3m question

[oldtinter]

Yep...seen that too. I don't do exterior installs anymore, haven't for a while. It all looks like crap in such short oder it's not worth it IMO. Don't know about vinyl though, sounds like that might work.

[Guest metint]

yes I would defenatly seal it and also im not sure if 3m's blackout has a scratch resistant coating so u might want to check on that and tell the designer. Some of the other blackouts dont have SR coating and after you put it on it looks like a55 with all the scratches on it.

[*]313800

You wouldn't want an SR coating on exterior installed film. SR coatings absorb moisture so rain, and maybe even humidity in the air, would cause the SR coating to degrade. I've seen film with an SR coating that was exterior installed and the film was flaking pretty badly.

[*]314027

SR will break down from exposure to UV long before rain, wind or humidity ever could have anything to do with it.

[TINT]

vinyl on the other hand might do the trick for some reason, I dont know why but my friend is in the vinyl business and he's got a 10 year old truck, and has got black letters on it and its still in very good condition....I also seen a store we did 5 years ago, we tinted from inside and on top of that they had put on black vinyl with red letters and its still good

[oldtinter]

I would definitely go that route instead of film if I was to do exterior ever again.

[tintman Pa]

I spoke with the glass contractor yesterday ..the designer said it was 3m scotch cal..im almost sertain that is a vinyl..so a sign shop it on todays call list...

and I've seen the sr coating go bad too...

[Kohler]

That's why there is ER-coating which is designed for outside use and is available at .....Metint?

[LEO'n'DARTZ]

black opaque can even be dangerous when put outside, as much heat as it absorbs.

[*]313783

have a lot of problems with that...Single glass also brake sometimes....Double - alwayZ...