Category: 3M Scotchshield window film

Solar Shatter Control Window Film, Protecting Tampa Bay, Sarasota & Orlando

Today’s window film technology has vastly improved the longevity and performance of solar and solar security window film.

Florida home owners are looking for ways to lower cooling costs, improve glare control and provide UV protection for their homes.

Advanced Film Solutions thin film coatings will filter nearly 100% of the UV as well as more than 80% of the glare.

These films are installed on the interior side of your windows and sliders.

Many of these selections are available in thicker iterations that not only meet these solar requirements but add home safety and security.

Shatter resistant versions will deny, delay and ultimately deter burglaries since the thief will discover that the glass remains intact.

Many property managers and retail store owners have had shatter control window film applied to their windows and doors.

These thicker coatings can keep intruders out of your offices while law enforcement responds.

These films are also available in reflective coatings that will provide privacy.

Security films are employed at Federal buildings and military bases for force protection as well as blast mitigation.

These tested films provide both the energy savings aspect as well as this higher level of home protection.

Call Advanced Film Solutions for a free estimate toll free:

877-575-3456

Make this holiday season cooler and safer with Window Film!

Upgrade Your Home’s Comfort & Protection: Why Combination Solar & Safety Security Window Film Is a Smart Investment

When it comes to home improvement, few upgrades offer as high a return on investment—or cover as many crucial bases at once—as upgrading your windows and sliding glass doors with modern window film.

In Central and West Coast Florida, home and business owners face two constant challenges: persistent heat and humidity driving up cooling bills, and the ongoing threat of extreme weather, forced entry, or accidental glass breakage.

Advanced Film Solutions provides the ultimate dual-action solution: Combination Shatter and Solar Safety Security Window Film.

Covering Pasco, Pinellas, Hillsborough, and Hernando counties, as well as extended service areas out to Orlando and Venice, Advanced Film Solutions delivers industry-leading window film upgrades designed to safeguard your home, family, and wallet.

1. Slash Energy Bills and Cool Down Your Living Spaces

Standard glass windows and sliding glass doors act as entry points for massive amounts of solar heat. Your air conditioner works overtime just to keep indoor temperatures manageable, leading to inflated monthly utility bills.

Combination solar-security window films work to reject a major portion of total solar energy before it enters your home. By reducing solar heat gain, these films keep room temperatures balanced, eliminate hot spots near glass doors, and substantially reduce the workload on your HVAC system—resulting in noticeable lower cooling costs year-round.

2. Block 99.9%+ of Harmful UV Rays

Solar radiation does more than just heat up your living room; ultraviolet (UV) rays are the primary driver behind faded wood flooring, ruined carpets, bleached furniture, and damaged artwork.

Advanced window films filter out up to 99.9% of harmful UV rays. Upgrading your windows and sliders creates a protective barrier that extends the lifespan of your interior furnishings and shields your loved ones from exposure to damaging radiation inside your home.

3. Fortify Your Glass Against Break-Ins and Accidents

Standard annealed or tempered window glass fractures easily under impact. Intruders often view sliding glass doors and ground-floor windows as easy target entry points. Furthermore, severe weather debris or simple household accidents can turn a pane of glass into dangerous, flying shards.

Safety and security window films are thicker, high-tensile micro-layered films engineered to hold shattered glass together upon impact. Even if the glass cracks, the heavy-duty film and specialized adhesive hold the fragments firmly in place within the frame. This creates a powerful deterrent against forced entry by delaying intruder access, while significantly reducing the risk of flying glass injuries during severe storms or impacts.

4. Upgrade Sliders and Large Windows Without the Cost of Glass Replacement

Replacing entire window units and sliding glass door assemblies with impact glass can be extraordinarily expensive, disruptive, and time-consuming.

Combination safety and solar film provides a cost-effective, high-performance alternative that enhances the strength, solar control, and energy efficiency of your existing glass without the messy tear-out process.

Why Choose Advanced Film Solutions?

