# Window Restoration & Preservation in the NRV & Surrounding Areas

People can't always change their stripes. But we can erase your windows' spots.

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Sometimes you clean a window, step back, and the spots are still there: a cloudy haze, or hard little rings that no amount of scrubbing will lift. That's not dirt anymore – it's mineral damage, etched into the glass itself, and it's the point where a cleaning stops being enough and restoration begins.

The good news is that in most cases the glass isn't ruined and doesn't need replacing. It needs restoring, and that's a different, more specialized craft.

 ## What Causes It

Hard water is almost always the culprit: sprinklers catching the glass, runoff dripping off the concrete or stucco above a window, well water with a heavy mineral load, and more. The water evaporates and the minerals and/or etching stay behind.

At first they sit on the surface, where they're still removable, which is why catching it early costs you less. Left alone, they slowly etch into the glass. Construction overspray and oxidation running off nearby metal can leave their own marks, too.

 ## How We Restore It

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This is the one place we set our eco-friendly habits aside, carefully and on purpose. Depending on how far the damage has gone, we use either a buffered hydrochloric acid or, where it's viable, a gentler micro-abrasive polish to lift the deposits and bring the glass back to clear.

This is genuinely not a DIY job. The wrong product or too heavy a hand can scratch or cloud glass permanently, which is precisely why it's a service and not a weekend project.

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 ## Preservation: The Half Most People Skip

Restoring the glass is only half the win. Bare, restored glass is like a freshly sanded table left out in the weather: it'll take on new damage the first chance it gets. So we finish by sealing the surface with a polymer coating that sheds water and keeps deposits from getting a foothold.

Reapply it once a year and you may never need a full restoration on that glass again. Certain exposures may require more frequent reapplication of protective coating. We typically have a clear idea on this at the get-go, and can provide guidance on how to proceed.

 ## Frequently Asked Questions

### Can't you just clean it harder? ›

No. Once minerals have etched into glass, scrubbing won't touch it. To be fair, sometimes it appears to lighten slightly with extra scrubbing, but it just comes back. That's the whole difference between a cleaning and a restoration.

### What's actually causing the spots? ›

Almost always hard water: sprinklers, runoff, or well water. The water leaves; the minerals stay and bite in. Other times it can be caused by chemical overspray, chemical runoff, and other uncommon exposures.

### Will it come back? ›

Not if we seal it. The polymer coating plus an appropriately regular reapplication is what keeps restored glass clear for the long haul. We'll go over the timing of that when we evaluate the glass.

### Isn't it cheaper to just replace the glass? ›

Usually it's the reverse. Restoration runs a fraction of the cost of new glass or new units, and it's far less disruptive than a replacement.

 ## Send us a photo of your worst window and we'll tell you honestly if it's restorable.

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