The National Windshield Repair Association (NWRA), a division of the Global Glass
Conservation Alliance, has announced its intention to create an ANSI standard for
architectural glass repair and scratch removal. ANSI has publicized the NWRA’s request
to the public and noted stakeholders include scratch removal practitioners, scratch
removal suppliers, building owners and managers. Currently there is no standard in place
for the repair or the removal of scratches to architectural glass.
“There is currently no standard for architectural glass repair and scratch removal,” says
Kerry Wanstrath, NWRA president. “The architectural glass industry really needs a
standard like this to show what a proper repair or scratch removal would look like. As
with the ROLAGS™ Standard, we are trying to ensure safety for consumers who choose
repairing glass over complete replacement. Just as with windshield repair in cars, the
removal of scratches in architectural glass is an environmental process that preserves the
glass and reduces the need for replacement.”
For more information or to join the committee to develop the standard, NWRA members
are encouraged to contact the association by emailing khodge@nwrassn.org.
The NWRA is a not-for-profit trade association organized in 1994 to promote the
legitimacy of the windshield repair industry. The NWRA provides a forum for the
exchange of ideas between its members and provides the public, industry and government
with a reliable source of information regarding windshield repair. The NWRA also
organizes, at a grass-roots level, campaigns to influence the governmental agencies
responsible for establishing regulations for the windshield repair industry.