As Florida’s recognized window film leader, Advanced Film Solutions offers an unmatched portfolio of world-class, trusted brands, ensuring a tailored solution for every architectural need and budget:

  • Madico & Armorcoat®: Industry-proven safety and solar options providing robust protection against safety hazards and energy loss.

Whether you are looking to secure your sliding glass doors, eliminate glare in your living room, or protect your property across Tampa Bay, Orlando, or Venice, upgrading your glass is one of the smartest decisions you can make for your property.

Ready to enhance your home’s security, energy efficiency, and overall comfort?

Contact the team at Advanced Film Solutions today for a complimentary estimate and explore how high-performance combination solar safety security film can transform your windows and doors.

For a free estimate call our office toll free at : 877-575-3456

Advanced Film Solutions

Tampa Bay, Orlando, Sarasota

 

 

Advanced Film Solutions Tampa St. Pete, Clearwater Home, Auto, Office Window Film

Advanced Film Solutions is pleased to be your 3M Prestige and Eastman Vista Film, Huper Optik and LLumar SelectPro  for the Tampa Bay, Orlando and Sarasota region.

Our team is proud to be part of this program that promotes the best value high performance window film for homes and commercial requirements through our 3M, Huper Optik, Vista and LLumar brands.

Advanced Film Solutions recommends the 3M Prestige, 3M Ultra solar shatter combination films as well as the Eastman portfolio of Vista and LLumar solar and solar security film.

No other manufacturer has the extensive inventory of light transmissions, appearance and versatility.

We are also enthusiastic representatives of the FormulaOne LLumar car tinting portfolio by Eastman Chemicals.

Advanced Film Solutions provides the very best window film installations in the west and central Florida region.

Our team has earned the Super Service Award from Angie’s List for 15 years and an A Plus rating from the Better Business Bureau.

We have also earned our spot on the Top Dealer USA list for 2026!

This is the tenth year in a row for our team!

We have expanded our market coverage throughout the region and our team of expert installers with unmatched skills is certainly a value added for our clients.

Call our office toll free (877-575-3456) for a free estimate!

Advanced Film Solutions, Inc.

813-949-3456

Stop The Fade: Florida’s Advanced Film Solutions UV Window Film

Take a good look around your home and pay attention to anything of value that can and will get damaged by the light, heat and UV streaming through your windows and sliders.

You can try to limit the damage by keeping your home in perpetual darkness but where’s the joy in that?

Advanced Film Solutions has an elegant, practical and affordable solution: Window Film!

Today’s technology has produced thin films that stop heat, UV and light without changing the appearance of your windows.

These spectrally selective films are designed to filter out the damaging UV at 99.9%.

This means your valuable wood floors, paintings and furniture will maintain their vibrant colors for decades rather than months.

Advanced Film Solutions expert installers will make certain that the clarity and appearance are crystal clear. These films are durable and warranted for a lifetime.

Advanced Film Solutions installs 3M Prestige and Prestige Ultra along with the Eastman Chemical’s LLumar SelectPro Vista and Huper Optik ceramic films. These films offer the maximum light to heat rejection of any window film.

We offer extremely competitive pricing and our technicians are the very best in the business.

Start today in keeping your valuables looking as great as they can.

Call our office for a free estimate.

Advanced Film Solutions

Toll free: 877-575-3456

Tampa’s First Choice For Window Film By Educated Consumers

Advanced Film Solutions is Tampa Bay’s Number One choice for residential and commercial window film installations.

We differentiate our solutions and installations from our competition in several critical ways.

