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Pilkington OptiShower™
Over time, glass exposed to water, heat and humidity can corrode, reducing its natural transparency and aesthetics.
Pilkington OptiShower™ is a durable, on-line coated clear float glass designed to prevent surface corrosion when exposed to water, moisture and humid environments.
Pilkington OptiShower™ can be further treated for additional functionality by shower cubicle/enclosure manufacturers to help make the water slide off the glass faster making it easier to clean and giving better protection. By preventing oxidation of the glass, Pilkington OptiShower™ allows these subsequent treatments to adhere better to the glass and increase their durability.
If the subsequent water repellent treatments deteriorate over time, Pilkington OptiShower™ still guarantees its performance to prevent the glass from corrosion.
Reference Standards: EN 14428 (Shower walls - Functional requirements and test methods); EN 1096-2 (Class A - Building Glass - Coated Glass).
Features & Benefits
- Durable, on-line coated clear float glass that provides a protective barrier to reduce corrosion and facilitate ease of cleaning the glass surface.
- Thanks to its high abrasion resistance, the durable pyrolytic coating does not deteriorate during the lifetime of the shower enclosure and retains its properties over time.
- Easy to process using standard techniques. It can be toughened, curved, laminated and also screen printed on the coated side.
- Suitable for further additional treatments to improve limescale protection and aid cleaning.
- Available in an acid-etched version, Pilkington OptiShower™ Opal, which offers an elegant design solution for greater privacy.
- Available in extra clear version Pilkington OptiShower™ OW (coating on low-iron extra clear Pilkington Optiwhite™ substrate).
- Easy cleaning. Thanks to the special durable pyrolytic coating, Pilkington OptiShower™ allows easier cleaning by reducing the corrosive processes of glass.
Comparative Analysis
Aging tests at high temperatures and humidity demonstrate that Pilkington OptiShower™ limits the corrosive process and limescale deposits compared to untreated glass.
Applications
The ideal glass for transparent and clean showers over time
Pilkington OptiShower™ is the ideal glass solution for use in humid environments.
It offers a modern and easy-to-clean shower solution. For standard glass cleaning, we recommend using a soft cloth, water and a neutral detergent. Avoid aggressive products that could damage the coating thus compromising the glass transparency.
The product is also available in extra clear version Pilkington OptiShower™ OW (coating on low-iron extra clear Pilkington Optiwhite™ substrate).
Typical applications are shower cubicles, shower enclosures and wall coverings around the bath.
Pilkington OptiShower™ can be used in more than just shower applications. Due to its durable and transparent coating, it can also be used in other high-humidity environments such as indoor pools, balustrades, car washes etc. and in maritime and naval industries.
Pilkington OptiShower™ Downloads
Pilkington Spectrum is a Windows-based glass performance model which enables you to quickly and efficiently calculate key properties of insulating glass units without the need to construct and measure them. You can use Pilkington Spectrum to provide the following information:
- Light and solar properties (transmittance, reflectance, absorptance, g value, etc.).
- Centre pane Ug-value.
- Sound insulation values.
- Ultra violet (uv) transmittance and colour rendering index (Ra).
- Other properties (e.g. pendulum body impact resistance, fire resistance, resistance to manual attack, etc.).
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