High absorption rates?

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I've seen SA rates on HO C30 installed to dual pane in the mid to upper 60's yet, it has low incident of glass/seal failure. Another head scratcher.

 

Some materials dissipate heat more evenly and efficiently

[Tintguy1980]

Compare the C30 to a copper 35 and there you have an excellent example of your above statement.

[vquestfilms.com]

Compare the C30 to a copper 35 and there you have an excellent example of your above statement.

 

 

Ever see a carbon flat glass film? If no, why not?

[Tintguy1980]

 

Compare the C30 to a copper 35 and there you have an excellent example of your above statement.

 

 

Ever see a carbon flat glass film? If no, why not?

 

 Can you say SA possibilities hovering in the 70-80+ range.... especially combined with ceramic.      

[vquestfilms.com]

 

 

Compare the C30 to a copper 35 and there you have an excellent example of your above statement.

 

 

Ever see a carbon flat glass film? If no, why not?

 

 Can you say SA possibilities hovering in the 70-80+ range.... especially combined with ceramic.      

 

 

On dual pane it would probably be even higher.

[F1windowtinting]

Maybe we are lucky in Texas. I don't have much breakage and we install miles of DR

[F1windowtinting]

Now granted I install in high end neighborhoods with newer Lowe on #2

[suntint]

 

 

 

I've seen the same thing. So then what is causing the high incidence of breakage with these films? The SA?

I think so,, basically like a kiln effect. Like when blown glass is formed and put in kiln to cure.,, if it overheats,, it cracks. The SA is overheating the pane after film installation. My

I sort of disagree about the overheating part.

If SA where the culprit alone, then why doesn't Sterling 20 crack glass? People will assume it is 37% SA as advertised but that is on 3mm single. On 6mm DP it is actually 55% SA... Yep 55%

So, single pane dissipates heat better(depending on thickness) than dual pane. So , I'm wondering if absorption is not the issue but dissipation or the ability to do so. Perhaps the gaseous space on dual pane also plays a factor with dissipation.

I also believe the Russian roulette relies a lot on a good solid (non nicked) piece of glass. Glass after install, whether tinted or not is a crap shoot, because of the stress being put on it. The bigger the piece, the bigger the risk with the smallest nick or wrong pressure. Tint just makes this works and sets it off. My

 

It's a crap shoot and your problems may come from where you least expect it.  Remember installing a neutral 50 film to ordinary home double hung windows about 24" X 30".  Small windows and a relatively safe film but the glass turned out to be so bad we had approx. 30% breakage.  Meanwhile have done all kinds of crazy crap including blackout on huge glass with a partial overhang (cause the GC insisted even though we warned about possible breakage) and haven't had problems.  Go figure.