De-fogging Testimonials

"MAGIC! Now you see it... now you don’t! When your technicians flushed our window with that last rinse the fog disappeared!"
K. Dandeno

"I had to take the time to let you know that your window restoration process to remove the moisture and dirt is tremendous. Condensation in thermal windows is a huge problem in my area, I will tell all my friends!"
M. Gimignan

"We bought our house for the spectacular view. A couple of years later our view was distorted due to fog that would come and go as it pleased. You restored our priceless view."
R & D Oderkirk

"This innovative service is saving our property management firm thousands of dollars. Over the last few years, all of the windows in our complex have been failing; our budget has only allowed us to fix a portion of the windows each year. Your solution has given us the opportunity to catch up with our budget and get our window problem under control. See you next year."
M. Attely

"Sunshine Windows provided exceptional service! Our windows are now fog free and what we paid was less than half the quote to replace our windows. Thanks, I will definitely recommend your service."
T. Embrett

"Sunshine Window saved me lots of money, time and effort. The service is so convenient. Thanks Again."
C. Weldon

The first step in the Window Restoration process is to determine the stage of failure your windows are experiencing.
Stage One
Moist Foggy Look In the early stages of visible failure, a mist or fog may appear and disappear through the natural cycle of evaporation. This is the ideal time to correct this. Contact Us today BEFORE permanent damage occurs to your windows. Don't Replace your Windows - Restore Them
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Stage Two
Visible Condensation. When the window reaches a threshold saturation point, moisture becomes visible as fog or condensation resulting from the falling dew point between the glass window panes. If left unattended, this can lead to a breakdown in the surface of the glass and lead to silica etching, hazing and build-up. Contact Us today BEFORE permanent damage occurs to your windows. Don't Replace your Windows - Restore Them
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Stage Three
River bedding As the moisture saturation point is further exceeded, permanent window damage can begin. When moisture becomes permanent, it will run down the surface of the glass using the same path as the first drop. Over 6 - 12 months this cycling activity will physically etch the surface of the window glass leaving a “river bedding” effect. Note that water droplets collect moisture on the ride down the glass surface meaning that riverbed damage is typically more aggressive at the bottom of the window. Silica Haze Silica haze is a destructive chemical growth that can appear within a window even if it has never shown any visible signs of moisture. A closer look at the window will show unusual, snow-flake-like patterns with cross hatch patterns running at a 45 degree angles or a white chalky haze that begins to grow over the surface of the glass. In addition to the dry type silica haze, windows that have been consistently moist or wet will also develop silica haze and an additional damaging effect called "river bedding". The damaged caused by silica haze and river bedding is irreversible if the glass surface has been physically damaged. At this point the best that can be achieved is to stop the erosion process and prevent it from continuing. Contact Us today BEFORE permanent Riverbed and/or Silica Haze damage occurs to your windows. Don't Replace your Windows - Restore Them
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No window is ever hermetically sealed.

In fact if it was... it would explode! Depending on the type of window, Sunshine Window has found that, on average, 75% of failed windows do not have a seal failure but instead are simply fully saturated from years of Solar Pumping. Solar pumping naturally occurs during the change from day to night. Sunlight heats the inner airspace of the thermal window cavity during the day and causes the window to pressurize, which forces out small amounts of air within the window cavity through the semi-permeable seal. In the evening, as the temperature drops, the window cools and creates a low pressure area causing small amounts of air to be drawn back into the inner window cavity. The air being drawn back into the window naturally holds moisture and this moisture is absorbed by the windows desiccant material. Solar Pumping activity over a period of time saturates the Silica desiccant material in the thermal window cavity until eventually fog, condensation or moisture appear on the inside surface of the window. This moisture is trapped within the window and an endless cycle of heating, fogging, cooling, and condensing occurs.

Eventually every thermal pane window will lose the ability to absorb condensation and fog up.

Windows are manufactured with a specific moisture absorption life span (i.e., 5 years, 20 years etc) that is based on solar pumping activity, which causes foggy windows. Thermal pane windows are made with eventual failure in mind. Window manufacturers know and expect solar pumping to occur. Windows, by design, will without exception, fail. Window manufacturers design windows to have a certain life span based on the quality of the desiccant, or moisture absorbing materials placed inside the spacer bar of a thermal window. This is to prevent foggy window and window condensation problems. Foggy windows indicate that the moisture absorbing desiccant materials are fully saturated. From this point on moisture accumulates and circulates between the glass window panes, which can cause permanent glass damage if not repaired quickly. Therefore, a foggy window indicates the end to a window's life cycle. The average age of a window restored by our Specialists is 12 years. lines As the saturation point of the moisture absorbing materials is further exceeded, the dangers begin. Moisture becomes permanent. This progressively leaves deposits, strips the insulating properties of the unit, and scars the window glass. Once scarred, the window unit may not be salvageable.

The Sunshine Window Restoration Process

Take Care of Your Foggy Windows Before the Damage is Permanent and save 50% to 70% over costly window replacement.

There are two ways to get started: