Project details

Name:
Scratched Curtainwall Resurfacing – Notre Dame Football Stadium
Date:
June-August 2019
Location:
South Bend, IN
Tag:
tempered glass scratch removal, tempered glass scratch repair, tempered glass repair, scratched tempered glass, deep scratch glass repair
Level of Difficulty: Extreme
Duration of Project:
3 Months
Crew of:
2
Sq. Ft. Glass Saved:
8500

Savings from Resurfacing verse Replacing
$800,000.00

Scratched Curtainwall Resurfacing – Tempered Glass – South Bend, IN

curtainwall resurfacing tempered at Notre Dame. South Bend, IN — Removing glass scratches thru sanding and polishing

While this scratch appears deep, damage like this makes for an easy window scratch repair. With the right tools, of course. Notre Dame stadium. South Bend, IN — Damage like this makes for an easy window scratch repair

curtainwall resurfacing tempered at Notre Dame. South Bend, IN 1 — closeup of scratched glass

Closeup of deep glass scratches from window cleaner scrapers and fabrication debris on tempered glass curtain wall. Notre Dame Stadium. South Bend, IN — Closeup of deep glass scratches from window cleaner scrapers and fabrication debris

curtainwall resurfacing tempered at Notre Dame. South Bend, IN 2 — Our best glass scratch remover cleaning scratches off the glass at Notre Dame.

Glass scratch removal in foreground. Fighting Irish field behind glass polisher. South Bend, IN — Glass scratch removal in foreground.

Training local guys - curtainwall resurfacing tempered at Notre Dame. South Bend, IN — Training local glass scratch removers

Training new local glass scratch remover on tempered glass at Notre Dame football stadium. South Bend, IN — Training new local glass scratch remover at Notre Dame

Two glass scratch removers working together polishing the glass at football stadium curtain wall. Notre Dame, IN — Two glass scratch removers working together polishing the glass

Glass scratch repair begins with sanding entire curtain wall. Next step is pre-polish. This project at Notre Dame. South Bend, IN — Glass scratch repair begins with sanding entire curtain wall

Inside view of scratched tempered glass after sanding but before polishing. Notre Dame. South Bend, IN — Inside looking out thru scratched glass being restored at night time

Scratched glass repair requires grinding the scratches out first. Now time to polish. Notre Dame. South Bend, IN — Polishing scratches out of glass going from cloudy to clear

curtainwall resurfacing tempered at Notre Dame. South Bend, IN - nightime work — Glass scratch removal requires grinding all scratches out first.

Unscratch the Surface van parked inside Notre Dame concourse. South Bend, IN — Unscratch the Surface van parked inside Notre Dame concourse

Taking break from glass scratch removal to enjoy view of Notre Dame football field! In South Bend, IN — Taking a break from glass scratch removal

Tempered glass covered with fabricating debris scratches. Notre Dame Football Stadium. South Bend, IN — Scratches in tempered glass from fabricating debris

Low level sunlight highlights widespread glass scratches. Notre Dame Football Stadium. South Bend, IN — Glass surface completely covered with scratches

curtainwall resurfacing tempered at Notre Dame. South Bend, IN - scratches in sunlight — Tempered glass completely scratched from scrapers and fabricating debris

“Winners and losers aren’t born, they are the products of how they think.” – Lou Holtz

This was a fun little scratched curtainwall resurfacing project. We were contacted about some scratched glass in South Bend, Indiana. The problem happened post-construction cleanup. We suggested this would be a good project for us to come out as a glass restoration consultant and the contractor provide the labor. Additionally, this was a union project. We would train and make sure the scratched glass was being restored to new, as expected. The view was rather noteworthy so quality was of utmost importance. The contractor liked the idea of sending a consultant and equipment since it would also save a considerable amount over bringing a crew.

How many elephants worth of deeply scratched tempered glass was saved?

According to our calculations, one square foot of scratched tempered glass, 3/4 inch thick, weighs approximately 9.8 pounds. We saved roughly 8500 sq. ft. of glass on this scratched curtainwall resurfacing project in South Bend, IN. That equates to 83,300 pounds of glass saved, or 42 tons (or approximately 10 Asian elephants!) of flat tempered glass that didn’t find it’s way to a landfill and didn’t require all the energy required to recycle it.

Scratched Glass Curtainwall Resurfacing – Problems and Solutions

Scratched curtainwall resurfacing has its fair share of hurdles. The granite bars in front of the glass were anchored into the concrete and couldn’t be removed. Glass scratches above and below the bar took some time to remove since it was difficult to position the sander. Needless to say, because of lots of experience, it wasn’t too difficult to get the guys up to speed restoring and polishing the scratched glass. Because there were so many things going on during the day, we ended up finishing the second half of this glass restoration at night. The lighting is better and there weren’t any disturbances. While this tempered scratched curtainwall resurfacing project proved quite challenging, it helped us to refine both our scratched glass restoring skills but also our training skills with brand new guys. Mission accomplished.

Moving forward, we are now better equipped to tackle even more challenging glass restoration projects, including repairing deep glass vandalism scratches. Our team has gained valuable experience and refined our techniques, making us more prepared to handle a wider range of glass repair needs. We are proud of the progress we have made and are eager to continue refining our skills to provide the best possible service to our clients.

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Scratched Curtainwall Resurfacing Notre Dame Football Stadium