| Window tint films have been in the market for a few | | | | decoration. It transforms any ordinary looking clear |
| decades but it was only recently that many home | | | | glass to look like as if it is etched. You may use it by |
| owners find them useful to be applied at home. You | | | | itself or combine it with other types of window |
| may use these films to add privacy, to prevent glare, | | | | decorations to transform the motif of your house |
| for decorative purpose or for additional security. Most | | | | decoration to suit the season or a theme. |
| products nowadays are self-adhesive, while others | | | | One of the main reasons for the increased popularity |
| require some form of adhesives like glue. | | | | of window tints in residential homes is because the |
| One of the main reasons for applying window tint for | | | | products are self-adhesive and may be installed as a |
| home owners is to add privacy to a room or shower | | | | DIY project. It will stick to the glass surface through |
| enclosure. Many achieved this by using dark window | | | | static action and no glue is required. This means that |
| tinting that almost turn the window opaque. There are | | | | you may conveniently put up the glass film by yourself |
| more than one type of film that is suitable to achieve | | | | without any necessity to employ expensive builders. |
| this, for example, you may use colored window tint to | | | | Putting up a glass film by yourself will take about |
| make the window look nice. | | | | fifteen minutes. First, measure the size of the glass |
| Another common usage of the product in residential | | | | and order glass film with a larger size than the size of |
| homes is as shading or screen from the sun. There is | | | | the glass. Clean the glass surface of any dust or paint |
| two types of ray that you would want to be shielded | | | | remnants using normal window cleanser and scraper. |
| from - namely, the infra-red and the ultra-violet ray. | | | | Spray the glass surface with soapy solution using a |
| Infra-red ray of the sun is what introduced heat gain | | | | spray bottle. Carefully remove the backing paper off |
| into your home and the ultra-violet ray causes your | | | | the glass film and gently place it on the glass surface. |
| furniture and upholstery to fade in color. | | | | Spray more solution onto the film surface and use a |
| An advantage of window film is that even though it | | | | squeegee to squeeze away any solution or air |
| block off unwanted view, it still allows natural light to | | | | bubbles beneath the window film. |
| shine through. This means that you do not need to turn | | | | As you squeeze out the solution and air bubbles, the |
| up additional lights. Modern window tint are also comes | | | | window film will stick to the glass surface by itself. Use |
| in very high quality making if difficult to tell that a | | | | a utility knife to trim off any excess window film. Work |
| window is applied with the film. | | | | on a team of two people if you are installing glass film |
| Etched glass film is usually applied for the purpose of | | | | on a large window. |