Tag: UV window film

Coolest Hotels Choose Advanced Film Solutions

When a local downtown Tampa hotel needed to lower the amount of glare and heat gain entering their lobby through a huge atrium sunroof the team at Advanced Film Solutions was naturally their first choice to solve the problem.

Our expert installation crew tackled the heat and weather by installing a reflective exterior solar film that will reduce heat by 90% as well as the glare and 99.9% of the UV

Advanced Film Solutions has completed thousands of residential and commercial projects since we launched the company in 2007.

We have created what we believe is the best installation team in Florida. Our track record includes the Sarasota International Airport as well as NC State University.

Our expertise is unmatched and our selections include the leading choices in the window film industry.

Brands like Eastman Chemicals’ LLumar, Vista, SunTek and Huper Optik

Madico and Sunscape

Hanita interior and exterior coatings.

Solar Gard and Armorcoat Safety Films

Johnson, Geoshield and 3M Fasara and ScotchCal Vinyls

Call Advanced Film Solutions toll free at 877-575-3456 for a free estimate!

Tampa Bay, Clearwater, Bradenton, Sarasota, Orlando

Cooler, Safer Tampa, Orlando, Sarasota Schools, Advanced Film Solutions

When our local high school recognized just how uncomfortable their entry way was getting every afternoon they considered all options.

Their best alternative was Advanced Film Solutions and our LLumar solar control window film.

Our installation team coated their glass with a thin film that factors out more than 75% of the total solar energy from entering the facility.

Glare was reduced by 85% and the UV is nearly eliminated by 99.9%

Now students and faculty are cooler and far more comfortable while their AC costs are reduced by nearly 50%!

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The clarity of the application is outstanding and we received an A on this examination!

Land O’ Lakes High School is cooler and comfortable and your school, office or home can also make the grade thanks to Advanced Film Solutions.

Toll Free: 877-575-3456

Tampa, Orlando How To Choose Between Security & Solar Window Film

Fall is almost upon us and Floridians now under stay at home orders consider methods for keeping their homes cooler and safer.

Advanced Film Solutions is the region leader in window film solutions and installation capabilities.

To be sure we have been developing our capabilities for the last 15 years and prior to that 33 years at 3M.

Our portfolio of solutions is unmatched and our installers are some of the best in the world. That’s not a guess or hype; we actually placed 2 of our installers in the top eight in the world.

The question at hand is how to decide between a strictly solar control window film as compared to a thicker (8 ML) clear or solar safety window film?

Solar films are thin film coatings available in a wide array of light transmissions. These coatings stop UV and as much as 85% of the total solar energy (Heat!)

Thicker safety iterations perform the solar control function but as they are much thicker these versions have a far greater puncture resistance and impact capabilities.

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There are less solar security versions than the thinner versions and a slight cost uplift for the thicker coatings as compared to the thinner versions.

Advanced Film Solutions offers several brands of solar films and safety films manufactured by Eastman Chemical LLumar Select and Vista as well as SunTek.

We also install Madico and Sunscape, Avery Dennison Hanita and Solar Gard/ Armorcoat films.

If you are concerned about home intrusion or burglary or your home or office is subject to flying debris or an errant golf ball you should consider the thicker versions.

The industry is circumspect about defining the thicker films as a storm protection mitigation device.  These films do hold the glass in the frames when properly attached but the window will likely shatter whereas a code meeting shutter will prevent the window from breaking.

Advanced Film Solutions will discuss all of your options and provide the very best custom solutions all with a lifetime warranty.

Call our office toll free at 877-575-3456 and start cooling your home today!

Advanced Film Solutions

Tampa, Clearwater, Sarasota and Orlando

Make Your Florida Home Cooler With Window Tinting Solutions

It’s that time of year again. .

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The days before our endless summers.

Temperatures 90 degrees or higher and 100% humidity combine to drive your electric bill to the sky while making some rooms in your home unlivable.

