Curing Your Window Panes!

Has this ever happened to you? 

You are sitting in your beautiful home, looking out your favorite view window, and you can’t enjoy it because of the painful visual glare and heat or its late afternoon and you want to watch the sun set and the city lights start to appear, but you can’t because of the blinding glare and extreme heat blazing through the windows! This is even more upsetting because you remember that this morning you wanted to enjoy reading your favorite paper or book at the table or breakfast nook, but you could not; it was too hot and the glare was so bad you couldn't see what was on the pages. All this is in addition to the huge power bill that came in the mail, and your favorite new piece of furniture, flooring or artwork that has already faded!

How about your office at work? You and your co workers cannot see your monitor each day because you have either sun blaring on your screen or in your eyes, not to mention because of huge temperature swings, your side of the office is blazing in the morning to the extent you want to strip down to your skivvies and the people on the other side are thinking about wearing parkas! The sad thing is you dread what will happen later in the day when you will have the icicles forming from your previously dripping sweat.

To Cold!

To Hot!

Perhaps you own a restaurant and each day you lose a portion of your seating because of heat or glare! Maybe you own the business or building and you are sick of huge power bills and sunburned dry heaving tenants or workers!

“Well fret no longer, Made In The Shade Inc. has come to the rescue,”! With Innovations from Film companies like: Llumar, Madico, Solargard, Vista, Huber Optic, VKool, Suntek, Geo Shield, 3M and Window Covering Companies like: Hunter Douglas, Skandia, Home Decor; you can enjoy that sunset in comfort, with an enhanced view because, the film has removed harmful glare by 30 to 90 percent, and 99.9 percent of the dangerous UV rays are removed for your skins safety and your possessions protection from dry rot and fading. You are now comfortable in your home or office because 50% to 80% of the heat has been reduced. 

Don’t you deserve to, Get the light and not the heat?! You’ll get all of your money back from this investment on Energy Conservation alone in as little as 2 to 3 years, and rarely longer than 7 years. That is not factoring in; you’ll probably at the very least, double the life of all your precious art, furniture, wood and fabrics. And let us not forget about how the film or coverings will protect our skin against harmful UV rays that can be cancer causing!

Many Films Have this logo on the box!

For you business or building owners; you will have more productive workers because they are comfortable! Your tenants or customers will love you because you made them more comfortable and you cared enough to do something about it! A happy worker is a productive worker!

Made In The Shade has been in business for over 42 years solving Window Pane problems. They are a window film/covering leader due to their great innovation and integrity. 

Made In The Shade Inc. gives a written labor guarantee and uses only factory certified installers. The owner, Dave Ewing, was an Advanced Certified Trainer for the 3M company for over 12years, He knows Film! The company is licensed, bonded and an active certified member of the International Window Film Association.

If you have experienced any of the problems described, We want to help solve your problem Now!
YOU can save 10 to 40 PERCENT OFF by contacting Made In The Shade, and letting them help You, solve YOUR Window Pane solar energy problems today! 

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Guitar Center, Walgreens, Churchs and Library's benefit from Frost Film, Black Out Film, Decorative and Designer Films, Graphics

We have had the privilege to work on some innovative Designer/Decorative film and Graphics projects over the years, here are a few I had pictures of. This really does not scratch the surface of our entire works but Cool just the same!

MESA 1ST BAPTIST CHURCH This was a fun project I did 10 years ago! The windows were bigger than Sun control film roll sizes, so we improvised with a Frosted Rice Paper border and the Stain Glass Did the rest! Glare and heat was the initial problem problem solved, and this beautiful design was an added benefit!

Out side in, Rice Paper Frost, Stained Glass and Sun Control Film

Inside out, Rice Paper Frost, Stained Glass and Sun Control Film

SCOTTSDALE AIRPARK PLAZA

it Was Important for the developer to salvage the classy Tuscon design he had envisioned! The doors are on the back of the suites and they all were in the tenant parking lot facing each other. Tenants belongings were visible from the outside and made the building look un kept. The frost also provided added benefits of Heat Reduction, Glare Reduction and UV protection! Now that inventory was no longer visible from outside Security was an unintended added benefit!

