Pilkington Activ™ - Advice
These are the instructions which have been supplied by Pilkington to the Glass and Glazing Industry to assist them in correctly glazing this product in your home.
This copy is for your information.
• Where possible, use a clean dry gasket glazing system or a system using non-setting oil-free glazing compounds. The gasket should be of sufficient quality to minimise the leaching out of silicones from its surface.
• Where dry gasket glazing systems cannot be applied, materials based on MS polymeres should be used.
• Only high quality oil-free sealants that prevent silicone exudation should be used. When glazing into frames do not use glazing tapes that contain oil (e.g. silicone or paraffin wax).
• Under no circumstances should linseed oil putty be used with Pilkington Activ™.
• Insulating glass units must be installed with the Pilkington Activ™ coated surface as the external face of the window, i.e. the Pilkington Activ™ hologram is on the outside of the window. When the hologram sticker has been removed, the surface only requires cleaning with a mild detergent/water solution.
• Where the glass is adjacent to new lead flashings, white carbonate run-off can stain Pilkington Activ™. To minimise this, apply Patination oil or Leadshield™ to the flashing.
• As with all glass, care should be taken to ensure that alkaline leach-out from concrete etc. does not occur.
• If further building work is taking place, great care must be taken to avoid staining or damage to the Pilkington Activ™ coating, which must be protected from welding, rusty deposits, cement, plaster products or adhesives, for example.
• Once all work is completed, rinse the glass with water as soon as possible to remove all traces of dust, abrasives, etc. Then apply a mild detergent and water solution through a saturated cloth and gently rub the wetted surface with a clean, lint-free towel or cloth.
• Rinse with clean water* and wipe nearly dry with a dry, clean, lint-free towel or cloth. Any moisture remaining will soon evaporate to leave a clean surface.
• Avoid using a squeegee if possible – if it must be used, take care to prevent any metal parts from coming into contact with the coating, or any dirt particles becoming trapped under the blade.
*If the water quality is very hard (greater than 180ppm combined content of calcium carbonate CaCO3 and magnesium carbonate MgCO3), rinsing water should be softened with a domestic water softener or by adding a couple of drops of detergent (such as dishwashing detergent) to a litre of water.