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bbwannabe 08-10-2004 20:16
Window Covering
 
My brother was asking me what this is and where he could get it from.

Its like a thin film of plastic that you put over the windows, it reduces light coming in but blocks out people looking in from outside. He's looking to tint the windows so anything else as an alternative is helpful, thanks.

Caspar 08-10-2004 20:18
Re: Window Covering
 
Is this for a car or house?

bbwannabe 08-10-2004 20:21
Re: Window Covering
 
house

daxx 08-10-2004 21:08
Re: Window Covering
 
same stuff for cars should work on 'window' glass

Caspar 08-10-2004 22:02
Re: Window Covering
 
what about sizes tho....

Silent Wings 08-10-2004 22:10
Re: Window Covering
 
any help ?


http://www.sureguard.co.uk/Window%20...ndow_films.htm

bbwannabe 08-10-2004 22:30
Re: Window Covering
 
Thanks for the help especially the link. Is it easy to install do you know?

Reason for the covering is because we have some ASBOs who look through our windows regularly and its not something you want people doing on your property.

bopdude 08-10-2004 22:34
Re: Window Covering
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by bbwannabe
Thanks for the help especially the link. Is it easy to install do you know?

Reason for the covering is because we have some ASBOs who look through our windows regularly and its not something you want people doing on your property.
I used to fit it in my old job, sungaurd was our brand and its a right royal pain in the a**e, if you are gonna try and fit it yourself let us know and i'll tell you as best i can how to go on. Its a 2 man job BTW.

bbwannabe 08-10-2004 22:36
Re: Window Covering
 
ahh, so not a cut to shape and slap job then. Seems to be quite a lot of film types, so not really sure which is ideal.

gary_580 08-10-2004 22:55
Re: Window Covering
 
Bubbles Bubbles Bubbles

bopdude 09-10-2004 01:02
Re: Window Covering
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by bbwannabe
ahh, so not a cut to shape and slap job then. Seems to be quite a lot of film types, so not really sure which is ideal.
Nope not as easy as that, very very very easy to crease, and if you do, well start again :(


Quote:
Originally Posted by gary_580
Bubbles Bubbles Bubbles
Yep, thats the nightmare, the solution ( in more ways than one ) is washing-up liquid in water in a spray bottle, soak the window, then as your peeling the backing of the vinyl soak the back of the vinyl. This helps you move it around on the window without it sticking fast, make sure you cut it over-size, next with a decent squeegie you gotta work all the excess water and bubbles out, starting at the top and work it down, when you think you got them all take a lookfrom the outside :Yikes: ge the picture, once your happy you've got to trim to size, depending on the window finish, if as you say its at home, i assume its double glazed, makes it a bit easier, take a staright edge and butt it against the internal beading now put your stanley blade between the beading and the straight edge and with pressure on the straight edge run down the line with the stanley to ' cut it in '

Sounds easy, give it a whirl :p:

Graham 09-10-2004 01:06
Re: Window Covering
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by bbwannabe
Reason for the covering is because we have some ASBOs who look through our windows regularly and its not something you want people doing on your property.
Err, is there any reason why you can't use net curtains? :confused:

Nidge 09-10-2004 09:30
Re: Window Covering
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by bbwannabe
My brother was asking me what this is and where he could get it from.

Its like a thin film of plastic that you put over the windows, it reduces light coming in but blocks out people looking in from outside. He's looking to tint the windows so anything else as an alternative is helpful, thanks.

B&Q mate I got some last year, make sure you have a straight edge to get right into the seal of your window.

paulyoung666 09-10-2004 09:53
Re: Window Covering
 
if you are feeling really brave and it is double glazing then you could take the units out to get a perfect finish :tu:

bbwannabe 09-10-2004 10:43
Re: Window Covering
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Graham
Err, is there any reason why you can't use net curtains? :confused:
why? cos its a shop too. So basically there climbing onto the window and peering through the top section of the windows (they're about 2-2.5m in height and 2+ m across. But only the top windows and a bit below is exposed to praying eyes.

bbwannabe 09-10-2004 10:45
Re: Window Covering
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by bopdude
Nope not as easy as that, very very very easy to crease, and if you do, well start again :(



Yep, thats the nightmare, the solution ( in more ways than one ) is washing-up liquid in water in a spray bottle, soak the window, then as your peeling the backing of the vinyl soak the back of the vinyl. This helps you move it around on the window without it sticking fast, make sure you cut it over-size, next with a decent squeegie you gotta work all the excess water and bubbles out, starting at the top and work it down, when you think you got them all take a lookfrom the outside :Yikes: ge the picture, once your happy you've got to trim to size, depending on the window finish, if as you say its at home, i assume its double glazed, makes it a bit easier, take a staright edge and butt it against the internal beading now put your stanley blade between the beading and the straight edge and with pressure on the straight edge run down the line with the stanley to ' cut it in '

Sounds easy, give it a whirl :p:
Even with creases or bubbles will it hinder its function? Is the plastic film easy to remove afterwards or is it permanently stuck?

bbwannabe 09-10-2004 10:47
Re: Window Covering
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by paulyoung666
if you are feeling really brave and it is double glazing then you could take the units out to get a perfect finish :tu:
NO i aint lol :) my dad will KILL ME. I could do the the cheaper solution and put up a sign to "F*** Off", of course i wonder if this is some kinda verbal assault and arrestable.. wouldnt be suprised if it was.

bopdude 09-10-2004 23:32
Re: Window Covering
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by bbwannabe
Even with creases or bubbles will it hinder its function? Is the plastic film easy to remove afterwards or is it permanently stuck?
Sorry for the late reply, no is the answer. It won't hinder in any way, it'll just look :erm: crap :shrug: depending on how bad it looks, bubbles you will work out, but if you crease it, well, depending on how bad it is, it might look like a panama canal type thing.

If it goes wrong then taking it off staright away is easy, after a while it gets harder but not impossible.

Forgot to mention, if you do it yourself, get a ' stanley ' style blade scrapper and do the window before hand, with a bit of soap / water :tu:

HTH

Graham 10-10-2004 13:38
Re: Window Covering
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by bbwannabe
why? cos its a shop too.
Ah, you didn't mention that at first :)

Matth 10-10-2004 21:11
Re: Window Covering
 
If you're not bothered about seeing out, you could try painting it with greenhouse shading stuff - the sort you can wash off.

bbwannabe 24-11-2004 02:23
Re: Window Covering
 
Ok bit late for the response on this. Brother got some film and set it up today (the privacy film) due to some feckin secondary school kids thinking its funny peeking.
Yeah it was a pain in the ass to get it done, the smaller the window the easier, ended up getting creased and had to do it multiple times to get it right as most of the the film folded up and stuck to itself... Argh! chaos.

Anyway thanks for the installation help, the link to the site, and all the replies, just one more question. Any recommendations of where I can find the film cheaper. £16 a metre is pretty dear and I might get some heat reduction film for the summer (long wayy away i know).

Thanks.


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