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That looks really nice.  I could see myself wearing that.  If you send me one, I will do a review on it on my YouTube channel and mail it back to help.  I have over 17,000 subscribers.   Just let me know.  

Ok.  My bad.  I guess everybody in the department got fired on their day off.  Was that on a Friday?

Chico in Columbus, Georgia has the coolest tint shop I have ever been to... what is your opinion and do you know anyone who has a cool tint shop?  

I wish you the best!

I heard that guy got fired on his day off and had to take early retirement.  Lol

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I started in 1987 when I was 17 years old.  I watched plenty of YouTube videos.  Lol

I actually tinted this back window in October, 1993.  This was the 1994 firebird but it was the same back window.  I promise I could do this window today at the age of 49 because of my experience and the window film technology.... but here I am at 23 years old.  

Here is a vintage video that may inspire you to build a cool heat box demonstration.   

I like infared bulbs.  I especially like the 6" 250 watt bulbs.  I really do not care how solar energy gets to the glass just as long as it gets there because any energy will turn into heat.  At this point, you can see exactly how the film will manage the heat as it re radiates from the glass through convection and conduction. Your hand will tell you which films actually work the best.  Don't get caught up in the bulb too much.  The most powerful bulb that heats the glass the quickest will get to the truth on how the product will slow down the heat.  Your hand will tell you if it works or not.  It is that simple and that is all you can expect out of a heat box.  If you want to know how much solar energy transmits through the film, use a broad spectrum beam splitter to get you that information.  Just do not confuse heat with solar energy.  Even though heat is a form of energy, it is a byproduct of solar energy. Just because a film has great solar transmission data does not mean it will be able to slow down the heat that is created after the solar energy has been absorbed and converted to heat. 

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I have heard this story before.  I know two things here to be true that may clear up any misunderstandings... 1.  Garware has put out extruded dyed film in the past that may not have been as stable as Global.    I believe that someone somewhere may have confused this product with the Global brand which is a top shelf deep dyed product with a perfect track record going back to around 2005.  2. There have been distributors who have purchased economy Korean film and have sold it as Global film.  Most of this film was sold in Florida and would certainly fade and change colors.  Unfortunately this is where a lot of the rumors have originated about this Global product fading or changing colors which is simply not true.  Hope this helps clear up some of the rumors.    

Sorry for no reply... I do not visit tintdude often enough.   Maybe this video will help anyone that would like to know more about our company and our business model.   If you are interested in our business model and would like to know detailed information, please do not hesitate to call me at Flexfilm.  256 748 8468.  

I would like to add to this thread.  I agree with everything Howard said.  I have another spin.  Ceramic does imply coffee mugs, plates, and toilets.   When oxide materials are used in the construction of window film, they are chemically made to rust or oxidize.  This new material in no longer the original metal it started out to be.  It is now a new material that is earthy, dirt-like, clayish....Hence the name "Ceramic".  This ceramic material is reduced to particles.  The particles are very small.  They are so small they can be measured in nanometers.  Nano means 1 billion.   A nanometer is a unit of measurement that can be used to measure one of these particles.  It can also be used to measure a molecule.  Basically it is used to measure very small stuff. If you would like to know more about how it is put into the window film construction... see Howard's post above.  Just remember that if someone takes an element like carbon and reduces it into particles and puts it into a window film, it is not a "ceramic" film.  It is a nano film with IR capibilities.  Big difference.  A film can only be referred to as a ceramic if it has certain oxidized materials in the construction usually on nano scale.  Just sayin.

Howard is tha man. 

I made a video that might shed some light on the question.  Hope this helps or stimulates a good discussion.  Thanks

The construction of our Panaflex consist of an IR-Cut Hard-Coating, layer of 98 gauge surface coated PET film.  Our poly is weatherable and surface-coated with a pigment technology which includes nano particles of carbon black. This is how we control the VLT of the film and can offer currently 7 shades.  There is no dye in this product.   This is the propriety technology that surface coats the poly with pigment which is similiar to deep dyed technology. Sorry for being vague, but this is all the detail I can give on this technology. Next is a layer of IR cut PSA. Next layer is a 48 gauge layer of optical grade PET film. Next is a UV-cut layer of PSA. And finally a Silicone Release Film.    Nano Particles that are included in this film are Antinomy Tin Oxide.  All nano particles are reduced to below 150 NM.  This is why our film is the clearest on the market.  The company that is responsible for all the quality raw materials in this film and all the other films that I prefer is the largest raw material supplier (polyester) in the world.  I'm not sure if I should mention their name but they are ranked #57 in the global 500 companies in the world. They grossed 106.9 billion dollars in 2013.  Out of all the other places in the World I could choose to manufacture window film products, this company is the largest and has the most advanced technology on the planet!... hands down.  

Howard,

I sometimes hear people talk about window films that use "IR absorbing dyes" like you mentioned above.  I have extensive experience with ceramic technology.  Please don't misunderstand my statement... because I admit that I do not know it all.  I have never run across a product or a manufacturer who used such a material.  I have never seen or experienced an IR absorbing dye. I have extensively interviewed many manufacturers and raw material suppliers who specialize in IR technology.  I have never run across anybody who has mentioned it, used it, or talked about it in this industry. Have I missed somebody?  I know this is a big world, but I must have left someone out??? Is "IR absorbing dye" just a myth?  Is there really a "dye" that can absorb a significant amount of that part of the spectrum? I have heard of UV blocking chemicals such as Uvanol.  I have even seen uv chemicals in sun tan lotion........ A "dye" that blocks out IR????    Could you please elaborate on this?  Is there any product that you could site as using this technology?  I don't mean to "call you out" or sound disrespectful but you certainly have more knowledge in that department that I apparently do.   I know I have just set myself up for you to put me in my place but I am not ashamed to learn something new. 

Panaflex uses ATO reduced to 150 NM. There is no dye in the product. There is no loss of performance with this product over time.

Next level,

I am not really sure what you could be seeing in the film. We have never had anyone tell us that there is any "rainbow" effect in our film unless there were fluorescent lights involved or polarized sunglasses used to see through the film. Please give us an update when the film dries on the glass.

Just wanted to let everyone know that we have information in this thread in an earlier post that needs to be updated to get in touch with Flexfilm Plus.

Flexfilm Plus

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770-401-5555 or

256-748-2853

Thanks,

Ralph Van Pelt, CEO Flexfilm Plus

Oh yea, make sure you just sand the edges on the plastic clip board.