Need low-maintainance class? Call Ritec!
Keeping class clean and clear in a saltwater environment takes regular cleaning, which means: (less than exciting) work and (expensive) fresh water use. If you can avoid cleaning the windows you save time and natural resource$. Last year at SeaTrade I ran into a very interesting product by British manufacturer Ritec called ClearShield. It can be used to keep glass clean and clear for years with less effort.
Glass Corrosion
Just as metal rusts, glass is subjected to a corrosion process caused by reactions between the glass surface and gases in the atmosphere. Even a single droplet of moisture on protected glass can produce sufficient damage to be visible in good lighting:
As the image to the right shows, the surface of glass is not smooth and consists of microscopic peaks and potholes. Both organic and inorganic contaminants fill these potholes and chemically react with the glass, firmly bonding to the surface. Because of this, cleaning glass becomes more difficult and visibility deteriorates.
If you would like to know more about the process of glass corrosion, why not take a look at the specialist article (PDF) written by Ritec International’s MD Stephen Byers.
But to see that it works, just have a look at this little video. It’s truly amazing!
Check out the website of Ritec for more information on this amazing product.
