19/08/2026
How Do I Look After My New Windscreen After Replacement?
Once your new windscreen has been fitted, a little care during the first day will help protect the new installation.
Here are a few simple things to remember:
🚗 Safe drive-away time
When your windscreen is replaced at our workshop, we will let you know when your vehicle is ready for collection. The collection time already includes the required safe drive-away time.
For a mobile replacement, the vehicle must remain stationary and not be driven for at least 1.5 hours after installation.
🚪 Close the doors gently
For the rest of the day, avoid slamming the vehicle’s doors. Closing them gently helps minimise unnecessary pressure inside the vehicle while the adhesive continues to cure.
Opening a window slightly before closing the door can also help.
💦 Wait before washing your vehicle
That new-windscreen feeling may make you want to wash your vehicle and give it the full fresh treatment!
Please avoid automatic car washes and pressure washing around the windscreen for the first 24 hours.
🟦 What about the tape?
Tape may be used as a precautionary measure following installation. We remove it before collection whenever possible.
If tape has been left on your vehicle following a windscreen replacement, it can be removed within the first 12 hours. Please ensure it is removed by the following day.
If the tape gets wet, begins to lift or starts peeling away sooner, it can be removed.
Any instructions specific to your vehicle will be explained when the work is completed. If you are ever unsure about caring for your new windscreen, please ask—we are always happy to help.
📍 Bathurst Windscreens
📱 0483 899 771
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