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Factory Tint
Factory tint, officially known as Privacy Glass, is an electrical process called "deep dipping" that involves dying the inside of automotive glass with a dark pigment. Factory tint is standard on the rear half of many new vehicles. With a common visual light transmission (VLT) of 15–26%, privacy glass is installed to provide passengers and personal items privacy from outsiders, hence the name privacy glass. Since most states have a VLT legal limit of around 50% for the front driver windows and windshield, factory tint is only applied to the rear half of vehicles windows to avoid breaking the law. Benefits With a low VLT, the primary benefit of privacy glass is to reduce the ability to see into the vehicle, providing privacy for passengers and personal items. Heat Rejection Although privacy glass has a tint to it, its heat-rejecting properties are limited. Some manufacturers claim their privacy glass can reject a large percentage of UVA and UVB, but the infrared light is still a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Window Film
Window film (tint) is a thin laminate film that can be installed to the interior or exterior of glass surfaces in automobiles and boats and also to the interior or exterior of glass in homes and buildings. It is usually made from polyethylene terephthalate (PET), a thermoplastic polymer resin of the polyester family, due to its clarity, tensile strength, dimensional stability, and ability to accept a variety of surface-applied or embedded treatments. Window films are generically categorised by their construction components (dyed, pigmented, metallized, ceramic or nano), by their intended use (automotive, marine or architectural), by substrate type (glass or polycarbonate), and/or by their technical performance (privacy, solar control, safety and security). Window film is normally installed by professional service companies but there are also DIY kits widely available. The International Window Film Association, founded in 1991, provides unbranded information about window films. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
