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Protect Your Tampa Store With Advanced Film Solutions Glazing Film

Tampa, Orlando, St.Pete, Clearwater, Sarasota all face heat, glare, sun damage and shatter security concerns!

Storefront businesses like retail shops, restaurants, jewelry stores are targets for vandalism and break and entry..

Whether you have an alarm system and video surveillance is immaterial. These thieves smash and grab inventory before law enforcement has time to respond.

Some business owners have installed plywood like we would during hurricane events. Obviously this is labor intensive and an eye sore.

Advanced Film Solutions installs protective glazing security window film on your storefront glass including doors and windows.

These are clear optically transparent coatings that serve to hold glass in the frames.

We attach the high security impact strength film to the frames to create a complete system that prevents intrusion.

More importantly these systems are inexpensive, effective and are warranted for 15 years.

These are the very same mitigation films employed by the Federal government throughout the USA and major retail stores, landmark buildings, schools and houses of worship.

Our films will still protect your location from impact, shattering and UV damage.

Get a free estimate by calling our office at 813-949-3456

Tampa Bay

Advanced Film Solutions, Tampa School Campus Security Window Film

Glass safety enhancement with Advanced Film Solutions shatter resistant window film.

The unfortunate reality in the USA is the high rate of shooting incidents at schools.

This was the harsh reality and whatever one’s political persuasion concerning weapons, mental health and second amendment debates; our primary consideration is student and teacher protection.

One significant aspect of a security approach beyond law enforcement or onsite security personnel is an increase in perimeter protection and access.

Glass is the weakest point of entry for any facility.

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Thicker safety films when properly installed and attached to the window frames have a documented improvement for student protection.

Independent testing throughout the decades by the Federal government through the GSA, Army Corp of Engineering and the Department of Defense have demonstrated the efficacy of these films.

Advanced Film Solutions has built a team of expert installers who are dedicated to performing the best possible installations.

The shatter protection window film we provide are manufactured by the leaders in the window film industry.

These films meet the stringent requirements for force protection and fragment retention and impact. All the films we provide have met these standards.

There are differences in appearance between these films that are primarily based upon the solar safety combined films.

This type of glass safety film combines a thin film solution in combination with a thick shatter film.

The nuances in appearance include the appearance of the shatter film, privacy level and reflectivity.

This aesthetic consideration is important when school safety administrators determine what type of “look” they want for their school.

Privacy considerations become critical for keeping potential threats from observing what is happening within the school.

Highly reflective films will prevent scoping and simultaneously lower interior glare and heat which is a great concern for schools in warmer climates.

Advanced Film Solutions offers the most choices in shatter film appearance while maintaining the highest level of protection.

Contact our team at 877-575-3456

Tampa, Orlando, Sarasota

Finding Tampa’s Best Car Tinting Choices To Fight Road Heat

Advanced Film Solutions is Tampa’s FormulaOne LLumar SelectPro car tinting experts.

Located at Land O’Lakes, FL at 4400 Land O’ Lakes Blvd, our team of expert installers utilizes high speed plotters to cut the exact matching templates for your vehicles windows.

This eliminates gaps and reduces any potential razor lines on your soft glass.

Our choices are available in a wide range of performance capabilities including our ceramic IR heat blocking Stratos, Pinnacle and CTX films.

Our waiting area offers free wi-fi and waiting times are typically less than an hour and a half.

All choices come with a lifetime warranty.

The Eastman LLumar Films are the best selling films in the industry and that fact is based on the durability and clarity of these films.

Advanced Film Solutions techs are some of the best in the industry.

Call 813-949-3456 for an appointment today.

Tampa Stops Heat & Glare! LLumar Car Tinting, Advanced Film Solutions

Driving around the bay area can be challenging.

Endless road construction combined with our hot and humid weather for much of the year can be an aggravating situation.

Advanced Film Solutions, located in Land O’Lakes, FL just north of SR 54 on US 41 are experts at making your ride cool, glare free and UV free.

We provide more choices for our customers.

These films range from hybrid metal coatings to the very latest ceramic technologies that stop heat without interfering with GPS, Satellite Radio or Bluetooth.

All choices have a lifetime warranty and all installs are done using high speed plotters and precision software to the specific window configuration of your vehicle.

This makes our installations precise and frankly error free.

It’s high time to stop heat, glare and UV that can damage your car’s interiors as well as protecting your health from skin cancer.

Call 813-949-3456 for an appointment.

Our offices have a waiting area as well as free Wi-Fi

Outstanding LLumar, FormulaOne Pasco Car Tinting: Advanced Film Solutions

Advanced Film Solutions has become Tampa Bay’s number one car tinting choice.

Located in Lutz FL at 4400 Land O’ Lakes Blvd. our techs are some of the best in the business!

We utilize high speed plotters and precision cut software to create the car tinting patterns. This makes for a smoother and faster installation with no sharp objects on or near your car!

We install Eastman LLumar SelectPro FormulaOne automotive films including Stratos, Pinnacle and TX Ceramics.

These films will not interfere with Bluetooth, GPS or FM AM radio or cellular transmissions and we perfectly match your factory tint privacy glass.

