What is window film?

Window film generally combines some form of plastic with an adhesive to create a covering for windows. It is available for commercial or residential use, and there are also options made especially for automotive use. Window film offers not only different looks and styles, but also different functions. A common function of window film is to limit sunlight. Some styles offer a reflective coating, which helps to protect against UV rays, prevent fading of interior furnishings, and keep cooling costs down by limiting heat. Window film can be a stylish alternative to common window treatments and is offered in many elegant styles that will not only improve the look of your windows, but help retain your privacy. Choose from decorative window film that mimics frosted glass, glass block, or stained glass, as well as many other beautiful options. Another excellent use for window film is protection against graffiti and vandalism. These films keep windows from being scratched, painted, or otherwise ... more

Window film is optical grade polyester sheeting with colored dye and/or metal particles imbedded into its surface to reduce the transmission of solar heat, light, and ultraviolet rays through a pane of glass, simultaneously reducing glare. ... more

Window film is a laminate sheet bonded to an adhesive backing. It is usually made out of polyester enhanced with tint and chemicals that deflect the ultraviolet rays of the sun There are many types of window film. While it is often tinted, it can also be clear, patterned, reflective or non-reflective, with a scratch-resistant coating. Today's window film has come a long way from the original application introduced in the 1970s. Correctly applied, it bonds permanently to glass and seldom splits, bubbles, cracks or peels. Window film can be applied at the time of construction or retro-fitted onto the glass in an existing building. ... more

LLumar and Vista window film is a laminate of high performance metallized polyester film that provides significant solar insulation when applied to glass surfaces. LLumar and Vista films are manufactured using a state of the art sputtering process that applies metal alloys to a base film. Layers are assembled and finished with a strong scratch-resistant coating. LLumar and Vista films are available in reflective and non-reflective finishes and can be clear, colored, or patterned to blend with various design schemes. Depending on the film selected, LLumar and Vista films can cut from 12 to 93 percent of incoming light, eliminate 99% to 99.9% of the harmful ultraviolet radiation to protect fabrics and finishes, block 92% of glare and cut up to 87% of solar heat gain through the glass. ... more

Our products start with a base of clear polyester film, much like videotape or photographic film. ... more

Window film is extremely thin layers of metal, making up what you see as tint, enclosed between two pieces of clear polyester plastic. Older films used chemical dyes to provide the "tint". These have largely given way to the sputterized (metalized) film. Dyed films were notorious for fading and even changing colors. Dyed films typically had 5-7 year warranties; today's sputtered films typically have ten-year or lifetime warranties. Modern films adhere to glass with adhesives that no longer form gas pockets (bubbles) after a few years. ... more

Solar Gard is a high quality thin, multi-layered piece of optically clear film that is retrofitted to the inside surface of glass - sputter-coated with durable, exotic metals such as titanium, stainless steel, silver, inconel, chromium, aluminum and other alloys. The varying combinations of metals is what gives Solar Gard its exceptional performance capabilities and color. ... more

There are many types and constructions of solar control and safety window films. In their simplest forms, window films are composed of a polyester substrate to which a scratch resistant coating is applied on one side; a mounting adhesive layer and a protective release liner is applied to the other side. When the release liner is removed, that side of the film with the adhesive is applied to the interior surface of the glass. ... more

Window Film is made out of a thin, multi-layered piece of optically clear film with a very thin layer of tinting agents such as dyes and/or metals deposited onto the film to give varying levels of reflectivity and different shades and colors. These layers are assembled and finished with a strong scratch-resistant coating. Window film is always applied to the inside surface of glass. Window tint is available in many different shades to suit your preferences. It is a myth that window film has to be dark to be effective. Unlike sunglasses that do impair your ability to drive at night, window film is designed to reduce glare and not impede night-time driving. ... more

A micro-thin material which allows adequate sunlight with less heat and UV rays. When applied to the interior of your windows, the film acts as an "invisible shield" that rejects up to 80% of the sun's heat. In the summertime, your home is cooler and more comfortable. In the wintertime, window film helps retain heat for year-round comfort. In the end, you save on energy bills. ... more