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Ok, so yesterday I was contacted by the sales girl for FlexFilm.

Never heard of them but they claim they have their film "assembled" the same way 3M does by buying the poly from Martinsville VA, and glue, scratch coat, etc. etc. from others and have it boxed with their logo on it.

Then the owner called today and was telling me how they have been tinting for 26 years and decided to start selling film. They have some pretty informative videos on You Tube. His BIG selling film is an IR film he says has great heat reduction values and sells very well with a heat lamp.

My question is - Has anybody heard of these guys and better yet do any of you guys use their films?

Thanks in advance for the feedback

Yea, I like it. I have used it. Having had experience with other ceramic films out there I was surprised at how well their's shrunk. It acts more like a dyed film than any other ceramics I've worked with. I will say that from my own experience that the film blocks a lot of heat. I believe flex film has more value for the dollar than most major companies.

Yes, it is one of the absolute best ceramics for shrinking.

Here is some more info from other people...

http://www.tintdude.com/forum/index.php/topic/70879-maximum-heat-rejection-clear-films/page__st__12

That does not sound right...

Bama-I promise. I have no reason to speak negatively of this company, other than what I've personally experienced. Im sure they offer different lines of film, that may be better than what I used. However-the person did take the class, did tint his gf car several times, did leave the class thinking he could tint, and did fail when it came down to having a car in front of him with no instructor telling him what to do. Maybe this isnt their standard routine but it did happen.

Still think there is miscommunication on that...maybe on the end of the guy that you talked too. I have known them for some time now and no part of that sounds like them...plus they have been around an extremely long time as tinters and would never claim to be able to train someone in a weekend...that would be retarded. Now there is a place not too far from them that trains tinters and gives them film when they leave, maybe that is where the person went.

I have been talking to them and have been thinking of giving it a try.............. didn't know they did training

Ralf the owner is a pretty knowledgeable, personable person but I would like to know where it is made??

cheers all

................ if I decide to give it a try I will give a report on my thoughts as far as install and ability to up-sell with the heat lamp

As far as I am aware, they do not teach you to tint from scratch. Just just provide lessons on certain techniques or processed that will help you. Their website also doesn't state anything about training a tinter A-Z so I think there is miscommunication on that one. The heat lamp is a slam dunk if you have someone on the fence...50%-60% of our jobs are Ceramic and the heat lamp assists on some of them.

Is the IR Film any good? Their videos are cool.

IMO, it is as good as 3M Crystalline in real world experience. One of my cars is tinted in 3M Crystalline 40% all the way around and 50% on the windshield/sunroof. One another vehicle I have the PanaFlex 35% all the way around and 50% on the windshield/sunroof. Both vehicles feel about the same when I get in them and the AC/Heat kicks in extremely fast. It is a millions times easier to install than Crystalline though. IR being important or not, it is still a Ceramic window film that has great heat reduction. Once again, this is opinion only based on my experience.

Korean product.....(They do not get anything from Martinsville)

IR is great on the 'French Fry lamp'...... but that is at a certain wave length and only at the wave length....

Who knows how long this film will last? Is it worth risking the reputation of your business?

Their current lineup is not Korean film. Their original line included EconoFlex and SpectraFlex which was Korean imported film, but they no longer carry it.

FYI, we have used Llumar, Suntek, 3M, Aegis Advantage, and Madico.

We do 100%...great quality films. They are refining their line and now down to High Performance (UltraFlex), Color Stable (OmniFlex), Carbon (TerraFlex), and Ceramic IR (Panaflex). Ultra is a pretty standard HP film with a thin layer of metal with no reported interference issues, Omni I would say is better than 3M CS and Llumar ATC, Terra will be a true Carbon film versus Suntek Carbon, and Panaflex is similar to Crystalline but much easier to install.

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