Glass Scratch Fever

I'm delighted to announce that we now carry SEVASA scratch resistant glass. We are offering several textures including Satin Decor 239 in scratch resistant. The effect that you are seeing with the colored glass is simply painted on one side, just like our Glass Cote product. We've already found that this is a popular option for our customers, and in terms of palate, you can choose from our standard colors or do a custom color. The possibilities are really endless in terms of color as well as application. There really isn't much more I can say that the photos can't show you, except that, apparently, if you have a fat cat with a taste for revenge in the form of ruining your counter tops: this is the product for you.

Where we're going....

In August of 2006 US Glass Magazine wrote an article ranking the "20 Best Glass Companies To Work For". Coastal Glass Distributors made the list at number three. It should be noted, that this was a ranking on a scale of 20 to 1, 1 being the best. It may have been notable if the author was ranking on a scale with 20 being the best, but it certainly wouldn't have been as impressive. Regardless, there we were, living large at number three.

It's been a long road from that point to where we are today, but we are re-emerging as a leader in the Southeast Glass Industry. Personally, I am a relative new-comer in this business with only three years of glass experience under my belt. Compared to most of the employees here, that's nothing. Most of Coastal Glass Distributor's employees have spent their entire careers in the glass industry, with many people having spent 15 years or more of that time at Coastal. I spent my first few months here listening to 15 years worth of stories of the old days: epic projects, practical jokes, ect...it's too bad they weren't blogging in the eighties.

A few of our favorite things were briefly chronicled by Trent in a few posts back in 2007...but it's a whole new company these days. Literally. And the possibilities of what we can do has grown exponentially since 2007. We are exploring new capabilities of glass around every corner. Like this: printing images and colors directly onto PVB, then laminating it between two pieces of glass. The final effect is pretty amazing. Nothing that could be captured by a few designers sketches...but this may give you an idea. The same effect was used on the cover of Glass Magazine in the April 2010 issue. The glass on the cover was produced by ImagenGlass from Jockimo, Inc. I'm not much for the orange-slice light fixtures, but what do I know.

Glass Fabrication

This is our CNC machine that does the edgework and cutouts for countertops. Send in a dxf. file and all the information can be transferred to this machine. Depending on weight, this machine can handle a piece of glass measuring 56" x 112".

After

This is one of the 1/2" tempered PPG Starphire glass countertops painted a custom baby blue color. The Starphire glass lets the true color of the paint come through.

Before

This is a rack of PPG Starphire glass that has been fabricated and ready for painting. You will notice the 1/2" pieces upfront with the holes and sink cutout. Tomorrow we will show these bath countertops after they have been painted.