Solarguard Tint

**red_one** · October 24th, 2012 09:07 PM

Galaxie -- Highest & Lowest VLT

Color: Black
Type: Dyed

**olidotcom** · October 24th, 2012 09:09 PM

magkano kaya ngayon for van type vehicles? 4 doors, 3rd seat windows, front and back windshields? Suzuki APV Type1. safe for night driving but with privacy as well..

**red_one** · October 24th, 2012 09:12 PM

GSG 10 (Grey-Silver-Grey 10)

Usage: Home
Color: Silver
Type: Metallic

Silver 20

Usage: Home
Color: Silver
Type: Metallic

**red_one** · October 24th, 2012 09:14 PM

TINT FAQ's

Q: What is VLT?
A: VLT is Visible Light Transmission. VLT is the amount of visible light that passes directly through filmed glass. The darker the tint, the lower the visible light transmitted.

Q: What is Ultraviolet Rejection?
A: Ultraviolet Rejection is the percentage of ultraviolet energy deflected away from the window film. Ultraviolet rays can cause upholstery and furnishings to fade. It can also cause skin damage and skin cancer.

Q: What is TSER?
A: Total Solar Energy Rejected (TSER) is the percentage of the total solar energy that is rejected. TSER includes visible light, infrared radiation and ultraviolet energy. The higher the percentage, the higher the percentage of solar energy deflected. Most tinting shops use Infra Red Rejection (IRR) as a guide to the level of heat rejection. However, IRR only covers a fraction of TSER. Internationally, TSER is used as a guide as it is a more accurate way of measuring heat rejection.

Q: Which films perform better metallic or non-metallic?
A: Generally the majority of metallic films still perform better as far as keeping out heat than non-metallic films however there are now a small and much more expensive range of ceramic constructed films which have extremely high Infra Red (IR) performance of up and over 80%.

Q: I want the darkest legal film, which do I choose?
A: In most cases a non-metallic film will give a “blacker” look in a pure sense; however the compromise from a pure black style metallic film is lower heat performance. Low shine hybrid/ metallic films will give you that black low sheen look while maintaining the high performance.

Q: I am trying to stop heat and glare what is the best film?
A: A metallic film will do the best from a heat perspective and a darker the film will again stop the most heat and glare.

Q: I want the best heat and glare performance however don’t want the “mirror” external appearance?
A: It has always generally been a compromise of having the best performance meaning more metal content and avoiding the “mirror” look which is a direct result of adding more metal. The compromise is a hybrid metal/dyed film having less metal content and more color which dulls the mirror look and “back reflection” problems which arise when lights hit a highly reflective finish.

Q: I want high heat performance however I don't want to stop light entering through the glass?
A: Traditionally this has been almost impossible to achieve the same performance from a darker film to a light film. However with the advances in technology there are now films offering solutions to this question. These films are very light generally only stopping around 30% of natural light with very high heat and in particular IR heat reduction. There is a downside however being the cost with some brands and ranges costing up to five times the cost of regular films.

**red_one** · October 25th, 2012 09:52 AM

Comparison between Film types (in a General Sense):

http://www.vquestfilms.com/userfiles...comparison.jpg

**red_one** · October 28th, 2012 07:17 AM

Bakit mas mataas ang price ng V-KOOL vs Other Tints?

Opinyon ko lang ito, dahil mataas ang IRR at TSER data nya. (Bukod sa mga technology na ginamit sa kanya at warranty length)

Compare natin some samples:

V-Kool VK40
Visible Light Transmission (VLT) - 43.0%
Infra-red Rejection (IRR) - 98.0%
Total Solar Energy Rejection (TSER) - 65.0%

Huper Optik C40
Visible Light Transmission (VLT) - 42.0%
Infra-red Rejection (IRR) - 88.0%
Total Solar Energy Rejection (TSER) - 55.0%

Solar Gard HP Charcoal 43
Visible Light Transmission (VLT) - 43.0%
Infra-red Rejection (IRR) - No data
Total Solar Energy Rejection (TSER) - 50.0%

3M Crystalline CR40
Visible Light Transmission (VLT) - 39.0%
Infra-red Rejection (IRR) - No data
Total Solar Energy Rejection (TSER) - 60.0%

3M Black Chrome BC40
Visible Light Transmission (VLT) - 42.0%
Infra-red Rejection (IRR) - No data
Total Solar Energy Rejection (TSER) - 47.0%

Meron ding budget tint ang V-KOOL. These are the SIGNATURE series at OEM series. Pero syempre mababa na ang IRR at TSER data ng mga ito.

another comparison set:

V-Kool VK70
Visible Light Transmission (VLT) - 70.0%
Infra-red Rejection (IRR) - 94.0%
Total Solar Energy Rejection (TSER) - 55.0%

Huper Optik C70
Visible Light Transmission (VLT) - 71.0%
Infra-red Rejection (IRR) - 91.0%
Total Solar Energy Rejection (TSER) - 47.0%

Solar Gard LX70
Visible Light Transmission (VLT) - 72.0%
Infra-red Rejection (IRR) - No data
Total Solar Energy Rejection (TSER) - 55.0%

Solar Gard Sterling 70
Visible Light Transmission (VLT) - 74.0%
Infra-red Rejection (IRR) - No data
Total Solar Energy Rejection (TSER) - 33.0%

3M Crystalline CR70
Visible Light Transmission (VLT) - 69.0%
Infra-red Rejection (IRR) - No data
Total Solar Energy Rejection (TSER) - 50.0%

3M FXST 70
Visible Light Transmission (VLT) - 70.0%
Infra-red Rejection (IRR) - No data
Total Solar Energy Rejection (TSER) - 28.0%

Malinaw sa spec kung bakit mas mura ang 3M FX. Maliwanag nga siya * 70% VLT pero mababa naman ang TSER data nya.

Pinakamahirap i-manufacture ang tint na maliwanag pero mataas ang heat rejection.

**red_one** · October 28th, 2012 10:05 AM

**numbah5** · October 28th, 2012 10:13 AM

Originally Posted by red_one

Eto naman ung budget series ng V-Kool. As you can see, mas mura sila pero mas mababa na ang IRR at TSER nila.

According to a source, Signature series is similar to 3M Black Chrome, while OEM series is similar to 3M FX series.

Sir kulang yung list mo ng Signature at OEM tints ng V-Kool. May iba pang shades ng Signature at OEM tints sila na mas mataas ang heat rejection.

**red_one** · October 28th, 2012 10:33 AM

*numbah5: yes, meron pa ibang shade. hindi ko pinost lahat. pwede kayo mag-refer sa website nila for complete list.

Example lang ang mga pinost ko para i-point out na ang price ng tint ay naka-depende sa spec nya. it's not actually the brand that is expensive, but the spec ng tint mismo. imposible namang mura ang price (Signature and OEM) pero same performance pa rin ng high-end Solitaire at Stature series.

Note: hindi kasama sa 50% OFF ang Signature at OEM.

Sa Solar Gard, ang napipili ko namang bang-for-the-buck e ang HP (High Performance) series nila, i.e. HP Charcoal, HP Quantum, at HP Titanium. nasa 50% up ang TSER ng mga ito at affordable/reasonable ang price.