Frequently Asked Questions

Window Film is a low-cost, high-return energy conservation measure made of micro-thin layers of film combined with high performance coatings that bond to the glass surface.

Adding Window Film upgrades your existing windows by improving energy efficiency, cutting glare, and reducing damage to furniture due to fading. It also helps make occupants feel more comfortable within a home or commercial building.

Window film laws vary by the State in which your vehicle is registered. Please refer to local laws at the link below to determine the window film legal limits in your area.

Simple answer Yes. However, we have a whole article in each section about UV. That can give you the best explanation.

No. It slows fading. No film regardless of brand can stop fading. It can only slow the amount of fading over time.

Yes. We recommend that you wash and clean the inside and outside of your car. This will help with a cleaner installation. While we clean ad prep the windows before installing film. Clean surroundings help give a better quality job.

Yes. We recommend you clean the surrounding area at least 24 hours before installation.

Most windows can be filmed in 15 minutes with minimal or no disruption to building occupants.

Window Film helps combat the problems of fading, glare and damage to furniture. Most importantly, it helps make occupants feel more comfortable in the room.

Absolutely. Window film reduces glare and helps eliminate eye fatigue.

The sun will often damage window treatments such as draperies, curtains, blinds and shades. Window film helps protect furnishings, including window treatments.

The installation these films is very safe. Manufacturers provide our installers with a list of recommended applications they are confident are safe when the recommendations are followed. Plus, most manufacturers provide warranties against glass breakage and seal failure. Ask your Window Film Pro for specifics about these warranties.

In many cases, there is so much solar heat gain before window films are installed that shades or blinds must be kept closed. By applying energy-saving window film, blinds and shades can remain open, allowing more light into the building than before film installation. Plus, window films come in a variety of light transmissions, from very dark (0% light transmission) to very light (80% light transmission).

Though they provide similar energy savings, window films are much cheaper to install than replacement window – about 5-10% of the cost. Therefore, the capital investment is much lower for window film. Many projects produce a simple payback in less than three years (when including utility company rebates) – equivalent to a 33% return on investment!

According to U.S. Department of Energy statistics, solar heat gain through windows is responsible for about one third of a building’s cooling costs. Energy-saving window film that can reduce solar heat gain by 75% or more can significantly reduce the run time of air-conditioning systems or allow them to operate at lower load conditions. This can reduce cooling costs in commercial buildings by as much as 30%, lengthen HVAC equipment life, lower maintenance costs for air-conditioning systems, and allow for replacement of cooling equipment with smaller, less expensive equipment.

Yes. Up to 75% of the heat is rejected by Window Film. You need not be afraid of installing beautiful windows for fear of too much heat.

No. Home Window Films will maintain the natural colors of your interior spaces. With less need for draperies, curtains, blinds, and shades, rooms may actually brighten significantly.

Most professionally installed Window Film comes with a residential lifetime warranty and 10-year commercial warranty against cracking, peeling, adhesive failure or demetallizing.

Most films come with a lifetime warranty, The key to being able to make a warranty claim. Is having all of your warranty paper and a copy of the original receipt. The other important thing is it must be a legal tint job. We tint in Florida on average film will last 4-6 years on sedans and 5-8 years on Trucks and SUVs

Yes. Window Film is professionally installed and can fit virtually any size and shape of flat-glass window.

If the window breaks, the window film should hold the glass in place, thus reducing an incidence of injury or damage to furnishings.