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There are 3 main technologies that produce our films and each has benefits:
1) Traditional Metallized Films
2) Ceramic Films
3) Spectra-Select Films
Traditional Metallized Films
These films have been around for 50+ years and were primarily developed and perfected by 3M and CPFilms, the makers of Vista Window Films
Pros:
• Great visibility on the inside
• Privacy from the outside
• Very high heat and glare reduction (up to 80%)
• Lifetime residential warranty/ 15-year commercial warranty
• Typically the least expensive of the Solar Films
• Can be hard to detect on glass
Cons:
• Reflective “shiny” appearance on the outside and some difficulty seeing out at night
• Privacy only at night, only works during daylight hours
Ceramic Films
These films were developed almost 10 years ago from the research done by German engineers. Pioneered by Huper Optik Window Films.
Pros:
• Very hard to detect any film on the glass
• Heat and glare reduction up to 60%
• Non reflective appearance, great visibility at night (night-time view)
• Most popular choice for “view” properties
• Lifetime residential warranty/ 15-year commercial warranty
Cons:
• Can have minimal privacy
• Cost is about 30% higher than Traditional Metallized Films
Spectra-Select Films
Developed almost 10 years ago by the window film industry, an “invisible” film with very large heat rejection percentages.
Pros:
• Excellent heat rejection (up to 70%)
• “Invisible” appearance, almost impossible to detect on glass
Cons:
• Much lower glare reduction percentages than Traditional Metallized Films or Ceramics
• Residential lifetime warranty/ 15-year commercial warranty
• Almost twice the cost of Traditional Metallized Films
Dyed Films
The original window film. The technology for dyed film is almost 50 years old
Pros:
• Minimal reflective appearance
• Inexpensive, similar in price to Traditional Metallized Films
• 3M’s Night Vision films are excellent dyed films, and come with a residential lifetime warranty/ 15-year commercial warranty against discoloration
Cons:
• Poor track record for fading in appearance |