Frost film to hide the contents of every ones warehouse suites

The whole plaza had this film applied!

SAINT THOMAS MORE GLENDALE ARIZONA

The project goal was to manage the light within the sanctuary. Church goers and Clergy alike were getting headaches from glare! Frost Film like this stops about half the visible light and all the UV light and an added bonus is the 40% heat reduction!

Outside in view of a Light Frost

Inside view,Frost Film to control the light indoors. 

TUCSON LIBRARY

Thankfully this was cut with the plotter! This design with Frost Film was installed on interior glass partition walls and windows facing the exterior. The open outdoor feeling and look was the goal.

Pretty Birds on the trees!

Office partition glass wall with Frost Film Design

Outside in with Trees and Birds Design in Frost Film

WALGREENS PHOENIX CORPORATE OFFICE

This project was completed back in 2006 with a simple frost film before we had a plotter to pre cut designs. We cut all of this by hand with rulers! Came out nice and only took two men three hours.

Inside conference room looking out

Outside Conference room looking in

GUITAR CENTER PROJECT

This project was started in late May of 2013 and completed in stages by the beginning of July. We had to work around the construction process. The need was to hide the walls that were to be built over the windows inside from view, outside looking in. Originally the architect had specified Blackout on these windows but that will crack the double pane glass and if it did not crack it, most assuredly it would cause premature seal failure due to extreme heat build up. And these were big expensive windows! 

We recommended and installed the Double Frost or 3M San Marino Decorative Film on the double pane units to the sides and Blackout on the single pane above the showcases and entrance. The outside looks great as you can see. Go to any Guitar Center to see the inside and it will blow your mind! Just the inventory alone!

Inside out of Frost Film as it is being installed

Frost Film on far right and left and Blackout above entrance and showcases on each side

The choices of Designer and Decorative films are immense! You can make glass look like expensive custom glass for substantially less! 
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Window Tinting - Film for the City of Mesa

Made In The Shade inc has been meeting the Valley residents Window Film/Tint needs for almost 43 years! For almost as long we have been serving the City of Mesa's Window Film/Tint needs! 

We have been protecting the people paid to "Protect and Serve" us! We have been putting Quality films on police cars for over 3 decades! We apply Top Quality Tinting Film to the Police and many other City Vehicles.

 





We have a wide selection of heat reducing films and the warranties cover adhesive failure, bubbling peeling discoloration and fading too!

You can purchase a Lifetime Scratch and Tear Warranty on the vehicle From Made In The Shade Inc. and it is for as long as the original owner owns the vehicle!

Because their vehicles also have special needs and can't have metalized films that will interfere with devices that transmit signals, the Basic Non Reflective and Carbon Ceramic or Nano Particle Films are perfect!

We also have serviced the Police Department buildings and applied film on a few different precinct stations. Treating windows for Heat reduction, Glare reduction, Privacy, to Reduce Energy Cost and to Reduce temperature swings in these P.D. buildings!

It doesn't stop there! We have helped with other City of Mesa Buildings Like: Solar Control needs on the downtown Library with a dark Silver film

The Mesa Civic Plaza Main Entrance had a need for Sun Control Safety/Security Film. A Dual Reflective Film was Chosen.

Mesa's Art Center! A beautiful new building in Downtown Mesa that we were honored to apply Decorative/Designer Film Too!

Our most recent was for the City Of Mesa Forensic Dept. The entrance had a key area that should have been Safety Glass when built and needed securing with 8ml clear Safety Film and Wet Glaze Attachement, and the Lower South west offices were suffering imbalances in the temperatures. The Glass was a high Quality Low E Double Coating but sometimes in Arizona, it is just not enough. We applied VKool 70 and Immediate results were felt with this wonderful Day lighting film! It allows in plenty of Light while reducing significant amounts of heat. Also, nothing we did changed the outward looking in appearance! 

