Re:window tinting
Wade, or anyone else who's tinted your windows,
I did a trial tinting of half a window in my workshop (the fixed half with approx. 15" x 34" glass surface) I used Gila Film's platinum film for residences, a roll of which I purchased from our local Lowe's. This film is reputed to block 77% of the sun's heat from entering. It took quite a bit of work with the squeegees to get all of the large liquid pockets out, but it turned out nicely, with no visible air pockets when completely dry.
This window is a dual pane one. It is in full sun during most of the morning. The film, however, does not seem to have cut down on much of the sun's heat that passes through this half of the window. My hand, in fact, can feel the heat of the sun much more on this half than on the other, untinted half. The untinted side has an ordinary window screen on its outside that cuts down on the amount of sun that can enter. My hand feels a lot cooler in the sunlight on this untinted side. I wish that I had a pyrometer that I could use for more objective testing instead of my hand. Perhaps, I'll do some testing on part of a pane of glass with some film cutoffs from my first application. Or, maybe, I'll just remove the screen from the untinted side this morning and do my "hand pyrometer" test over again this morning.
What subjective results have some of you obtained in cooling your homes or TrailManors with window tinting film? I hate to go to all of this labor and expense in order to find out that the film manufacturers' claims are exaggerated. ??? ??? ??? ???
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