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Our ComforTech™ Ceramic Series film is the top choice dual-reflective, nano ceramic film for residential applications. But how do you know how to select a shade of window film? Our film comes in five performance colors or shades that you can choose from based on the issues you are trying to solve:
All of our films block >99% of harmful UV rays because the UV-blocking material is integrated into the film’s adhesive and is independent of the shade of the film. So, if this is your main concern and you aren’t trying to solve for other issues, ComforTech™ 45 is our lightest film and it will look almost invisible on your windows.
Window films are considered privacy when both the reflective materials and the film darkness combine to create a one-way mirror effect in certain lighting conditions. During the day, when the outside is brighter than the inside of the home, people on the exterior cannot see in, but you can comfortably see out.
While all of ComforTech™ Ceramic Series films offer some measure of daytime privacy, only ComforTech™ 05 and 15 should be considered when privacy is your main concern. Both the 05 and 15 shades offer terrific daytime privacy.
Read more about privacy films.
Each of the shades in our Ceramic Series offers some measure of solar control, glare reduction, and fade control. The performance in each category varies by how dark the film is – the darker the film, the higher the performance for these issues. The choice becomes a decision of how dark you are willing to go to achieve the results.
The chart below shows all of the ComforTech™ shades and how they perform along all the metrics:
Learn what each of the above window film terms means.
For example, you can see that our darkest film ComforTech™ 05 rejects the most energy at 82% (Total Solar Energy Rejected) and our lightest film ComforTech™ 45 rejects the least at 51%. Both will reduce the amount of heat coming into your home, just to varying degrees.
It comes down to your preference for how dark of a film you are comfortable with.
For help on how to select a shade of window film that is right for you, we have a few tools to make the decision easier:
Our first recommendation on how to select a shade of window film is to take our product recommendation quiz! This quiz will ask you a few simple questions about the issue you want to solve and your feelings about film darkness, and will recommend products to suit your needs and tastes. It is a quick and easy way to narrow down your options.
You can visit our product simulator page where you can see the shades in a room setting. Of course it is very difficult to simulate different room settings and environments because the way the film looks will depend on the weather, the time of day, where you live in the country and the direction your windows face. Remember this is only a simulation.
Use our popular shade chart to see what others are buying to solve window issues:
For absolute clarity when you want to select a shade of window film, our top recommendation is to order a sample kit of all our film to view in your own home. Once you receive the kit, simply tape the film to your window with the label facing in, and view the film from inside your home AND outside your home to know what it will look like.
The kit contains 5″ x 7″ samples of all five shades of our ComforTech Ceramic Series film, as well as a sample of our Matte White Privacy film and our Silver 15 Reflective film.
The kit costs $5, but there is a coupon code in the kit for $5 off your first film purchase.
Of course, if you still have questions, please connect us at 888-206-1414 or [email protected] or via the chat bubble on the screen and we’ll be happy to assist you!
