Q&A: Clarifying Window Film & Tint
This article answers the most common questions we receive about window film and tint. Read on to improve your understanding and make more informed decisions.
Today, window film protects millions of cars, buildings, and homes and improves the lives of passengers and occupants. The enormous range of window film products mean that the right film is available for any requirement, whether it’s saving on energy costs, reducing glare, enhancing aesthetics, protecting skin and eyes from harmful UV rays, moderating temperature, or improving safety.
Our office is often inundated with questions about window film from current clients and prospective clients alike, so we thought we would compile a list of the most popular questions and their answers.
Q: If I can see through a window film, how does it protect me from damaging UV rays?
A: This all has to do with the spectrum of light that a film blocks. The wavelength of UV rays falls in the 100 to 280 nm (nanometre) range, whereas visible light is between 380 and 770 nm. This means that window films can effectively block 99% of UV rays without impacting the transmission of visible light.
Q: Window film is so thin. How can it impact interior temperature?
A: Similarly to how window film filters UV rays based on their wavelength, films can filter out a majority of the sun’s infrared heat waves (which fall in the 700 to 2400 nm range), thus keeping the interior of the home or vehicle cooler in the summer. Conversely, during cold months the same films that reject the sun’s heat will reflect interior heat back into the home, keeping it warmer. Window film is a high-tech form of insulation that offers year-round temperature control, enhanced occupancy comfort, and significantly reduced energy costs.
Q: Will window film peel, crack, or discolour over time?
A: Window films only become available for sale after thorough testing of prolonged sun exposure, weather, and seasonal and daily heating/cooling cycles. When professionally installed, window film will be incredibly durable and last for many years. Tint View also handles manufacture warranty repairs, so if anything is recalled or doesn’t perform as it should, we will fix it for you at the manufacturer’s expense.
Q: Is contact paper an alternative to window film?
A: No. Contact paper is nothing more than paper with an adhesive coating. Contact paper offers none of the benefits or longevity of a quality, tested, commercial-grade window film.
Q: Can I eliminate glare without disturbing my view?
A: Yes. Flooding your house with natural sunlight makes a home feel more open and spacious, however, the sunbeams often find a way to reflect off our devices into our eyes. Window films reduce glare by reducing the amount of visible light that passes through the glass. Glare-reducing window film is transparent to the point of being almost invisible, so you will maintain your view while eliminating glare and protecting occupants and furnishings from UV sun damage.
We are happy to answer any additional questions you may have regarding window film for your auto, home, building, or boat. Please contact us so we can help you.