There are many more projects we have been honored to be a part of through the many years we have enjoyed our relationship with the City Of Mesa. We appreciate the work and the chance to serve those who serve us!

Please let us help you with any of your Solar Control issues! Sun Screens, and Exterior Roller Shades and More!

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Window Tinting from O'Reilly - Checkers - Napa vs Professional Window Film - Tinting Dealers

Are you a "Do -It- Yourselfer"?  Do you  take care of your vehicle maintenance yourself by changing your own oil, doing your own tune - up etc?

There are many people who are very knowledgeable and have the ability to save some money by doing certain things themselves, rather than pay a professional to do it for them. Window tinting for your vehicle should not be one of those things you do yourself.

Sure, you can purchase window film from auto parts stores such as Napa, Checkers or O'Reilly to install on your vehicle yourself, they will even sell you some tools to do it with.

Their films are sold in  2 to 3 shades and  2 to 3 different degrees of darkness.  You can purchase different sizes of material such as 2' x 6.5' (this will tint approximately 2 of your doors), and at Napa you can even buy 100 feet of 36" wide material.  For the rear window they sell 6" strips for "easy installation", this means you will apply multiple strips of film to the window to cover it, do you really want to have the "horizontal blind" effect on your back windshield? 

  

If you manage to survive the frustration of doing it yourself, their films are warrantied for 90 days to 1 year, where as professional factory certified installers using professional grade films, offer Lifetime Warranties; which cover your tint as long as you own the vehicle.

There are certain things in life that are best left to the professionals; dry cleaning, tooth extraction, cosmetic surgery and AUTOMOTIVE WINDOW TINTING!

When you bring your vehicle to our Professional Automotive Window Tinting Facility , the frustration and stress are eliminated.  With  5 different quality window films, all of which come with a  lifetime warranty you don't have to break the bank, we can meet any budget.   

All rear windows are done in ONE PIECE, they are not multiple pieces covering the window.  We also guarantee our installation!  Most importantly, your sanity is saved and you have  peace of mind knowing your vehicle tinting is the best quality product and installation you can buy.

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This Is The Prestige Truth! Facts About Spectral Select Films and Performance Measurements!

Total Solar Energy on Angle Performance Measurements - The True Angle, Not the 3M Prestige Angle!

Well I guess it's time for me to re address the whole "on-angle" Total Solar Energy Rejection measurement, "Issue". 
As many of you That are in the industry are aware, it is a measurement that is currently marketed by 3M to show the performance of their Prestige Window Film line. As a Consumer, "Buyer Beware"!

The whole premise is that the window film industry has always tested and derived the Total Solar Energy Rejection specification at 90° perpendicular to the glass. 3M reasons that the sun does not reside at 90° throughout the day, especially at the hottest part of the day, thus the need to create a film that (in their mind) performs better "on-angle." So the need for an "on-angle" measurement arises and subsequently the specification finds its way into their marketing literature. 

* Quick note: When Prestige first came out the Heat reduction percentages were on the sample cards and Tech sheets, like all the spec's had in the past. Within a few months, NEW cards came out without Heat Reduction Numbers and a New Term "TSER on Angle" and for Prestige Film Cards Only! Why? Because the heat reductions were no better than their Neutral Metalized film's, and therefore customers saw no benefit to upgrading! I still have the originals!

Despite the fact that the window film industry has never promoted such a measurement and the NFRC does not post angular performance data on the product certification labels, the general public is left to assume that this is a common measurement that sets one product apart from all others. 
The assumption gets propagated further when window film dealers add inaccurate statements and insert fiction into what is fact. 

For instance one dealer writes a rebuttal on their website in response to the statement: 3M's total solar energy on angle spec is not supported by the National Fenestration Rating Counsel 
Dealer's Response: This is true but this is new technology. No other manufacturer (glass or window film) can rate their product this way. The two hundred layers in the new 3M Prestige window films with nano technology make this new on angle specification possible. All window film manufacturers measure the total solar energy rejected at a 90 degree angle to the glass. 