  1. Our experience is unmatched with over 45 years in window film sales and installation.
    Our background at 3M and as an independently owned local business has provided us with the expertise and knowledge that our clients can rely upon.
  2. We offer every leading window film brand so we know the advantages of a particular film solutions over another. Our starting point is the 3M Prestige and Prestige Ultra Film and our Eastman Chemical foundation of thin films that include LLumar, Vista and Huper Optik.
  3. Our solutions have the best clarity and performance expectations supported and documented by the NFRC. This takes away the guess work and sets a level playing field for comparison shopping.
  4. We know which film will best match your specific requirements. Light transmissions, clarity, durability and which films match HOA rules or deed restrictions.
  5. Our safety and shatter films meet federal requirements for force protection and fragment retention as stipulated by the GSA and DOD. These specifications include wet seal attachment systems that are a vital part of any security solution.
  6. Our customer service is best in Florida. We have earned 11 Super Service Awards from Angie’s List as well as a A Plus rating with the Better Business Bureau. We also have more than 600 Google 5 Star Ratings.
  7. Our techs are some of the very best in the industry, a veritable all start team of technicians.
  8. Our pricing is always competitive and you will be assured of the best results and solutions without that costing more compared to our competition.
  9. Our lifetime warranty is written and supported by these leading manufacturers.
  10. We solve problems by consulting with our clients. We are never pushy or use high pressure tactics.

The time for eliminating UV, keeping your home or business cooler and safer is now!

Call toll free 877-575-3456 for a free estimate.

Advanced Film Solutions

Tampa, Orlando, Sarasota

Florida’s Shattered Glass & Heat Protective Window Film

Advanced Film Solutions is Florida’s leading installation company for protective glazing window film.

Our team of installers has provided security window film for homes and offices throughout the west, central region covering Tampa Bay, Orlando and Sarasota and Bradenton.

Security window film is applied to the interior side of your windows and sliders.  These films delay, deter and deny entry from burglars.

Our region was spared the significant damage sustained by our neighbors in southwest Florida from Hurricane Ian.

Our thicker solar security window films protect your home from flying debris and will hold glass in their frames.

Power outages that stop air conditioning systems won’t effect our window film’s ability to stop as much as 85% of the heat from entering your home!

Solar versions of these thicker (8 ML) coatings lower cooling costs and eliminate UV.

There are dozens of selections that will match your specific requirements in light filtering and appearance.

Advanced Film Solutions offers more brands and choices than any other provider of security films.

Consider our 3M Prestige Ultra window film that meets all deed restrictions for gated communities and condos. Superior IR heat rejection and less reflective than glass.

Our solutions include Eastman Chemical’s LLumar, Vista, Huper Optik and SunTek.

We also install Armorcoat, Madico, Johnson, Hanita coatings.

The bottom line?

If you are interested in hardening your windows and doors a retrofit application of security film will provide safety and energy cost savings for a lifetime of comfort.

Free estimates, toll free: 877-575-3456

Advanced Film Solutions

Tampa Bay, Sarasota, Orlando

Cooler Window Film Deals For Tampa Bay, Orlando And Sarasota Homes

Cooler (and by cooler we mean two degrees!) days are here and Tampa Bay home and business owners are doing their homework comparing window film solutions to blinds and shutters.

Advanced Film Solutions is the fastest growing window film company in the USA and our clients are delighted from Pinellas, Hillsborough, Pasco County straight to the Orlando and Sarasota area.

We offer more choices than any other window film company.

Trusted 3M Prestige window film that factors out more IR wavelengths than any other window film. Unique multilayered optical film that won’t alter the appearance of your windows and sliders.

3M is the leader and Advanced Film Solutions is your source for professional lifetime warranted installations in the greater Tampa, Orlando and Sarasota region.

Dynamic LLumar and Vista Film.

The incredible patented Huper Optik films made in Germany.

Madico and Sunscape Select

Avery-Dennison security films from Israel.

Solar Gard by Saint-Gobain to name a few.

Whether you live in a deed restricted or gated community or not; we have the very best solutions and always at the most competitive prices.

Our installers have earned the Super Service Award from Angie’s List for 13 years and we have established an A Plus Rating with the Better Business Bureau.

Now that the Fall is here the sun angle creates glare on your TV and computers. Fading of your wood floors can all be resolved thanks to these coatings that filter out 99.9% of the UV.

Always free estimates by calling toll free at 877-575-3456

ADVANCED FILM SOLUTIONS

Beat the Heat & Protect Your Home This Storm Season: Why 3M & Eastman Window Films Are a Must-Have

Florida summer is in full force. With ongoing heat advisories and storm season actively underway, homeowners and condo owners across Tampa Bay, Pinellas, Pasco, St. Petersburg, Orlando, and Sarasota face a double challenge: sky-high energy bills and the threat of severe weather.

