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Questions People Often Have About Commercial Window Tint

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Using commercial window tinting products is a good way to provide comfort to employees and customers while also protecting your investment in your vehicles and your building. The process is a little bit science and a great deal of art, and many people find it challenging to deal with. This blog takes a look at some of the common questions folks have about window tinting at their businesses and for their commercial vehicles.

How Much Protection Does It Provide?

The primary source of damage that comes from sunlight getting into a car or a room is from UV rays. As exposure continues, especially on sunny days, it can cause chemical interactions with many materials, especially plastics. If you've ever seen the fading of a sign that has sat in a store window for months, you'll have some sense of the damage that UV rays are doing.

High-performance commercial window tinting films can be installed that will reflect up to 60% of incoming UV rays. This can significantly extend the life of interiors in both vehicles and structures.

Are You Allowed to Use It?

Putting window tinting in an automobile is highly regulated in some areas. According to the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard, only the top 5 inches of a windshield may be tinted. The police also have the right to pull over a vehicle and check whether the light transmittance through any side and rear windows is legal. Medical exceptions are available in most states, but you will need to carry documentation with you to that effect.

Requirements vary wildly from state to state, but most have light transmittance requirements that allow for reflectance of no more than 25% to 30% of visible light. If you're simply trying to keep out infrared for cooling reasons or UV light for protection reasons, there is no limit on those because they are outside the range of light that's visible to humans. There are also frequently specific restrictions against the use of materials that have a mirroring effect.

Can You Apply Your Own Window Tint?

There are plenty of aftermarket solutions that you can apply on your own to your vehicles or buildings. However, adding tint is a tricky process that calls for keeping air out of the space between the window and the film. For that reason, many businesses prefer to have their work handled by a commercial window tinting services provider.

Contact a company like Doctor Window Tint to learn more.


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