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Tampa, Orlando Compares Eastman Window Film Vs. 3M Window Tinting

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Orlando may be magical and  the number one family destination for millions but for those of us lucky enough to live here the real question is how to stay cool?

Keeping cool in your home is a full time battle and having a tree canopy and home insulation can be very effective.

The most effective method for keeping your home cool during our tropical summers is window film.

The fastest ROI is window film.

The most durable and lifetime warranted?

Window Film.

So the question isn’t whether you need window film that filters out UV, heat and glare.

The question for homeowners throughout the Orlando region is which company to choose for the best value solutions; the very best installations and the best qualified supplier?

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Advanced Film Solutions is Orlando’s leading window film installation company.

We have more choices in window film light transmissions, NFRC certified coatings and aesthetic preferences than any other company.

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We are family owned and operated and have earned an A Plus rating from the Better Business Bureau and the Super Service Award from Angie’s List for the last 8 consecutive years.

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We have installed our coatings on the Monorail, The City of Oveido and most recently were awarded the City Hall Annex Building at  Altamonte Springs.

We use Eastman Films: Vista, EnerLogic, LLumar and Huper Optik.

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We compete against 3M window film sold by window genie, home depot and agents throughout the region.

The comparisons are overwhelmingly in our favor; both in terms of choices and on glass performance.


Orlando Science Center For Children Cooler Thanks To Huper Optik

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Silver films and bronze coatings in multiple configurations.

Clear IR heat rejecting films ideal for gated communities and deed restricted homes throughout Windermere and Celebration.

Security films that are stronger impact resistant than 3M and available in so many additional versions it would take too long to list.

We are priced competitively since we don’t share margins with Home Depot or distributors and agents.

Compare our Eastman Chemicals films against your 3M home depot or window genie quotes.

You’ll be happy that you did and your home will be cooler, safe and more comfortable as soon as our film is installed!

Toll Free: 877-575-3456

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Brand Beware’ness Vs. Brand Awareness Tampa, Orlando, Sarasota Window Tinting

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There is nothing more ironic or perhaps “karmic” than my company representing VISTA Films, FormulaOne Performance Films, Armorcoat, Madico and Huper Optik Ceramic Films.

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Honestly, after 33 years spent at 3M, who’d have thunk it?

The halo effect from Scotch Tape, and Post-It Notes are well known and 3M dealers are wise to promote that positive brand identity.

But does their window film equal that brand proposition?

Consumers are following the decision-making trend that has been well documented for the last several years.

They select performance over brand recognition when given the choice of an equal or better product at a better price!

“A study by retail-industry tracking firm NPD Group found that nearly half of those who described themselves as highly loyal to a brand were no longer loyal a year later. Even seemingly strong names rarely translate into much power at the cash register. Another remarkable study found that just 4 percent of consumers would be willing to stick with a brand if its competitors offered better value for the same price.”

We are not offering equal performing solutions at a lower price! 

We offer superior performing solutions and as for the price; let’s have at it!

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The opportunity throughout Florida and the USA is terrific.

We can’t lose when we match our solutions against theirs.

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See for yourself.

Call that local 3M dealer or their Home Depot Window Film depot agents; then call:

Advanced Film Solutions

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Toll Free at 877-575-3456

You’ll discover why we have earned over 9000 home and commercial building installations in Florida since we launched the company in May 2007.

Sarasota, Tampa Bay, Orlando Eastman Window Tinting Comparisons 3M Home Depot

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One of the laments we hear in the window film industry is that  homeowners only have a limited awareness about window film.

They have no idea about the multiple benefits they might enjoy with these energy savings coatings.

This has everything to do with advertising and communications.

The cost to grab consumer awareness is extremely high and the return problematic. 

Small wonder that a retail store like Home Depot would join up with our 3M window film competition to offer in home installations.

Advanced Film Solutions competes against 3M Window Film and their Home Depot agents and we are very familiar with their “pitch ” and even more familiar with their limitations.

Advanced Film Solutions provides a suite of solar and solar security window films manufactured by Eastman Chemical, the world leader in window film technology and market share.

Our winning brands include Vista Film, LLumar and non-reflective ceramic film: Huper Optik.

All of our window films are NFRC certified . This takes the sales-speak out of your decision making process.

You may have seen a sleight of hand demo at the Depot store that seemed to show a clear film blocking incredible amounts of heat.

What you didn’t know was that the heat lamp and meter are tuned to a very narrow and specific wavelength which does not represent the solar spectrum of our Sun.

In plain words- -it’s a gimmick, an illusion, a trick!

That clear prestige film has average total heat rejection in the 50%’s. That’s quite a difference from the 97% you may have been lead to believe!

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And if someone told you that their film somehow works better at an angle, you should read this post.

Check their NFRC rating as well as their own website!

Advanced Film Solutions prefers to conduct business with documented performance and results.

  • Our films qualify for rebates from our local power companies. Prestige does not.
  • Our warranty is a lifetime. Many are automatically transferable!

