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SunClean" self-cleaning glass by PPG
makes it easier to enjoy your new windows. How?
By making it easier to do something you probably
don't like about windows — washing them.
[How does it work?]
While the windows with SunCfean self-cleaning
glass look slightly brighter from the outside,
they look like ordinary windows from the inside.
But looks can be deceiving: SunCfean self-cleaning
glass has a durable, transparent coating that's
bonded to the outer surface of the glass during
the glass manufacturing process.
The coating
utilizes two natural resources — the sun's
ultraviolet rays and water — to slowly
decompose and loosen organic dirt and then rinse
it away. This two-part action is why SunClean
self-cleaning gloss is easier to clean. Let's
take a look... |
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Photocatalytic Process
In the photocatalytic process, UV light from
the sun energizes the Suntlean self-cleaning
glass to help slowly break down and loosen
dirt and other organic material. Since
UV light is abundant even on cloudy days
or in shaded areas, this process works
non-stop throughout the day. |
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Hydrophilic Process
The coating's hydrophilic property makes
water droplets spread out, or sheet, across
the surface of the glass. Because of this,
when rain or a light spray of water hits
the window, the water helps to more effectively
rinse away loosened dirt. This sheeting
action, which works throughout the day
and night, helps the window dry quickly
with minimal spotting and streaking. |
| Durability is a very important attribute
of all PPG glass technologies. So you can
be sure we put SunClean- self-cleaning glass
through a tough series of tests to make sure
it can stand up to the kind of torture that
Mother Nature dishes out all year lonrq.
[How tough is it?]
At PPG, we've been perfecting the practice
of putting microscopic coatings on glass
since the early '80s. The technology
we use to moke SunClean self-cleaning
glass is the same technology used to
make our popular Sungate low-e glass
and Solarcool"reflective glass.
But we weren't willing to stake our reputation — or
your money — on past successes. So
we retained an independent loborotory to
subject SunClean self-cleaning glass to
90 days of continuous extreme weather conditions.
The results confirmed our own internal
testing results. After 90 days of continuous
heat (180°F), continuous cold (-20°F— even
in Minnesota it doesn't stay that cold
that long) and continuous salt spray (a
60 m.p.h. torrent of salt water) the self-cleaning
properties of the SunClean glass samples
were just as effective as before the tests. |
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