4 SIGNS YOUCAN TRUST

YOUR AUTO GLASS INSTALLER

DOW AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS

JEFF MARTINEAU@AGLASSINSIDER

Problem #1 Cheap Adhesive is Cheap

ConventionalCure Adhesive

AdvanceCure Adhesive

$7-11per installation

$15-23per installation

#1 The Best Use the Right Adhesive

Minimum 1 Hour Drive Away

Simple System

OEM Expertise

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Problem #2It Can be Bad to Install in

Nasty Weather

Cold Impacts

Glass Cleaning

Safe Drive Time

Primer Dry Time

Plastic Parts

Adhesive Link-up

Fingers & Toes

Heat Impacts

Adhesive Slide

Safe Drive Time

Rain (Adhesive skin)

#2 The Best Have a Bad Weather Plan

Clean & Inspect Glass inControlled Environment

Set a Temperature Limit

Choose the BestAdhesive

Have a Facility WhenRequired

st ared by the

@AGLASSINSIDER

Problem #3Auto Glass is Unregulated

When the CatsAway the Mice

Will Play

#3 The Best areAccredited by theAuto Glass Safety Council

Required Record Keeping

Required Communication

Independent Audit

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Problem #4Vehicles are Changing Fast

Corporate Average Fuel Economy Standards Impact Auto Glass

54.5 MPG by 2025Aluminum BodyFord F-150Tesla

Carbon FiberBMW I3Corvette

#4 The Best have Current Training

Every 2-3 Years

OEM Expertise

Continuing Education

#1 The Best Use the Right Adhesive

#2 The Best Have a Bad Weather Plan

#3 The Best are Accredited by theAuto Glass Safety Council

#4 The Best Have Current Training

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