Leave a gap

[TintDude]

Yes

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[Ryker]

the break will start from the edge no matter what IF it breaks from a thermal situation. The worst case of the GAP would be that you make for a small but still uneven thermal stress and cause it to break from that....

[Tint Wife]

The total area of stress increases by leaving a gap. You already have temperature inconsistencies due to window framing systems, by leaving an additional 5mm exposed you are providing a greater area of resistance and therefore additional thermal stress. 1 degree of temperature difference between the tinted area and the untinted area will add about .07MPa. The added gap will allow the edge of the glass to stay even cooler which increases you risk of thermal fracture.

[TomTint]

I think you should try it and let us all know how it worked out for you. But really aft 10 exp you should know better

[Booms]

[Balzyone]

The total area of stress increases by leaving a gap. You already have temperature inconsistencies due to window framing systems, by leaving an additional 5mm exposed you are providing a greater area of resistance and therefore additional thermal stress. 1 degree of temperature difference between the tinted area and the untinted area will add about .07MPa. The added gap will allow the edge of the glass to stay even cooler which increases you risk of thermal fracture.

So the other point is if you use the wrong film on the window and cause the fracture, now you do not have the film close enough to the edge to have a hold on the shattered glass and it falls out. Of course now the big sheet is going to fall out all as one piece since it is held "safely" together by the film. Of course it will be your luck that a bus load of hemopheliac nuns will be walking by that afternoon when it does and it will all be your fault as they lie there bleeding to death because you left a gap from a crappy suggestion. Hmmm sounds like a worthy experiment to me.

[Booms]

Sounds like a worthy experiment to me.....

[Guest Tint Legend]

Wow you guys are brutal

[Tint Eastwood]

When I go to do estimates I get a lot of people that ask the same question. Sometimes it is hard to convince them that it has no benefit to leaving a big gap. Who started this myth?

[Guest scottydosnntkno]

Wow you guys are brutal

don't ask stupid questions