What is Water Glass?
Also known as sodium silicate, water glass is a solution that may appear as a barely solid agent or a thick liquid. There are a number of different uses for water glass, with many of them related to the manufacture of products that encompass such areas as building materials, textiles, and fire safety. When combined with magnesium silicate, water glass can also be helpful in such tasks as repairing mufflers on automobiles. In all applications, water glass is used to either create some sort of seal or increasing the binding properties of various products. Because the silicate can take on the attributes of tiny pieces of glass when subjected to a great deal of heat, the compound is sometimes referred to as magic crystals. The crystals are introduced into mixtures including other elements and make it possible to create substances that may be applied as a sealant or a protecting layer, or used to seal the connection between two or more objects. While it is not unusual to hear water glass re
