Tekon

The leading manufacturer of bath enclosures tested Tekon^®. On one of the doors, they coated the anodized aluminum frame, vinyl seal and glass. The other door remained uncoated. For six weeks both sets of enclosures and doors were blasted with steam generated cycles to simulate 6.3 years of use.

 Results:  The uncoated glass was permanently stained with stage 1 corrosion.  The anodized aluminum was corroded with pits.  The vinyl was faded, requiring acid cleaning.  The Tekon^® door was as good as new after only wiping with a cotton cloth.  Simularly, the glass was spotless; the aluminum was spotless and the vinyl was spotless.  

After six years, Long Beach Transit (LBT)coach windows corroded severely and required replacement. Available sealing coatings were tested. The Tekon^® products were applied to LBT glass and polycarbonate (PC) bus windows and subjected to 4 months of normal weather and driving conditions. Each month the windows were evaluated and cleaned. The test using the Tekon^® products was compared with other tested solutions such as, waxing and washing with various other cleaning solutions.

 Results: Other solutions simply did not work.  Water spotting returned within hours or days.  One solution lasted for about two weeks before the spots returned on the glass and could not be cleaned sufficiently to prevent the quick return of water spots.  PC windows could not be restored.