BDF S8MC Window Film Security and Safety Clear 8 Mil (36in X 24ft) by Buydecorativefilm

I just purchased this window film and after a few days of procrastinating I finally put this on my windows. I put this on 4 smaller pane windows and a large sliding glass door, before I ordered I measured everything exactly as I would need and purchased the order for the appropriate amount, they gave me a bit of extra which was in case of minor screw ups and with the extra I was also able to put some film onto a small thinner window as well. Having some extra is a nice touch. While I hope to never need to test this film's strength out, I purchased it for protection from the elements, intruders, and also from my child who may decide one day to throw a ball at the window, for safety reasons you can imagine I don't want shards of glass falling everywhere with a toddler in the home. The film itself is nice, it feels very thick and sturdy. I'm hoping it holds up well in the long run. As for install, the kit comes with a plastic squeegee and a sharp cutting knife to cut the film, your own tools you will need are a spray bottle with some soap and water in it, measuring tape, a straight edge ruler, a pair of sharp scissors or if you have a straight cutting board tool that would definitely come in handy for this job. I have done minor tint jobs in the past on my car windows and with that I would say I have had some previous experience when it comes to installing tint on windows, however car glass is usually a little convex and that makes things very difficult, unless you have some weirdly shaped windows (circles, custom glass that curves) this shouldn't be too difficult to do. The most important thing is to make sure you have a clean work surface for the film and the glass you're applying it onto. I was able to have minimal dust and bubbles enter the film and most of it is because of keeping the glass very clean and very soapy during the entire installation. My advice is to measure your window, (measure twice cut once) and cut the film to the exact size of the window if you can cut very nice straight lines. I discovered this worked much better after half way through the job, it's rather difficult to trim the film once it is on the glass without causing it to get a bit dirty, also you can probably get straighter lines cutting it on a table than on the glass itself. Because the film is so thick and sturdy I wasn't as worried about the film crimping like the flimsy tint would do, just wet it, slide things around a bit and squeegee the water out. Work from the center with a vertical line down the middle than push water out towards the sides horizontally until you get all the water out. I would also recommend doing this at night or if it's not too hot but I prefer night as the water doesn't just evaporate on contact with the window, this gives you more time to reposition and squeegee. I hope this helps, and you have a good install, I feel like it's going to give me a bit more peace of mind that my windows are more secure, and if anything it'll buy me a few extra seconds to dial the authorities if anything were to happen.

Yeah it went on easily and smoothly enough. But next day gravity won out and bubbles, sags appeared everywhere. Probably not a good idea to apply it middle of winter.

This seems like a great product ! It will do what I want it to do ! BUT... This window film takes ALOT of patience to work with. I bought a large roll so I had extra practice pieces. I bought window film to cover the windows on my 2011 Ford cargo van because I am an evangelist and I have sayings on my van. I wanted extra protection for my windows. This window film is easy to apply as long as you wet the window and wet the film and follow a few other steps. It took many tries for me to get it right. because I kept getting bubbles. This is mostly because I have to work outside and no matter how hard I tried -- dust always settled which would result in a bubble over the dust particle. I finally just did my best and made peace with it. If you can work in a garage -- that might help alot. On the windows I can take out, I cut an oversize piece of window film and then I used a very sharp knife and cut along and trim the edges. This took practice because I ruined a few pieces when my knife slipped. *****This product scratches SUPER EASILY. If you roll it out -- always have a soft fabric under it (lint free if possible) because it will scratch. I rolled it out on a table and when I applied it to my window and noticed that there were loads of scratches all over the film. Dust is all it takes to scatch it. One side is protected because you peel off the film but if the other side gets scratched -- you will notice it. Don't wipe it. To apply this film to my front windows that I can't take out. I held one corner of the peeled film, sprayed my van window with the other hand holding the water hose and then sprayed the water hose on the film as I was holding it to try to get any dust off. This is after I scraped the window with a razor and cleaned it really well with a spray bottle and a cloth. I topped my side and back windows with white perforated vinyl which took practice too. It looks great and it does a good job hiding the bubbles. I don't have a ton of bubbles but I do have a few on each window. If you apply perforated vinyl on top of the BDF film -- it applies easy if you wet the window and the back of the vinyl. For both films -- a sharp blade is a must. I covered the two side windows and the two back windows of my van with both films. These windows have 4 screws so I took the windows out which made them easier to work with. I haven't covered my two large front electric windows yet but I plan to experiment and cover them too with the window film. Just waiting for the next nice day. On one of my side windows -- I put the window film on the inside as well. Maybe that was overkill. I may or may not do the same for the other 3. Not sure yet. I think this window film would be a necessary step for securing RV's. Breaking windows seems to be how thieves like to break in.

Have applied film to windows several times prior to this. Description: Others films I’ve applied were thinner like a plastic freezer bag. This was thick, almost like a heavy plastic packaging that encases things like children’s toys, the kind you need a scissor or small knife to open the package. Use: That being said we applied it to some double pane windows that let in a lot of noise, it did noticeably lower the noise to make it more tolerable. It appears that it would work very well for security. Application: Use lots of soapy water and do not apply to a warm window. Since it is thick it will leave a fold crease if you are not careful. There is also a sticky glue type substance on the back that will smudge and if you are not careful and leave a visible spot. Try to precut it or make a template so at most you only need to trim 2 adjacent sides, it cuts well with the razor blade but doesn’t bend easily into the corners. Summary: Would prolly recommend the thinner mil if you are looking for easier application. This is tough to remove, I smudged the glue in one spot pretty bad and decided to redo it 1 1/2 days later and had to cut and spray it, it was very hard to remove. There are a few bubbles that I hope will go away, nothing would squeegee them out, but it’s worth it to decrease the noise.

I put this window film on large single pane windows, mostly for safety since the glass is low and not tempered. The 8 mil film has to be cut before you put it up. There is no way it could be cut after application like the instructions say. Also, use a utility knife, not the flimsy knife included with the film. Applying the film does take some time. You have to clean carefully and cut precisely before putting the film on. Then, squeegee much more than you think you need too, until no water comes out in any direction. Otherwise, you’ll have bubbles after it dries. It really isn’t hard, just takes time. Once done, you can’t tell it’s on the window. There was a little haziness in a few areas that I must not have squeegeed well enough, but that faded after a few weeks. Now you wouldn’t know there is any film on the windows. I am happy with the purchase. Much cheaper than replacing the windows.