Security Film

[MikeMN]

On the topic of 995, the last job we were on had a previous install where the company just squirted it right outa the tube and left it, no tooling just a big fat bead of 995.

Other then looking like shiat, do you think that it would not be as strong, or ......?

[TomTint]

From what I have been told, the 995 should be tooled to a 45* angle. I do not know for certain if there is actual test data that shows why but I think there is.

[MikeMN]

From what I have been told, the 995 should be tooled to a 45* angle. I do not know for certain if there is actual test data that shows why but I think there is.

yes that is how the ones I know were tested.

[Guest VOLTRON]

it should be tool'd to makes sure and get an even consistant bite, I have seen guys install it without tape and it come out pretty good but I dont think it will ever look as good as when someone who knows what they are doing who tapes and smooths it out. I think if you want to do it the way it was tested, and I think that means pulling gaskets and shooting 995 to fill the channel and not replacing gaskets. I dont know why you couldnt install all 4 sides at once, tape off all the windows first, then come back and shoot your 995 and smooth it out and pull tape immediatly then move to next window rinse wash repeat.

[TomTint]

That is how we always do it. I will usually stuff some backer rod down inside the gap so the window is not banging around until the 995 sets up

[Guest VOLTRON]

yea I hate pulling gaskets on large glass when installing 8mil or thicker cause I push the hell out of the film and that glass starts bouncing and jumping around.

[MikeMN]

it should be tool'd to makes sure and get an even consistant bite, I have seen guys install it without tape and it come out pretty good but I dont think it will ever look as good as when someone who knows what they are doing who tapes and smooths it out. I think if you want to do it the way it was tested, and I think that means pulling gaskets and shooting 995 to fill the channel and not replacing gaskets. I dont know why you couldnt install all 4 sides at once, tape off all the windows first, then come back and shoot your 995 and smooth it out and pull tape immediatly then move to next window rinse wash repeat.

The ones that I have seen that were used for testing, had gaskets that did not even need to be trimmed or removed.

We hired a professional caulker to do a large job and used no tape, if it did not look perfectly strait he used a 1" razor blade to remove the 995 from the film, it looked perfect and could not tell looking at the film.

[Guest VOLTRON]

nice! I can wetglaze pretty dam good but I would rather pay someone else to do it, its such a pain to tape off and its so messy too. I go through a box of rubber gloves in one day.

[vquestfilms.com]

nice! I can wetglaze pretty dam good but I would rather pay someone else to do it, its such a pain to tape off and its so messy too. I go through a box of rubber gloves in one day.

I remember training a young guy once. He didn't wear gloves and got some on his hand. The next thing you know he somehow got it on his eyelashes "framelocking" his eyes shut! It was like a GSA 3B eyeball we had to OLFA his eyelashes so he could open his eyes.

[Guest VOLTRON]

nice! I can wetglaze pretty dam good but I would rather pay someone else to do it, its such a pain to tape off and its so messy too. I go through a box of rubber gloves in one day.

I remember training a young guy once. He didn't wear gloves and got some on his hand. The next thing you know he somehow got it on his eyelashes "framelocking" his eyes shut! It was like a GSA 3B eyeball we had to OLFA his eyelashes so he could open his eyes.

That sounds awsome, you are can do surgery too huh? Was talkin to another installer and he was telling me about a lady that put her hand in a freshly glazed install at a bank and then proceeded to wipe it off on her white sweater, Then asked how to get it off and she was told to just throw it away!