Hydrophobic Coating for Glass: What is it?

Hydrophobic coatings for glass use state-of-the-art nanotechnology, allowing water to roll off cleanly and effortlessly. Hydrophobic (literally meaning “fear of water”) coatings repel water, so none of it pools on surfaces; instead, it runs off and dissipates.

This technology is used on everything from skyscraper windows to shower doors and car windshields. Anywhere you don’t want water to remain and leave stains, including hard-water stains, soap scum, and more, is a great place to use hydrophobic coating technology.

And these technologies are not just hydrophobic (a duck’s back is hydrophobic), but they are super hydrophobic – actively repelling the water molecules that try to adhere to the surfaces. These super-hydrophobic coatings are revolutionizing how glass is used on structures and vehicles and will soon become the world’s standard.

With hydrophobic shower doors, water beads off the glass instead of sticking to the surface, allowing it to run down and helping prevent mineral deposits and soap scum. The surface energy of the glass is such that it simply won’t allow water to remain – this is what we refer to as a superhydrophobic coating.

When coating solutions are applied to shower doors and windows, you’ll find that harsh chemical glass cleaners are much less necessary, as the glass can be cleaned with water and a microfiber towel.

Once you’ve driven through the rain in a car with hydrophobic glass treatment, you will never go back. The best hydrophobic windshield coatings cause water to simply stream away from the glass, giving you increased visibility. The windshield wipers won’t have to work as hard, and when they do, they will not leave streaks or residue because your windshield treatment has created a hydrophobic (water-repellent) surface.

You’ll soon find that all you need to clean your windshield is a microfiber cloth for a bit of polish, as the rain-repellent coating has parted the waters and left you with an immaculately clean windshield.

In addition to this hydrophobic coating, Diamon-Fusion® is UV-resistant, suitable for nearly all types of glass, and best of all, it’s eco-friendly. That’s partly because the coating itself isn’t toxic, but also because you don’t need so many stringent chemical cleaners that inevitably pour down the drain.

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