whitehog

I bet you would.  

I have not had this much fun putting tint through hell since Llumar/Courtaulds brought me some test rolls back around 1994.I am beating this Solar FX with my harshest plastic and wood tools that would decimate my Suntek....This film is BADD AZZ ! 😂

OH,IM READY.....TO FEEL THE FX 😂

SolarFX to all the above. 

They make you cry when you cut them??   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
I'm sorry , I'm sorry ,   I thought it said * onions *    

Beat me to it
 

You need to contact them directly. Unlike many company, they still believe in human interaction.

Yes sirrr ....great customer service 

Just sell it to them when you're redoing those failures. 

I am beyond excited to know my sanity will be restored in the very near future. 

I feel bad for you Dennis! Trust me, I have been manufacturing PPF (originally going back to the late 90's with VentureShield) for a long, long time, and I have seen it all!
 
Unfortunately, it is very easy in some countries to pop up quickly, take advantage of a particular market with cheap production, and then disappear when things go south. Then, 3 weeks later, pop up as a totally new company! I'm not going to mention any names, but it does happen, and people really need to weigh risk V's reward when buying cheap products from Asia; and that goes for ANY product, not just PPF. For god's sake, they killed innocent babies with poison added to baby formula to save money. What do you think they would do with urethane film?
 
You may pay more for "made in USA" but at least you know where to go if a problem arises. PPF is extremely difficult to make, and things do go wrong. I think people can see the guys who have been here a long time, and realize there is a reason we are still here  
 
Hopefully you can withstand the returns and come out stronger on the other end Dennis; I look forward to seeing you at SEMA.
 

Thank you Stewy for your business. We appreciate you greatly and all that you do!

When you think that the customer service couldn't get any better, they hit you with a surprise! Awesome film and "Above and Beyond" service. Received all these today by surprise! @whitehog and Derek Vincent Vogler you and your team are awesome!

I forgot about the important one! 

Hello everyone, and thank you for asking questions about our SolarFX Window Films. I will try to answer your questions as well as I can. Our FXtreme series window film is our only Nano-Ceramic window film we offer. That is a very nice looking Miata and would look awesome murdered out in 20% all around. But, since your in LA and want to stay legal your options are the 50% or possible the 45%. If your installer has the 45% I would ask him to put a small piece on your side window and meter to see if it would maintain the legal percentage. Either way you will love the performance of the FXtreme film on your car. I have the 40% on my front windows and love the look and heat blocking.

Thank you for asking questions about our films!

Nothing quite like tint on a black car

Orange slime works great faster tint time for me.!!!
 

Ultra TintSlime vs Original TintSlime
 
I love original green TintSlime but since I got my new shop with no air conditioning, the green has been sticking to fast and not allowing me to squeegee if I let the slip sit under too long before hitting it.  My shop hits at least 95° everyday during the summer, and the green kept changing too much day to day.  
I decided to try the Ultra to see if it would fix this.  I thought I had screwed up ordering a whole gallon when I saw ** For Outdoor Use Only. Will Not Out Perform Original TintSlime indoors **  on the label.    This had me worried.  
I use a 7 gallon On-Demand sprayer at 60psi. constant flow.  I only mix 4 gallons at a time using 3 oz. of Slime. and top off when I am at about 1/2 gallon left, usually.   When I did my original change over, the first 4 gallons had me worried I didn't use enough Slime.  I used the same amount of orange as I do green, and I figured it would be way more *slippery*.  It wasn't until I topped off my sprayer a couple of times. I guess the mix finally evened itself out.  It seems to be working great with the high temps in my bay.  It also works the same in my 32oz. sprayers as the green.  
I noticed that when I did a windshield and had to trim around a big mirror thingy, that even after letting the slip sit there without squeegeeing it, it didn't give me any problems when I did get to it.  Usually with the green, I would have been redoing that windshield because of the marks that it would have left from slip drying to fast.   
It also sticks really well once you make a squeegee pass.  But if you need to lift and respray for some reason, it is fine.  
Once curing, it seems to cure the same as the original green stuff. 
Not sure if I am going to switch back to the green in the winter ( I probably will ) but, I am going to see how less slip in the Ultra will act first. 
 
All in all, I like the Ultra and the way it performs in the same amount as the original green Slime.  
 
