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I have a customer that insists that he wants ME to do his office windows. I told him I had seen it done but had never actually done it...but i said I would look into it. What kind of Film do you use? What are the tricks? what do I need to watch out for? Should I even attempt this?
HELP!!
Thanks, Barry
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I do automobiles all the time. I do my own and i get suckered into doing all my buddies also. I use limo tint that ya buy at wal-mart it works ok , dont know about using it on office windows though.
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Most office windows are done using a solar block designed for comercial applications. I don't feel that theres a large diff. from installing this or general auto. film,though it is a bit diff. from using sign vinyl. They are polyester,not a stretching film. Carefull with cleaning glass, a lot of people make the mistake of using the "window cleaners" or solvents intended for paint uses !The wrong cleaner or application fluid can leave you with a lot of large bubbles after the fact ! Roger
------------------ Roger Bailey Rapid Tac Incorporated Waikoloa, Hawaii
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Its a breeze....... I used to do commercial tint for homes and offices as a sideline both in Florida and SoCal. Check out a search engine for tinting films and find Madico, their films are as good as any. Doing flat glass is EZ.........
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I had a customer ask that I tint some windows in his restaurant about a year ago. After speaking to 2 manufacturers and 3 distributors I decided to pass the job off to a company with experience. All of them told me that commercial glass applications use a different film than automotive applications and that I shouldn't try to do the job without some training and practice. All of them were willing to sell the film to us but, thankfully, they were also nice enough to warn me first. My suggestion is to try to find info from companies like Madico, Johnson Window Films and 3M and then make your decision and offer no guarantees.
------------------ Brian Snyder Sign Solutions www.njsign.com Woodbridge, New Jersey
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We do some window tinting , but only buy "proffessional" film, not from our local autostore! (Sorry) The proffessional films are more expensive but many times better to work with and last much better, as regards cars.
As for buildings....try it, but like the other advice get the right film, and like Roger says think about cleaning fluids. Here in Sweden we have different films for different situations, reflective, tinted, and protective, that holds glass together as it breaks. We also apply both on the inside or the outside depending on what type of "glass cassette" the building has, here we have double and triple glazing, but looking at your address AR is that Arizona? You probably don't experience the changes in temperature that we have here from Winter to Summer, however other people interested in window tinting should think about that.
Here our 2 main suppliers give 2-3 day courses for about $300 on all types of application, and supply all the tools for both application and removal of trim panels etc in vehicles etc etc, (at extra cost). To give you an example to tint with dark tint, a PT Cruiser over here would cost about $250-$300 thats back window and rear back side windows, the film you would buy is 20" wide and costs approx $12 a metre (yard). Leaving you at least $200 over material costs for 3 hours work! Not bad really! Time to go and learn window tinting!
------------------ Henry Barker #1924 akaKaftan SignCraft AB Stockholm, Sweden. A little bit of England in a corner of Stockholm www.signcraft.se info@signcraft.se
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