BDF S2M Window Film Clear UV Blocking – 24in X 12ft

3 reviews for BDF S2M Window Film Clear UV Blocking – 24in X 12ft

1. 

   Rated 5 out of 5

   – January 16, 2024 Reynold D’Amore

   The most challenging part was getting us both up the ladder while holding the 90″ long piece without having the film adhere to itself. Other than that, installation was a breeze.I highly recommend watching their video tutorials on Youtube. It breaks down the entire installation process in a 5 minute video as well as provides key highlights in individual mini-tutorials.My best piece of advise is to spray A LOT of water. They said it best, “There is no such thing as too much water, but there is such a thing as too little.” The water makes it super easy to move around and position the film onto the window so you don’t have to be an expert to do it if you use enough water. More importantly, the water helps to prevent the film from sticking onto itself. If it sticks then that piece is done for.To break down the quality of the product – it looks phenomenal. You can not notice that there is a film there. Only way our guest would know is if we told them. My wife and I can notice the difference between a window with a film and a window without. The windows with the film have a bit of a oily water sheen to it but it is only barely noticeable and only when there is something solid behind it like a tree. If looking into the sky, you can’t see it.The product comes with everything you need minus the spray bottle and tape measure. It comes with a knife which was surprisingly very sharp and great quality. To put the knife and perhaps the overall quality of the product into perspective, we first threw the included knife aside and opted for one of our Olfa knives. Even if it is a little dull from cutting through foam for cosplay crafting, surely a dull Olfa knife is better than what they threw in with the film, right? Wrong. The Olfa took my wife several passes and all it did score the film. I suggested using the one provided with the film and it cut through the film like butter on the first pass. Maybe I am putting too much meaning behind their quality of the knife they provided or maybe it’s the quality in the details that matter most and the manufacture of this film understood that.I didn’t do a temperature test but maybe I’ll update this review to reflect on if we noticed the room being cooler. Temperature isn’t so important to us since our A/C unit blows absolutely freezing air directly at us.The reason we installed the UV film is because of all our artwork we have hanging on our walls. We have quite a few very expensive and meaningful pieces and we would like to see it preserved as long as possible. This would be just additional step we could take to preserving our original art pieces while improving our household. All for less than $100. Great value! Perfect for those who are now working remotely from home due to COVID-19 and noticed that there’s a lot of sunlight hitting the artwork!

2. 

   Rated 5 out of 5

   – October 10, 2024 Ciara Schmitt

   The media could not be loaded.I started my first time doing this by myself on a huge project! Follow the directions and you’ll be fine.Word to the wise…more water, more water, more water. When you think you’ve got it wet enough, add double the amount on that’s already on to it. Start the second you begin to peel the backing off and don’t stop until it’s trimmed, placed, and smoothed. With enough water it never sticks to itself which will ruin it with krinkles, and allows you to lift it off and move and replace it multiple times, as long as you add more water every time you pull it away. If you get ANY bubbles at all, it’s not nearly wet enough!Mine looks amazing! Is it perfect? Heavens no with the first 3 or 4 sheets I put up. By the 5th piece I could do it professionally LOL. If you’ve ever had experience with wallpapering, you will crush this like a boss.Doing it alone was harder but I figured out how to peel the back off with my feet ha ha and still have 2 hands to hold the sheeting. Beginner mistake was measuring and cutting on the floor to begin with…do I have a few dog hairs behind it…yes!? But soon corrected that problem by laying a clean sheet on the floor to work on.I used a carpenters square to make sure everything was as good as it could be and straight to place in one corner perfectly and smooth from there.Another tip…spend the extra $5 and get a 6 inch spreader to work with, rather than the 3 inch that comes in the package. It’s worth it.Most of all!!! More more and more water! I was emptying a quart squirt bottle on nearly every sheet I did, but it was worth it. Hope you agree by seeing the pics. Good Luck!

3. 

   Rated 5 out of 5

   – December 28, 2024 Malcolm Bayer

   Good