Sorry for the long winded post    But I hope this helps and if you have any questions,, please ask.   and  

@PlaceToTint,
 
SolarFX Window Films was launched in October 2013 with 3 series of automotive films. We have worked with our builders in composing multiple series of films to achieve the highest quality of products for each category they represent. All of our films undergo extreme testing in a QUV Advanced Weathering Machine to forecast the durability of our products. Not to mention that we know how our films are constructed and are using the most advanced dyes available in our films. Even our least expensive 1ply 1mil film uses the same dyes as our most expensive films. We now have 8 different series of automotive films that include Classic, Vintage, Prime, CarbonFX, UltraFX, HybridFX, IRFX, and FXtreme2. All of the films series that have FX in the name are our color stable films. The Classic Series, our 1mil 1ply, entry level film has been on glass for 4 years in some of the hottest climates in the world and have experienced a great color fastness and still look great to this day. So to say that the CarbonFX will last a good long while for Color Stability is a pretty safe thought. 
 
I wish I could say more about the who and where of our films production but I really am limited to stating that it is made on good ole planet earth and our company is owned and operated 100% American out of our 27,000 sqft Headquarters in Kansas City, Missouri. Can't get anymore USA than right smack dab in the middle.
 
I misread your original statement and you stated that it was discontinued. Johnson is also another very good company with great films. I think from a construction and component stand point, with our CarbonFX series, it is as high a quality film as any high end film on the market. 

I know it isn't the direct answers you are looking for but it is the best I can provide. 
 
I hope you have a fantastic day and we look forward to welcoming you on board the SolarFX Window Films family!

@PlaceToTint,
 
SolarFX Window Films was launched in October 2013 with 3 series of automotive films. We have worked with our builders in composing multiple series of films to achieve the highest quality of products for each category they represent. All of our films undergo extreme testing in a QUV Advanced Weathering Machine to forecast the durability of our products. Not to mention that we know how our films are constructed and are using the most advanced dyes available in our films. Even our least expensive 1ply 1mil film uses the same dyes as our most expensive films. We now have 8 different series of automotive films that include Classic, Vintage, Prime, CarbonFX, UltraFX, HybridFX, IRFX, and FXtreme2. All of the films series that have FX in the name are our color stable films. The Classic Series, our 1mil 1ply, entry level film has been on glass for 4 years in some of the hottest climates in the world and have experienced a great color fastness and still look great to this day. So to say that the CarbonFX will last a good long while for Color Stability is a pretty safe thought. 
 
I wish I could say more about the who and where of our films production but I really am limited to stating that it is made on good ole planet earth and our company is owned and operated 100% American out of our 27,000 sqft Headquarters in Kansas City, Missouri. Can't get anymore USA than right smack dab in the middle.
 
I misread your original statement and you stated that it was discontinued. Johnson is also another very good company with great films. I think from a construction and component stand point, with our CarbonFX series, it is as high a quality film as any high end film on the market. 

I know it isn't the direct answers you are looking for but it is the best I can provide. 
 
I hope you have a fantastic day and we look forward to welcoming you on board the SolarFX Window Films family!

Hello @PlaceToTint, I hope that you are having a fantastic day.
 
I have not commented as of yet per your original request when you made the original post to hear from only actual users of the SolarFX films. As several have already stated, we do have non-disclosure agreements with our builders that forbid us to disclose who or where our products are manufactured. The best I can tell you is that we are using the best quality components that are available in every aspect of our films production. All of our FX modeled products, like CarbonFX, are of the highest quality and built to last a very long time. We are a 44 year old company and don't have any intentions of going away anytime soon. We have worked very hard at forging a name for SolarFX in the window film industry and feel that we have done a good job so far. We may not be the "oldest" film brand in the world but we certainly offer some of the best customer service in the industry. Which film company were you using before that went out of business recently? I don't know of any companies recently that are no longer in the film industry.
 
As @Ryker and @DynamicAppearance have stated, what's important is that you have a high quality product with a company that backs the product should there be an issue with any of the films. I wonder if any of your customers that want to know "where" the film is made ask the same question about the nails that are being used to construct their house, or where the fuel filter or oil filter that is used in their car are manufactured? Probably not, they generally don't even know what brand of filter is even being used in their car.
 
PlaceToTint, we would be honored to be your film brand of choice should you so choose to continue with our window films. If you choose to go with Suntek's films, I can assure you that they have high quality films also and are also a quality brand. If you have any questions that I may be able to answer feel free to give me a call. I am in the office M-F 8am-5pm Central time.
 
