed me how much that glass can be bent.

I'm pretty sure it's tempered. I think all the US auto glass is 
tempered except for the windshields. When tempered glass 
breaks, it crumbles into those little 1/8" cubes that are still sharp, 
but not as sharp as untempered glass which will produce long 
sharp shards.

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Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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