| Every year around this time there is a | | | | installed can protect homes and |
| steady drumbeat heard throughout the | | | | dramatically limit the flying glass and |
| state of Florida. Hurricanes are coming | | | | maintain the structural integrity of the |
| for sure! Each year we consider he | | | | windows These same films reduce high |
| alternatives that might give us some | | | | energy costs since they reduce the heat |
| protection against the powerful winds. | | | | gain by 75% if you select a darker or |
| Our collective memory isn't so short | | | | more reflective film type. These fims |
| that we've forgotten Hurricane Charlie, | | | | reduce the UV by 99.9% . UV is a key |
| Frances, Wilma or Katrina. The Tampa | | | | factor in Skin Cancer and an obvious |
| Bay area was fortunate in missing the | | | | destroyer of home furnishings . Window |
| brunt of these storms, but the small | | | | Films slow down an intruder, providing |
| taste of the howling winds left us | | | | covert 24/7 protection against smash and |
| shaking our heads and thanking God for | | | | grab or simply an errant golf ball. Yet |
| the hard right hand turn of Charlie. The | | | | the careful window film provider must |
| Bottom line: We all know we need to do | | | | always be clear that no matter the |
| something , but just what? | | | | benefit, despite the most stringent and |
| The Window Film business has generally | | | | exact installation properly following |
| been circumspect when it comes down o | | | | the manufacturers guidelines or the |
| overstatements of benefits. The best | | | | International Window Film Associations |
| security films like Vista and LLumar | | | | guidelines, these films are not |
| Magnum films have been strenuously been | | | | hurricane proof! The shutter companies |
| tested at independent labs. These tests | | | | that meet the larger missile test |
| indicate that the 8 ML thick films | | | | criteria of 9 LBS decry any benefit for |
| properly installed with a wet silicone | | | | window film installations. I wonder at |
| sealant around the perimeter can | | | | the % of homeowners that can afford |
| withstand very high winds and an impact | | | | their product? As a strong believer in |
| from a 4.5 missile shot from a cannon | | | | window film and the features advantages |
| gun. The key is the 8 ML thickness of | | | | and benefits I advise consumers that if |
| the film since no window film less than | | | | they can afford to get these expensive |
| that thickness can pass the test | | | | shutters they should buy them. The other |
| threshold of impact and cycling. Window | | | | 364 days of the year my Vta Window Films |
| films , I repeat, WINDOW FILMS like | | | | and LLumar Magnum Films will still be |
| Vista and LLumar Magnum properly | | | | working. |