View Single Post
Old Feb 14, 2005 | 09:44 PM
  #5 (permalink)  
andrew's Avatar
andrew
Administrator
Joined: Nov 2003
Posts: 7,525
Likes: 18
From: Columbus, Ohio
-C-I-C-C-I Associate Member
Default Re: Windshield Pitting..

Originally Posted by Wayne1992
Does anybody know if there is a way to slow the effects of pitting. It would be nice if there was a transparent coating or film that could be applied to the window to protect it.
there actually is....there is a company who provides clear film for nascar windshields. it protects the windshield from debris and they change the film regularly for a like new screen.

some info i found on net....

- Pro-tint introduced its tear-away film to race teams in 1997, after NASCAR officials required a switch to Lexan windshields rather than stock glass to protect drivers from flying debris.

- Army borrows from NASCAR on helicopter windshields - ... And to maintain a clear view through the windshield, the engineers determined that only one layer of film could be installed on helicopters at a time, instead ...

complete article....
http://nationaldefense.ndia.org/issu...FromNASCAR.htm
 
Reply