Lifetime warranty and transferable no fault with our FormulaOne Choices.

Better Business rated A Plus and

Nine Time Super Service Award winner with Angie’s List.

Get cooler, UV free and safer today with

Protect People & Assets With Glazing Window Film

Property managers, asset protection, and security management have the critical responsibility to ensure safety for people and assets at soft target locations.

By soft target we are referring to facilities that may be targeted by extremists for potential explosives where security personnel are not typically employed.

Glass is an ineffective barrier and flying glass shards and debris can become catastrophic during a blast event.

The Federal Government under the auspices of the GSA and Department of Defense have established blast mitigation standards since the Oklahoma City bombing in 1994.

The Glazing protection films installed by Advanced Film Solutions meets these standards and these films provide this level of documented, tested people and asset protection.

It is highly recommended that the film installation is attached to storefront frames using an approved attachment system.

Advanced Film Solutions typically utilizes Dow Corning 995 Structural Silicone which has been tested and approved by the Federal officials including the Army Corps. of Engineers.

Advanced Film Solutions is flexible in the approved window film brands that meet these standards.

Eastman Chemical LLumar, Vista and SunTek
Madico and Madico Sunscape
Saint-Gobain’s Armorcoat
Johnson Laminating
Hanita- Avery-Dennison

There are aesthetic variations between these films but the safety level is equal as all the films represented meet the GSA standards.

Many property and asset protection managers consider solar safety security films that not only provide the life safety benefits but also provide solar heat gain reduction and privacy (reflective combination films.)

We recommend that you consider a free site survey and estimate.

These are difficult times and no one is happy about the need to consider these covert methods for protecting your personnel and assets.

Nevertheless; if you are concerned about a potential threat (think religious institution or schools) than these effective methods should be strongly considered!

Advanced Film Solutions

Toll Free: 877-575-3456

Offices Tampa, Orlando, Sarasota

Advanced Film Solutions, Tampa Bay’s Window Film Leader

Advanced Film Solutions is Tampa’s leading window film installation company. We have developed a superior strategic advantage over all competitors in the region.

Leading solutions:

Our portfolio of window film solutions includes the Eastman Chemical’s suite of films including LLumar SelectPro, Vista, Huper Optik and SunTek.

We augment these solutions with Solar Gard, Madico, Avery-Dennison Hanita and 3M Fasara films.

No other company comes close.

Our installation capabilities outdistance our competition with some of the most experienced and talented techs in the country.

No matter the scope of your project we have the capacity and technical expertise that’s required.

No other company has completed more projects than Advanced Film Solutions with more than 42,000 delighted clients throughout Florida.

Take a look at our website and call 813-949-3456 for a free estimate or comparison quotation.

Advanced Film Solutions

Tampa Bay, Sarasota, Orlando

Make Your Ride Summer Ready With Advanced Film Solutions, Tampa Cool

Thanks to our never ending heat and sunshine, riding around Tampa Bay can be a heated experience.

Clear glass windows let in heat, glare and UV.

SUV’s come equipped with factory tinted glass that does provide privacy but does very little when it comes to factoring out heat and absolutely nothing to filter our harmful UV.

The best choice is Advanced Film Solutions LLumar SelectPro High Performance Automotive window film.

We offer our clients more choices in performance and light transmission.

Ceramic films that won’t block cell phones, Bluetooth or Satellite Radio.

Precision Core software that cuts the exact pattern of your car windows so we are faster, exact and won’t scratch your glass.

Lifetime warranty backs your Advanced Film selection.

Get cool now by calling 813-949-3456 for an appointment.

4400 Land O’Lakes Blvd.

Land O’Lakes, FL

Tampa Cool.

Window Film For Tampa-Clearwater Heat Control Perfect Balance

Homeowners throughout Tampa Bay, Orlando and Sarasota appreciate the numerous benefits of having solar control window film applied to their windows.

Advanced Film Solutions has provided energy control films on nearly 40,000 homes in the last 18 years.

Our in home estimates allow our clients the opportunity to choose the perfect film for their specific requirements and aesthetic preferences.

Reflective, dual reflective coatings:

Our portfolio of films covers a wide range of light transmissions and heat filtering capabilities.

Dual reflective films present a reflective appearance from the exterior view and a lower reflection from the interior. These films allow for night vision and will give the homeowner daytime privacy while factoring out heat.

No other company in Florida has as many choices. The se films range from our 5% straight through light transmissions of 58-60%

Non- Reflective coatings:

Our Ceramic Huper Optik coatings and Vista ceramic and spectrally selective films are less reflective than glass.

These coatings are perfect for deed restricted gated communities and they block a range of total solar energy from 75% to 49%

It should be noted that darker films in any composition factor out more heat than lighter versions of these films. This includes our spectrally selective films that filter out IR wavelengths.

There are some 3M dealers who confuse IR wavelengths with heat. This confusion leads them to make erroneous claims that a lighter 70% film can block 97% of the heat. This is clearly untrue.

Fortunately the NFRC has established factual, lab tested performance characteristics that highlight the actual performance of their prestige film as well as the Eastman Chemical portfolio we represent.