Fortunately, you don’t have to choose between extreme air conditioning costs and glass safety. Advanced Film Solutions delivers industry-leading 3M and Eastman Window Films designed to fortify your glass, slash electric bills, and keep your indoor space cool and comfortable year-round.

1. Lower Monthly Electric Bills by Up to 30%

When heat advisories hit Central and West Florida, your HVAC system works overtime to keep your home cool. Windows are the primary entry point for solar heat gain in Florida homes and condominiums.

By applying high-performance solar control films from 3M and Eastman, you can reject up to 79% of solar heat before it enters your living space. The result?

  • A lower power bill by up to 30%

  • Reduced workload and wear on your AC unit

  • Balanced room temperatures throughout your entire home

  • Our films bring your sliders and windows to the Sea Turtle light requirements for condos and homes along the gulf beaches.

2. Storm Season Protection Against Flying Debris

Severe weather requires a strong, proactive defense. Standard glass breaks easily when struck by airborne tree branches, flying debris, or violent wind gusts. Broken glass leaves your home exposed to wind-driven rain and severe internal damage.

Our micro-layered 3M and Eastman Safety and Security Window Films act as a resilient protective shield. While no film makes glass entirely indestructible, these high-tensile films hold shattered glass fragments together upon impact—preventing flying shards from entering your interior and helping hold the envelope of your home against storm winds.

Brands include:

Madico and Sunscape

Huper Optik

LLumar

Vista

Armorcoat

Johnson

Avery Dennison Hanita

3. Stop Harsh Glare & Block 99.9% of Harmful UV Rays

Tired of squinting at your television or battling blinding sun glare on your computer screen? Window film cuts distracting glare without turning your rooms dark or obstructing your beautiful outdoor views.

Furthermore, solar window films block 99.9% of harmful ultraviolet (UV) rays, protecting your hardwood floors, leather furniture, drapes, and artwork from costly sun fading and premature damage.

Advanced Film Solutions recommends thicker security film applications when you are seeking solar benefits like lowered electric bills, comfort and privacy.

Dual purpose solar safety films stop heat and glare while providing the effective barrier against intrusion.

  • Dual benefit security solar films can block up to 80% of the heat from entering your home.
  • Privacy from the street.
  • UV is filtered by 99.9%
  • Lower monthly cooling costs by 50%
  • Meets deed restrictions.
  • Will slow down, deny entry allowing law enforcement addition time to respond.
  • May qualify for tax incentives.

Key Benefits at a Glance:

  • Energy Efficiency: Cut monthly cooling costs by up to 30%.

  • Storm Security: Keep shattered glass intact against storm debris and flying impact.

  • UV & Glare Defense: Block 99% of UV rays and eliminate screen glare while keeping natural light.

  • Condo & Home Friendly: Clear outdoor views without changing external aesthetic rules.

Get Your Free Estimate Today!

Don’t wait for the next heatwave or storm warning to take action. Protect your home, your family, and your wallet with the ultimate window film solutions from 3M and Eastman.

Serving homeowners and condo communities throughout Tampa Bay, Orlando, and Sarasota.

Contact Advanced Film Solutions Today for a FREE Estimate!

Free estimates by calling Advanced Film Solutions toll free: 877-575-3456

Offices Tampa Bay, Sarasota, Orlando, FL

Thinking About Replacing Your Windows? Why a Window Film Quote Might Be Your Smartest Move

Many Florida homeowners are suffering with inefficient windows and doors.

If drafty rooms, soaring summer electric bills, or faded flooring have you contemplating a complete window replacement, take a pause before committing tens of thousands of dollars. A smarter, high-tech option offers better ROI. It solves sun control and security challenges your home faces.

 

If you are suffering from high cooling costs and unfiltered glare and heat, explore window film solutions. They are often more cost-efficient than replacing the window.

