ABC Sun Control’s Solar Films can provide up to 80% heat and glare reduction, and all of our solar films provide you with protection from damaging ultraviolet rays by reducing UV by 99.9%.

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%
No 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

All ABC solar films have a lifetime warranty against bubbling, peeling, fading and cracking, and also cover our workmanship.

Each type of film has definite benefits as well as shortcomings. No film can do it all. One of our expert estimators will walk you through the process and help you to choose the type of film that best suits your individual needs, tastes, and budget.

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