Let us separate fact from fiction here…
Fact: The NFRC does not support the Total Solar Energy Rejection On-Angle specification. All manufactures measure the total solar energy rejected at a 90 degree angle to the glass.
Fiction: The statement that this is new technology and that no other manufacturer (glass or window film) can rate their product this way. Also the statement that it is 3M's multi-layer nano-technology that makes this new angular specification possible.
The reality is that any manufacture can easily report their performance ratings this way, if they wanted too. This specification is not made possible by the unique construction of Prestige Window Film's multi-layer technology, nor is the on-angle measurement a new measurement. Lawrence Berkley Laboratories has had software available for many years that gives angular performance data of window coatings and window films on almost any glass type available. This software and the measurements that result from it are recognized by the Department of Energy (DOE). 3M did not invent this measurement and neither did any other window film manufacturer! 

If we use this LBNL software and run our own test, comparing "on-angle" performance data of a few films, we can get to the truth. This particular test was run on clear single pane glass .120 inch in thickness with 3, 70% VLT films that have their specifications listed.

Sun's Angle	SHGC @ 0°	SHGC @ 30°	SHGC @ 60°	SHGC @ 80°	SHGC @ 90°
Prestige 70	0.503	0.499	0.427	0.188	0.00
Vista VS 70	0.476	0.471	0.404	0.178	0.00
VKOOL70	0.440	0.435	0.373	0.164	0.00

What is clearly seen here is that there is on-angle data available for all 3 brands not just Prestige. The SHGC or Solar Heat Gain Coefficient is the reciprocal of the Total Solar Energy Rejection measurement, in that The lower the number, the better the overall performance. So ignore the fact that Prestige 70 gets outperformed on every measurement by the other two films (unless you are about to make a purchase of it!), but rather, focus on the pattern.

As the sun’s angle increases, the performance of each film increases as well. So much so that when the sun is directly above the window, all of these films perform extremely well; they reject all of the sun’s energy! By the way… clear glass has a 0.00 SHGC at 90° too. Why? Obviously as the sun orientates to a higher angle above the window less energy transmits through the glass.
So this whole idea of a company’s technology making a new measurement possible or window films being designed to be unsurpassed by any other window film, in on-angle performance, is unfounded and inaccurate. 

Let’s leave the consumer with some dignity, and treat them with Integrity, as well as provide some accurate and relevant data that will not fool them into believing that one product is something that it is not. Customers also need to be Leary of the Hocus Pocus on Angle BTU test that 3M Dealers will use. The Prestige film is optimal for blocking the range of IR that the BTU meter measures, which is not the whole Infra Red range.

I know this because I was a 3M dealer for 14 years and for several of them, The Largest in AZ and one of the Largest in the U.S.A. each year! I was also a 3M Advanced Certified Trainer for over 10 years and I unfortunately, was part of the deception until I Acquired and studied the Data, Reports  and Presentations from their own Lab people showing how the film "Fooled the BTU meters"(all of which I still have).

The truth is, if we measure in degrees, the VKool beats the other films hands down! That is why we have chosen VKool as our Premier Spectral Select Film, Followed by: Avery Dennison Elite, Suntek's Ultra Vision, and Madico's Advanced Ceramic!

Window Film Manufacturers need to continue to move towards adopting standardized performance measurements, and using well respected third party agencies like the NFRC to verify these measurements. 

Window Film Dealers, (for the Customers benefit) need to educate themselves so that they do not propagate inaccurate and false information to the consumer, for if they continue to do so, it will only serve to discredit a product (Window Film) that is so badly needed in a time where energy conservation is vital.

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Commonly asked Questions and Answers about Window Film Tinting for Arizona

What is Window Film? 

Window Film is a low-cost, high-return energy conservation measure made of micro-thin layers of film combined with high performance coatings that bond to the glass surface.

