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Solar Gard Window Film

Based in San Diego, California, Solar Gard has been creating window film for homes, buildings, and cars for more than 30 years. The company was recently acquired by Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics - part of building materials manufacturer Saint-Gobain - in October...

How Does Window Tint Affect Your View?

For many homeowners considering placing tint on their windows, one of the significant concerns they may have is how will installing a home window tint affects their view. And let's face it - if you have a huge window overlooking a fantastic ocean view or an incredible...

Shatterproof Window Film and Firefighters

One of the reasons why a home, business or car owner may decide to place a film on their windows is to help make the window glass more resilient against shattering. If the glass window is struck and breaks, instead of shattering into flying pieces the shatterproof...

Home Window Tint for Skin Protection

There are many reasons to take advantage of window film technology. Installing home window tint will protect your furnishings, decor and your health. In hot weather, your house will be cooler and in cold weather your house will be warmer greatly reducing your air...

Window Tint Curing: How Long Does it Take?

This is a question we get all the time. Window tint curing, or drying, generally takes a week, but can take as long as a month in rare cases. You should avoid excessively touching or cleaning the window film surface for the first 48 hours after install. Window tint...

Key Terms in Window Film

Here's a list of key terms you might come across when researching window film and tinting: Adhesive The chemical layer that serves to bind a window film to glass or other smooth surface. Solutia's Performance Films division offers a variety of such adhesives to serve...