Full-frame window replacement is often touted as the go-to solution for aging home glazing, but the astronomical cost, invasive construction, and lengthy payback periods can leave homeowners feeling underwhelmed. Before you tear out perfectly sound glass frames, getting a complimentary quote for 3M and Eastman Performance Window Film from Advanced Film Solutions is the wisest move you can make for your home and your wallet.

Today’s thin film coatings include an array of ceramic and metalized choices that factor out nearly 85% of the heat, 99.9% of the UV and can lower your monthly electric bill by 30%.

1. The Unbeatable ROI: Retrofit vs. Replacement

When evaluating home renovation projects, return on investment should be front and center. Full window replacements can easily run between $15,000 and $40,000+ for an average modern home. According to national remodeling benchmarks, full replacement window projects typically recover only 60% to 70% of their cost at resale, taking upwards of 15 to 25 years to pay for themselves through energy savings alone.

By contrast, high-performance window film installed by Advanced Film Solutions acts as a surgical upgrade to your existing window glass. By dramatically reducing solar heat gain right at the glass surface, window film can lower cooling costs by up to 30%, delivering full financial payback in as little as 2 to 4 years. It is widely recognized as having the highest ROI of any home energy retrofit project.

2. Unmatched Lineup: World-Class Brands Under One Roof

No two homes—and no two homeowners—are identical. A major downside of traditional window replacement is being forced into limited standard glass tinting options. At Advanced Film Solutions, we provide access to the industry’s most prestigious window film portfolios: 3M Window Films and Eastman Performance Window Films (including Vista, LLumar, and EnerLogic technology).

  • Optical Clarity with Nanotechnology: Options like 3M™ Prestige Series utilize multi-layer optical film technology to reject up to 97% of infrared heat and 60% of total solar heat without altering the architectural appearance of your home or darkening your interior views.

  • Advanced Ceramic Options: Ideal for coastal or high-glare environments, high-grade spectrally selective ceramic films block intense solar radiation while keeping views crisp and distortion-free.

  • Dual-Action Low-E All-Season Films: Innovative films like EnerLogic operate year-round, rejecting summer heat while reflecting radiant interior warmth back into your home during cooler winter months.

  • Safety & Security Laminates: Upgrade standard glass into shatter-resistant barriers with 3M™ Ultra Safety Film, offering robust defense against forced entry, flying debris, and severe weather events.

3. What Happens During an Advanced Film Solutions Quote Consultation?

Requesting a quote from Advanced Film Solutions isn’t just getting a price tag—it’s an expert, tailored consultation designed to analyze your home’s unique orientation and performance bottlenecks. Here is what you can expect when our experts visit your space:

  1. Precise Solar Assessment: We analyze glass types, sun exposure, and high-heat zones to pinpoint exact heat and glare pressure points.

  2. Hands-On Sample Evaluation: See, touch, and test samples directly on your windows under real daylight conditions.

  3. Tailored Performance Matching: We match specific film specifications (VLT, SHGC, and IR rejection) to your precise budget and aesthetic requirements.

  4. Transparent, No-Hassle Pricing: Clear estimates backed by comprehensive manufacturer warranties (including lifetime residential coverage).

4. Preserving Architectural Charm & Interior Investments

Replacing original window frames can ruin custom woodwork, destroy surrounding plaster or drywall, and alter the authentic curb appeal of historic or custom homes. Window film installation preserves the integrity of your existing frames and glass while instantly giving them modern spectrally selective performance.

Furthermore, standard untreated window glass allows damaging ultraviolet rays to destroy hardwood floors, custom drapery, expensive rugs, and artwork. With a 99.9% UV block built into all 3M and Eastman performance films, a simple retrofit pays for itself over and over by safeguarding your interior valuables.

Ready to Upgrade Your Home’s Efficiency & Comfort?

Don’t spend thousands more than you need to on full window replacements. Schedule your free, expert consultation with Advanced Film Solutions today and experience the difference world-class 3M and Eastman performance films can make.

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You’ll find that the cost to transform your current windows will be less than 10% of the cost to replace your windows.

The performance expectations of Advanced Film are all NFRC certified.

You’ll also enjoy a lifetime warranty directly from our preferred manufacturers.