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  • You can clean our film with Windex
  • We offer non metallic-optically clear films that block the heat.
  • Our shatter control versions designed for maximum security and safety.
  • Our films are certified by the Skin Cancer Society
  • Our installed prices will provide a superior return on investment.
  • You won’t be paying for mark-ups by several parties like you would with their Home Depot program.

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Be smart and call Advanced Film Solutions for a free cost and feature comparison.

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Compare the warranty and our optical clarity!

Toll Free 877-575-3456

 

Advanced Film Solutions, Window Film USA Comparison Shopping

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Many of you are reading our Blog for the first time. 
 
(I know that because GOOGLE Analytics tells me so.)

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If you are considering a window tinting or window film solution; you are exactly where you should be!

 

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We design and execute the installation of outstanding window film solutions  throughout Florida via  Advanced Film Solutions and across the entire USA with Window Film USA.

We are unique.
 

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WE OFFER ALL OF THE LEADING WINDOW FILM BRANDS ..OTHER THAN 3M


Now, selling window film solutions against 3M or their Home Depot 3M agents isn’t the unique part (there are thousands of window film dealers that offer competitive brands, and candidly a huge growing percentage of 3M Window Film dealers offer alternative brands as well.  

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We are unique because we spent a good deal of time with 3M (33 years!) and we know what there is to know about 3M Window Film.

After all I was once upon a time the National Sales Manager of 3M Window Film.  A salient point that is chock full of irony. Unlike many of our competitors we clearly and objectively identify the brands of film we propose, and perhaps more importantly, we understand and explain the nuances between  these superior solutions to the novice consumer.

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LLumar

Armorcoat

 

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Madico

Huper Optik

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We don’t just theoretically understand how these films perform or compare to each other; we know based on real world every day field installations and direct consumer feedback.

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We know which films are NFRC rated and quantified.

If you have received a quote from a window film installation company and you are concerned about some aspect of their proposal. . .

Call me at 877-575-3456

We might affirm your choice and validate the performance you should anticipate.

On the other hand. . .

Why Not Call Us Today. .

Talk to an expert.


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Advanced Film Solutions Vs. 3M Window Film Tampa, Orlando, Sarasota

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Fall season in the Tampa or Orlando area is simply the most fun Advanced Film Solutions can have.

You see; we have the unique opportunity to take on our local 3M Window Film competition head to head, mano a mano. . .

That’s the direct challenge we founded this company upon.

Every aspect of Advanced Film Solutions , the superior films we offer, the unmatched warranties and optical clarity, the superior level of tests our films have passed and our installation capabilities are all critically designed winning advantages. 

It certainly doesn’t hurt our cause that we know more about their films than the folks who represent them in these markets.

Let’s review the balance sheet.
 

Consumers have heard of 3M.  They have been around more than 100 years. They make lots of innovative products and they have earned their place in the consumer’s mind share.

If their window film was an industry leading product. 

If their films were superior in performance, durability or unique in some fashion that had applicability in your home, they would be a worthy adversary.

They are not.


Our hurdle is to demonstrate to our clients that  our VISTA and Huper Optik films are factually superior.

 

That these facts are documented with NFRC ratings and independent testing.

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That our choices are deeper and wider and that our estimates are exact and based on realistic cost parameters. 

That we are offering fact over perception, reality over overpriced hype.

 
Here’s a short list of our advantages :
 


  • Our Vista films offer dual reflective films in more light transmissions including 14, 18, 28, 38 and 40%
  • Our LLumar dual reflective films in a 7, 15, 25, 35, 45
  • Our ceramic film is patented. It’s a dual layer while theirs is a re-boxed single layer.
    Their ceramic is only available in a maximum 5 ft width and has a greater exterior and interior reflectivity with less heat rejection.
  • Our Vista security films have passed the ASTM medium large missile test and small missile on residential applications.  Their tear resistant films (with the exception of a 6 ML clear films) can not pass these independent levels of performance.
  • Our Vista residential warranty is transferable-theirs is not.
  • Optical clarity? See for yourself but we’d be happy to do a side by side mock-up.1457705_667075529992588_888455922_n
  • Our films can be cleaned with Windex. That canard by our local competition hasn’t been true since the 1970’s and for God sakes I would know since I was at 3M in the 1970’s.  There is absolutely no advantage in the 3M hard coat versus our films. NONE. In fact we would love to show you the hard coat on their prestige films. .really.
  • All films work better at an angle . Not just theirs, and no- -they did not invent a unique test to prove the obvious.  On that note, their prestige film does not block 97% of the entire infrared spectrum. Read their small print.

So our challenge when we meet with our prospective clients, is to determine their needs and identify exactly why Advanced Film Solutions has the better value for our clients.

Call it busting myths!
 


The result:

We win.
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Call Advanced Film Solutions
Toll Free 877-575-3456

Go ahead; call them first.

Then call us!