Advice For Selecting Your Window Tinting Installation Company & Brands
Today's consumer faces enormous challenges and opportunities given the number of conflicting alternatives out there in the window tinting, window film marketplace.
Sometimes these selections blur and might tend to confuse the average client.
Here's some insider advice for you to consider in determining the dealer and the brand that meets your requirements.
DIY:
Unless you are extremely handy or have window film installation experience; doing the installation yourself is problematic at best.
The films sold in big box houses like Home Depot and Lowes tend to be lesser quality that the professional grade films used by window film installation professionals.
After all your home is likely your largest investment. Your windows are essential to maintain ambiance and home value. No one wants dyed purple films or bubbles that will block your view or devalue that investment.
Professional window film dealers should be insured and members of their local Better Business Bureau.
Certainly a window film business should have a business license and be able to furnish the proper credentials to enter your home.
These stipulations are important when choosing your installation professional if only to differentiate the moonlighter from the pro. What is important is your lifetime warranty from the dealer as well as the written guarantee from the film manufacturer.
Brands:
We represent the leading window film brands in the industry.
These suppliers represent more that 90% of the residential and commercial window film sold in the USA. Most of these manufacturers have had their films independently tested by labs as part of the NFRC.
Warranty:
Most window film manufacturers offer a lifetime residential warranty. Several offer extended transferable warranty typically for their premium film lines. Commercial warranties vary depending upon the film selected but generally this warranty is for 10-15 years.
The SMALL BUSINESS ADVANTAGE:
Speaking on behalf of window film dealers across the USA we are typically family owned businesses with deep roots in your local community. We have a passion for excellence and we take pride in our business and body of work.
Personally I strongly believe in identifying the brand of film and the manufacturer.
That may come from my 33 year background at 3M. The brand lets you know what you are investing in and the specific performance characteristics of that film. Comparing apples to apples like the NFRC ratings takes the mystery out of the buying process.
There are vast differences between these films.
Some are tremendous energy savers using highly reflective films using stable alloys. Several films are far less reflective from an interior perspective so your night views are protected.
There are certainly consumers who prefer non-reflective films and this is when we would propose nano-ceramic films like VISTA and Huper Optik and Geoshield.
Ceramic films provide superior heat rejection by factoring out larger percentages of the invisible IR* wavelength. Consumers need to be alert to the fact that visible light and IR are both elements in the total solar energy rejected.
* We have previously taken issue (as have the industry -IWFA) concerning misleading statements by 3M concerning the % of IR rejected. Claims that 97% is rejected are based upon an extremely narrow wavelength between 900 and 1000 NM. This is a vast difference compared to the visible and the balance of the IR wavelengths.
Summary:
As always: "Caveat Emptor- Buyer Beware!"
We founded our company on meeting and exceeding expectations and in earning word of mouth referrals.
Call Advanced Film Solutions or Window Film USA toll free at 877-575-3456
Sometimes these selections blur and might tend to confuse the average client.
Here's some insider advice for you to consider in determining the dealer and the brand that meets your requirements.
DIY:
Unless you are extremely handy or have window film installation experience; doing the installation yourself is problematic at best. The films sold in big box houses like Home Depot and Lowes tend to be lesser quality that the professional grade films used by window film installation professionals.
After all your home is likely your largest investment. Your windows are essential to maintain ambiance and home value. No one wants dyed purple films or bubbles that will block your view or devalue that investment.
Professional window film dealers should be insured and members of their local Better Business Bureau.
Certainly a window film business should have a business license and be able to furnish the proper credentials to enter your home.
These stipulations are important when choosing your installation professional if only to differentiate the moonlighter from the pro. What is important is your lifetime warranty from the dealer as well as the written guarantee from the film manufacturer.
Brands:
We represent the leading window film brands in the industry.
These suppliers represent more that 90% of the residential and commercial window film sold in the USA. Most of these manufacturers have had their films independently tested by labs as part of the NFRC.
Warranty:
Most window film manufacturers offer a lifetime residential warranty. Several offer extended transferable warranty typically for their premium film lines. Commercial warranties vary depending upon the film selected but generally this warranty is for 10-15 years.
The SMALL BUSINESS ADVANTAGE:
Speaking on behalf of window film dealers across the USA we are typically family owned businesses with deep roots in your local community. We have a passion for excellence and we take pride in our business and body of work.
Personally I strongly believe in identifying the brand of film and the manufacturer.
That may come from my 33 year background at 3M. The brand lets you know what you are investing in and the specific performance characteristics of that film. Comparing apples to apples like the NFRC ratings takes the mystery out of the buying process.
There are vast differences between these films.
Some are tremendous energy savers using highly reflective films using stable alloys. Several films are far less reflective from an interior perspective so your night views are protected.
There are certainly consumers who prefer non-reflective films and this is when we would propose nano-ceramic films like VISTA and Huper Optik and Geoshield.
Ceramic films provide superior heat rejection by factoring out larger percentages of the invisible IR* wavelength. Consumers need to be alert to the fact that visible light and IR are both elements in the total solar energy rejected.
* We have previously taken issue (as have the industry -IWFA) concerning misleading statements by 3M concerning the % of IR rejected. Claims that 97% is rejected are based upon an extremely narrow wavelength between 900 and 1000 NM. This is a vast difference compared to the visible and the balance of the IR wavelengths.
Summary:
As always: "Caveat Emptor- Buyer Beware!"
We founded our company on meeting and exceeding expectations and in earning word of mouth referrals.
Call Advanced Film Solutions or Window Film USA toll free at 877-575-3456
Posted by Mike Feldman at 3/10/2010 10:54 AM 
Categories: Consulting Coaching
Tags: window film ceramic nanoceramic film Selecting dealers
Categories: Consulting Coaching
Tags: window film ceramic nanoceramic film Selecting dealers
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