Advanced Film Solutions 

877-575-3456

Beat the Heat & Secure Your Home: Why Advanced Film Solutions is Florida’s Ultimate Glass Improvement Partner

Living in the Sunshine State offers year-round tropical paradise, but it also presents a unique set of architectural and lifestyle challenges.

High electric bills driven by non-stop air conditioning, damaging UV rays that fade hardwood floors and furniture, blinding glare, and the annual threat of severe weather with wind-blown debris can turn expansive home windows from a feature into a vulnerability.

Since 2007, Advanced Film Solutions has been helping Florida homeowners reclaim their comfort, safety, and peace of mind. By combining industry-leading technology from 3M™ and Eastman (LLumar / Vista) with expert local installation, we deliver high-performance window film solutions engineered specifically for Florida’s intense climate.

1. Keep Cool & Slash Energy Bills with Sun Control Films

Florida heat doesn’t just warm your home—it pours radiant heat through your glass. Standard residential windows act like magnifiers, causing your air conditioner to run constantly and driving power bills sky-high.

Our advanced solar control window films act as a micro-thin optical shield for your home. Utilizing world-class innovation from 3M and Eastman, these films reject up to 85% of incoming solar heat while maintaining crisp optical clarity and natural light inside your living space.

  • Lower Cooling Costs: Reduce HVAC cooling load by up to 30%, resulting in noticeable monthly energy savings.

  • Eliminate Hot Spots: Maintain balanced, comfortable temperatures across every room, regardless of sun exposure.

  • Reduce Harsh Glare: Enjoy TV screens, computer monitors, and waterfront views without blinding glare.

  • Protect Furnishings: Block 99.9% of harmful ultraviolet (UV) rays that cause expensive furniture, artwork, leather, and custom flooring to fade over time.

2. Defend Your Family with Solar Shatter & Security Films

In Florida, high winds, severe tropical thunderstorms, and hurricane threats are an inevitable reality. Windows and sliding glass doors are often the weakest structural link in any home. When intense winds or high-velocity flying debris break a glass pane, internal pressure rapidly increases, putting the entire roof structure at risk.

Advanced Film Solutions provides heavy-duty 3M and Eastman safety and security films designed to keep shattered glass intact under extreme pressure:

  • Storm & Wind-Debris Protection: When severe weather strikes, security film acts as a flexible membrane, bonding broken glass fragments together into a resilient barrier. This prevents dangerous airborne glass shards from injuring your family or compromising your home’s envelope.

  • Forced-Entry & Burglary Deterrence: Glass breaks quickly under blunt impact, offering easy access to intruders. Security film significantly delays forced entry by keeping the pane held firmly within the frame, giving emergency responders crucial extra time.

3. The Ultimate Defense: Combination Solar-Shatter Films

Why choose between thermal efficiency and physical safety when you can have both?

Advanced Film Solutions specializes in combination solar shatter films. These multi-layered, state-of-the-art coatings fuse energy-rejecting solar control technology with tear-resistant micro-layered security film into a single invisible layer.

With a single professional application, your home gains 24/7 defense against heatwaves, UV fading, storm debris, and forced entry—all without altering the architectural beauty of your residence.

4. Why Choose Advanced Film Solutions?

Window film technology is only as effective as the quality of its installation. Since 2007, Advanced Film Solutions has set the standard for residential and commercial glass tinting across Florida.

  • Factory-Authorized 3M & Eastman Dealer: We offer premier products backed by comprehensive manufacturer warranties that guarantee long-term optical clarity, performance, and durability against bubbling, peeling, or discoloration.

  • Precision Professional Installation: Our experienced technicians ensure flawless, bubble-free installations fitted precisely to your window specifications.

  • Trusted Local Expertise: Thousands of Florida homeowners trust us for honest recommendations, fair pricing, and top-tier customer service.

Ready to Make Your Florida Home Cooler, Safer, and Energy Efficient?

Upgrade your home’s glass today with Florida’s premier window film specialists. Contact Advanced Film Solutions for a free, no-obligation home consultation and customized quote.