Why do you need window film on your windows?

Adding  Window Film upgrades your existing windows by improving energy efficiency, cutting glare, and reducing damage to furniture due to fading. It also helps make occupants feel more comfortable within the building.

Is window film disruptive to install?

Most windows (per window) can be filmed in 15 minutes with minimal or no disruption to building occupants.

Is window film expensive?

Window Film is around $5-10 per square foot installed, which is only 5-10% of the cost of window replacement depending on the application.

What level of energy savings can I expect with window films?

The energy savings depend on many factors, such as the existing type of glass, existence of overhangs, your location (climate), and energy rates in your area. However, for most buildings, high-performance window films can reduce energy costs from 10 to 50%. 

What type of return on investment or simple payback would these energy savings provide?

Though they provide similar energy savings, window films are much cheaper to install than replacement window - about 5-10% of the cost. Therefore, the capital investment is much lower for window film. Many projects produce a simple payback in less than three years and then you start to have a return every day. week, month and year for as long as your in the building! 

Is applying window film safe for my windows? Won't it cause glass breakage or seal failure?

The installation of window films is very safe. We are provided with a list of recommended applications by the manufactures and are confident that the applications are safe when the recommendations are followed. Plus, manufactures provide warranties against glass breakage and seal failure.

Isn't window film dark? And won't application of film cause me to have to use more lighting, which would increase my energy costs?

In many cases, there is so much solar heat gain before window films are installed that shades or blinds must be kept closed. By applying energy-saving window film, blinds and shades can remain open, allowing more light into the building than before film installation. Plus, window films come in a variety of light transmissions, from very dark (0% light transmission) to very light (80% light transmission).

I've heard that films with a high Luminous Efficacy are the best films to use and will provide the best energy savings. Is this true?

Films with high Luminous Efficacies, also known as Spectrally-Selective Films, can be the best film in many applications. However, the solar heat rejection of these products is typically less than the highest performance films usually Reflectives, so they offer less savings on air-conditioning costs. In addition, films higher in light transmission offer less in the way of glare reduction.

You say your products are energy-saving or "green." What measures has your Vendors (Manufactures) taken to save energy at your manufacturing facilities to show responsibility toward the environment?

In addition to complying with all applicable air and water safety standards for our manufactures operations have implemented a number of energy-saving measures. These have enabled them to greatly reduce the energy required per unit of production by nearly 40% during this period.

Are there utility company rebates for window film installation?

Many utilities offer specific rebates for window film installation for both residential and commercial applications. Often window film is specifically listed as one of the rebate-eligible products. Other times window film qualifies under the "Custom Measures" option (commercial applications only). For details in your state, by utility company, click here.

How does the installation of energy-saving window film affect the performance of my building's HVAC system?

According to U.S. Department of Energy statistics, solar heat gain through windows is responsible for about one third of a building's cooling costs. Energy-saving window film that can reduce solar heat gain by 75% or more can significantly reduce the run time of air-conditioning systems or allow them to operate at lower load conditions. This can reduce cooling costs in commercial buildings by as much as 30%, lengthen HVAC equipment life, lower maintenance costs for air-conditioning systems, and allow for replacement of cooling equipment with smaller, less expensive equipment.

What is the expected lifespan of your window film products and what are the warranties on your products?

Most films carry a 10 or 15-year warranty for non-residential installations and for as long as the current resident owns a home (Lifetime). Warranties include total film replacement, including labor and materials. Many of our films are on the job, still providing energy savings and improved comfort, 20 years after installation. 

Can window films help with LEED Certification or qualification as an Energy Star Labeled Building?

In fact, window films can assist with as many as 9 LEED Certification points (out of the 32 required for Silver LEED Certification). For more information about Vista Window Films and LEED Certification, see www.usgbc.org/leed. The energy savings provided by Window films can also assist buildings with their Energy Star Labeling requirements. 2 of or staff have completed the LEED associates course!

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