Shawn
 
 

@PlaceToTint,
 
SolarFX Window Films was launched in October 2013 with 3 series of automotive films. We have worked with our builders in composing multiple series of films to achieve the highest quality of products for each category they represent. All of our films undergo extreme testing in a QUV Advanced Weathering Machine to forecast the durability of our products. Not to mention that we know how our films are constructed and are using the most advanced dyes available in our films. Even our least expensive 1ply 1mil film uses the same dyes as our most expensive films. We now have 8 different series of automotive films that include Classic, Vintage, Prime, CarbonFX, UltraFX, HybridFX, IRFX, and FXtreme2. All of the films series that have FX in the name are our color stable films. The Classic Series, our 1mil 1ply, entry level film has been on glass for 4 years in some of the hottest climates in the world and have experienced a great color fastness and still look great to this day. So to say that the CarbonFX will last a good long while for Color Stability is a pretty safe thought. 
 
I wish I could say more about the who and where of our films production but I really am limited to stating that it is made on good ole planet earth and our company is owned and operated 100% American out of our 27,000 sqft Headquarters in Kansas City, Missouri. Can't get anymore USA than right smack dab in the middle.
 
I misread your original statement and you stated that it was discontinued. Johnson is also another very good company with great films. I think from a construction and component stand point, with our CarbonFX series, it is as high a quality film as any high end film on the market. 

I know it isn't the direct answers you are looking for but it is the best I can provide. 
 
I hope you have a fantastic day and we look forward to welcoming you on board the SolarFX Window Films family!

Hello @PlaceToTint, I hope that you are having a fantastic day.
 
I have not commented as of yet per your original request when you made the original post to hear from only actual users of the SolarFX films. As several have already stated, we do have non-disclosure agreements with our builders that forbid us to disclose who or where our products are manufactured. The best I can tell you is that we are using the best quality components that are available in every aspect of our films production. All of our FX modeled products, like CarbonFX, are of the highest quality and built to last a very long time. We are a 44 year old company and don't have any intentions of going away anytime soon. We have worked very hard at forging a name for SolarFX in the window film industry and feel that we have done a good job so far. We may not be the "oldest" film brand in the world but we certainly offer some of the best customer service in the industry. Which film company were you using before that went out of business recently? I don't know of any companies recently that are no longer in the film industry.
 
As @Ryker and @DynamicAppearance have stated, what's important is that you have a high quality product with a company that backs the product should there be an issue with any of the films. I wonder if any of your customers that want to know "where" the film is made ask the same question about the nails that are being used to construct their house, or where the fuel filter or oil filter that is used in their car are manufactured? Probably not, they generally don't even know what brand of filter is even being used in their car.
 
PlaceToTint, we would be honored to be your film brand of choice should you so choose to continue with our window films. If you choose to go with Suntek's films, I can assure you that they have high quality films also and are also a quality brand. If you have any questions that I may be able to answer feel free to give me a call. I am in the office M-F 8am-5pm Central time.
 
Shawn
 
 

Hello @PlaceToTint, I hope that you are having a fantastic day.
 
I have not commented as of yet per your original request when you made the original post to hear from only actual users of the SolarFX films. As several have already stated, we do have non-disclosure agreements with our builders that forbid us to disclose who or where our products are manufactured. The best I can tell you is that we are using the best quality components that are available in every aspect of our films production. All of our FX modeled products, like CarbonFX, are of the highest quality and built to last a very long time. We are a 44 year old company and don't have any intentions of going away anytime soon. We have worked very hard at forging a name for SolarFX in the window film industry and feel that we have done a good job so far. We may not be the "oldest" film brand in the world but we certainly offer some of the best customer service in the industry. Which film company were you using before that went out of business recently? I don't know of any companies recently that are no longer in the film industry.
 
As @Ryker and @DynamicAppearance have stated, what's important is that you have a high quality product with a company that backs the product should there be an issue with any of the films. I wonder if any of your customers that want to know "where" the film is made ask the same question about the nails that are being used to construct their house, or where the fuel filter or oil filter that is used in their car are manufactured? Probably not, they generally don't even know what brand of filter is even being used in their car.
 
PlaceToTint, we would be honored to be your film brand of choice should you so choose to continue with our window films. If you choose to go with Suntek's films, I can assure you that they have high quality films also and are also a quality brand. If you have any questions that I may be able to answer feel free to give me a call. I am in the office M-F 8am-5pm Central time.
 
Shawn