Window films block heat

The most important function of the window film is to block the radiant heat from coming in the car. Window films also known as auto tint, car tint, limo tint, uv tint, commercial tint, solar tint, sun tint and residential tint are available for commercial, personal and automotive uses.  Window tint not only comes in variety colors, shades and metals, but they offer different functions as well.

How window film is utilized?

Window Tint is utilized when a tinting film is bonded onto a piece of glass window. Window film is made from Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) pellets, which are extruded (melted.) This material is mainly used because of its excellent optical clarity and strength. It is stretched into the polyester sheet. The next phase of construction of tinting films, involves dyeing, metallizing and finally applying scratch resistant coating phase.

Misconception regarding car windows

• There is a common misconception that due to the color of the tint, it becomes difficult to drive during night time. The truth is that there are tints available various shades from light to dark to suit the preference of the driver. Also, unlike the sunglasses, which impairs the ability to see at night, tinted car windows can be installed in lighter shades that are very effective in rejecting the heat.  These films reduce glare.

• Another misconception is that, a window tint is applied to the outer surface of the car glass, but in fact it is applied to the inner glass. This also protects the film from the flying debris and dust outside the car.

Window films blocks the heat in the car

Tinting a car helps in protecting the car against several concerns, providing safety and privacy, as well as maintaining the interior of the car. Even when one is inside the car, he is exposed to harmful UV rays. These rays can cause damage to the skin of the driver and also the upholstery of the car. Safety films combine a thick tough plastic with an aggressive adhesive in order to provide safety to the glass to prevent glass shards from causing injury if glass breaks.

These Window films blocks heat in the car in following ways:

·         Window tints work by reducing heat gain and blocking solar radiation, which comprises of UV rays, Infra red(IR) rays and visible light.

·         Tinting the car window blocks the visible car light from coming onto the car and it also blocks the ultra-violet rays (UV-A and UV-B rays) and the infra red rays that cause increase of heat in the car. The ultraviolet rays are the main cause of cancer in humans.

·         These window tints reduce fading of interior furnishings of the car. With limiting the heat of the car, it helps in keeping the car cool.

·         These solar control car tints increase the amount of heat absorbed and reflected, thus reducing the amount of heat from coming into the car.

·         Car Tinting films helps in filtering the visible light and thus rejecting the solar heat and blocking over 99% of the harmful ultraviolet rays.

Online Availability

There is huge availability of the information regarding the types and costs of the window tints over the internet. One such website is www.solarcontrolfilmsinc.com which gives the users complete information on all such products.  People, who are interested in having window tints applied to their automobiles, can make use of this information and find a local professional tinter to install film.