Blinds and drapes may provide privacy but the intense heat keeps coming in and your AC has to work harder and longer to get the heat out.

Today’s high tech window films are designed to filter out the heat before it enters your home.

Advanced Film Solutions Eastman Chemical Window Film can factor out nearly 85% of the heat and always 99.9% of the UV.

Durability is built into these films and you’ll enjoy a lifetime of comfort with a lifetime warranty.

Homeowners can choose their custom solutions from scores of choices and light transmissions.

Darker coatings that provide privacy or lighter infrared heat blocking coatings like the patented Huper Optik series that are ideal for deed restricted or gated communities.

Imagine lowering that electric bill by 30% a month and being able to watch your TV without glare?

Always free estimates by calling Advanced Film Solutions

877-575-3456
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Prestige Tampa Bay, Orlando Homes Demand Ceramic Films

Homeowners know how effective window film can be for maintaining a cooler, energy efficient UV free home.

Unfortunately many of the past window film choices required a reflective finish that while effective had a negative aesthetic change to windows and sliders.

This reflective appearance also became an issue for deed restricted homes in gated communities and condos.

Advanced Film Solutions solves your heat issues, glare UV and rising cooling costs with ceramic IR heat blocking coatings from Huper Optik.

Huper Optik is a patented ceramic film that is manufactured by Eastman Chemical in Germany.

These films are dye free and durable.

Huper Optik has the best light to heat blocking ratio of any window film.

Huper Optik coatings are less reflective than glass so your views won’t be compromised and your warranty will provide a lifetime of comfort.

Call Advanced Film Solutions for a free estimate and begin living a cooler life!

Toll free: 877-575-3456

Window Tinting Comparison Eastman Vs. 3M Window Film

Perception Vs. Reality.

Many consumers are familiar with the 3M Brand.

Small wonder because 3M makes thousands of products that consumers use every day; from Post-It Notes to Scotch Tape.

Home and business owners may be less familiar with Eastman Chemicals although they certainly know Eastman Kodak.

Eastman Chemicals separated from Eastman Kodak more than 25 years ago.

Eastman Chemicals is the world leader in window film technology, manufacturing and sales.

Advanced Film Solutions provides superior installations of Eastman window film sold under the LLumar, Vista, Huper Optik, and SunTek trademarks.

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Eastman Chemicals has a broad array of light transmissions and films of varied aesthetics.

Reflective films, dual reflective films and non reflective coatings in a wide range.

All of the residential and commercial choices have been NFRC certified for veracity in anticipated performance.

The 3M portfolio is extremely limited in terms of light transmissions and appearance.

For example our LLumar dual reflectives which out-perform the 3M Night Vision series is available in darker and lighter versions. The Vista films are also dual reflective and are also available in more choices of light filtering.

In terms of security film there is simply no comparison.

Our LLumar and Vista films are available in stronger 8 ML versions in dozens of light transmissions compared to 3M’s thinner limited security films.

Our Eastman Huper Optik series has several critical advantages over the 3M Prestige series.

Huper Optik has no dyes in the composition of the film. This ensures durability and color stability. The 3M Prestige films employ dyes and these light filtering chemicals can be scratched off of the film quite easily.

The adhesive superiority of Huper Optik’s clarity easily out performs the 3M Prestige film.

Our Huper Optik films are available in darker versions (20%-30%) where glare rejection and maximum heat rejection is crucial. Our Huper Drei is the best heat rejecting 35% film in the industry and easily out-performs the 3M Prestige 40.

Compare 3M Vs. Eastman by calling Advanced Film Solutions toll free at 877-575-3456

Orlando Utilities Get Advanced Film Solutions LLumar Protective Glazing Film

The team at Advanced Film Solutions  completed protecting   with our Vista glazing protection film.

The goal is to provide shatter protection and solar heat filtering with a combination solar safety window film.

