BDF S05 Window Film Daytime Privacy and Heat Control Mirror Silver 5 (Very Dark) - 36in X 49ft

I love that this works well with reducing heat in my home and has a mirrored effect during the day. It's not hard to install in smaller pieces and once you get the hang of it it gets easier. Definitely helps to have 2 people however I did mine alone. The box comes with a good razor blade and squeegee (padded so you don't scratch it) however I did use scissors when cutting out of the box for a straight edge. Tips. I allowed 1-2 inches extra over the size of my window to prevent waste. The more the better in case you don't start super straight. PLENTY OF SOAPY WATER AND EVERYWHERE. After cleaning the windows really well I covered the window in soapy water. Then it helps to spray the film also in case you need to move it because if there's not a lot of water the adhesive works very quickly and can cause tiny creases when you try to remove it. Once I got one side in line and squeegeed (to help it stay in place .. again I was alone) then I sprayed the other side of the window again and slowly peeled the film while squeegeeing the rest of the window. I still had to go over it again (diagonal motions from the center worked best) and then focused on the edges before trimming. Another tip is I had old caulk along the glass that gave me trouble when cutting straight or it sticking, so I recommend looking at that first. Not rushing and taking my time made sure it didn't look bad. The imperfections only I will notice.

We are doing a big remodel on an 50 apartment building we own. We had over 120 windows to tint all told... I got this mainly so that we couldn't see into peoples apartments because they always want to hang weird curtains and have destroyed blinds because of dogs and cats and it just makes the place look junky.After doing over 100 windows (not kidding... I am an expert now) I can tell you that it is amazing how this stuff blocks the heat and light. Even on winter on days when it is in the 40-50's, you still get a lot of heat and light when you are in the window facing the sun. As soon as I put this up and hit it with the squeegee, you could feel the difference. So now we have a neat looking property and happy tenants because they will have cooler apartments and nobody can see in during the day time. Wait until Summer they will really be happy!!Here is a few pointers and tricks and hopefully helpful hints:Make this a two person project. It makes it 10X easier. Mainly for peeling the plastic backing off. Start in one corner, and have a helper take the clear plastic side, then have them even out, grab the other side and pull straight down. Once it is off, then THEY use the soapy water spray to wet the backing side, and they can spray the window too. Then YOU can just lay it on the window evenly at the top and it will fall into place. Squeegee side to side all the way down with a big squeegee (like 6-8" softer rubber) THEN use the hard plastic one they provide in every box. Wrap a micro fiber towel over the hard included squeegee.Use blue tape to separate the pieces of film. I can't imagine try to do it with fingers. With blue tape, you put a piece on each side of a single corner, and then use the tape to pull apart the two sides. With blue tape they have enough sticky strength to pull them apart, but then they easily come apart.If you are doing more than one window, spend $10 and buy a 48" metal ruler at Lowes or Home Depot. You don't want to use a short one and try moving and cutting and moving and cutting to get a long single cut. Some of our cuts were 58" long, and that is hard enough moving it once.Try to measure the windows and precut the film to size. We left a 1/4" gap all the way around, which you can NOT see from the outside when looking at the building. We had 40 year old windows with a lot of paint and silicone and stuff stuck on them so it was hard to clean them well enough to get it right up to the edge and trim it in place. We got it down to where it was taking about 4 minutes per glass panel to put on the film. Cleaning took way more time that. For your own place, shoot for 1/8 all the way around for the gap.So to recap: Bring a friend, try to precut, get a good squeegee, use blue tape and be patient.

The media could not be loaded.  This is a great idea for those that live in a city right next to the sidewalk and especially if you have a street light directly outside. If it is brighter outside the window than inside you can see out and no one can see in. Now that it is time for winter the sky is not so bright therefore the time of day is also shorter and sometimes non existent to take full advantage of opening the curtains completely. I want to put this on all the front facing windows. We have a full light front door and added the blind kit. I put this film on the blind kit window instead of the door window. Also making it easy because I have grids on the door window. I like the effect it created. The mirror effect on the outside is behind the blinds on the door.I want to research if this really can crack a window as I seen some say. If it can putting it on the second glass as I did might be a good idea but I am not an expert! All of my windows have a full screen therefore that might protect the heat from absorbing the window directly as well!? I only installed this on two doors so far that are on the north facing side of the house and the sun rises on the southside. I like that my dog gets to feel productive by giving out some barks when he sees the mailman come drop off mail but the mailman can not see us, as just happened as I typed this. He was too fast to snap a picture. I also love watching my neighbors, lol or passerbys while they can not see how I'm dressed or the inside of our house. The sunny day outside is also nice to look at.Update of 2022. We reached the second summer of being able to fully enjoy this film. I wanted more time to do my initial review and wanted to write about the winter months. Last year was so dark and not fair to just focus on that. I have this on two full light doors with the added glass blind kits I bought at the local home lumber store. The afternoon sun to sunset does beat on one door. When I leave the blinds open the window gets warm. The glass has not cracked and lately I have been closing the blinds on the door with direct sunlight to try to help the AC do it's job. It's getting humid now.Still I am very pleased to be able to see out and no one can see in. I will put this on a couple windows after we get new ones as this house is long over due. It would be so wonderful to fully open the blinds and curtains all summer long!