This objective has been met with our LLumar SelectPro Vista Luminance Film.

Our team is uniquely qualified to perform this type of installation given the technical installation capabilities of our installation team.

The entire installation of shatter film will be anchored to the glass and frames with our wet seal attachment system.

The superior heat, glare and strength of our LLumar films met and exceeded our direct competition in all aspects and specifications.

No matter the size of your requirements Advanced Film Solutions is ready to meet the challenge.

Tampa, Orlando, Sarasota’s leading window film installation company is Advanced Film Solutions

Telephone: 877-575-3456

Protective Glazing Window Film Ship Safe, Advanced Film Solutions

Advanced Film Solutions provided protective glazing security window film for a tanker ship.

The ship was docked for resupply and their primary concern was the protection of their crew against pirates at sea.

The bridge deck windows were protected with LLumar Clear Shatter Control window film.

The application was further hardened with a wet seal attachment system that creates a system between the glass, frames and the LLumar Film.

This application will maintain the integrity of the window envelope. If Somali pirates shoot at the bridge windows the glass will remain in the frames. This is similar to the objectives of retail store asset protection and school safety requirements.

Many of our local government building have contracted with Advanced Film Solutions to protect their people and property.

The optical clarity and documented performance combined with the installation capabilities of our techs made this smooth sailing!

Our team protected a sister ship last year docked in Taiwan!

If you are looking for secure protection from flying glass and impact intrusion call Advanced Film Solutions for a free estimate.

Toll Free: 877-575-3456

ADVANCED FILM SOLUTIONS

TAMPA, SARASOTA, ORLANDO AND PORTS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD!

 

Advanced Film Solutions, Tampa, Top 15 Window Film Dealers, USA

Advanced Film Solutions was included on the Top 15 Dealers USA List per Window Film Magazine for the last three years. (2018-2020)

We have been a top dealer for the last several years and one of the fastest growing window film companies in the USA.

 

Our results are certainly a team effort and we thank our brilliant installers and sales team.

How did we accomplish this achievement?

Our objective is to meet our client’s expectations. We install the best possible solutions from a broad array of suppliers. Our experience for decades has taught us a few things about which films do the best job given the heat here in Florida.

Our installers have more experience than any competitor.

Our dedication and responsiveness contribute to our success and our thousands of delighted clients provide the recommendations we are proud to have acquired.

Advanced Film Solutions

Tampa, Sarasota, Orlando

877-575-3456

Tampa Window Film During COVID, 2021

We are as a community experiencing significant changes in the way we conduct business as the economy begins to ramp up.

Window film is an after-market solution that in many ways improves the performance of your existing windows and sliders.

In the best of circumstances our perfect customer is a home or business owner who is dealing with excessive heat, glare or fading in their home coupled with rising cooling costs and a critical eye toward home security.

The alternative to window film solutions is either coping with the current situation and doing nothing; or making an expensive decision to replace your windows and sliders with new energy efficient windows.

Advanced Film Solutions are experts at these cost savings solutions driven thin films that offer incredible ROI and long lasting (lifetime) performance.

While these are effective arguments for window film we recognize that the current virus situation requires our company to develop safety processes to protect our clients and personnel.

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We are certainly not alone in this endeavor and our team is constantly focused on industry best practices along with innovative recommendations from related in-home businesses like air-conditioning, real estate, plumbing and other home contractors with similar concerns.

To that end Advanced Film Solutions is dedicated to the best window film installations being conducted in the most effective manner to limit any transmission of the Covid 19 virus.

These steps include, but are not limited, to temperature taking, masks, hand sanitizers, social distancing within practical limits.

Advanced Film Solutions is committed to being responsive to our client’s requirements while solving these glass related problems.

Call for a free estimate at 877-575-3456

Advanced Film Solutions

Tampa, St. Pete, Clearwater, Orlando, Sarasota, Bradenton, Pasco County and more.