Installation of Privacy Film in Windows
A privacy film on your window can help to protect the interior of the house from the glare and heat and moreover, provide privacy for your rooms, by blocking the view from outside.
It is actually a simple and cheap way of improving the comfort and style of the rooms.
You just need to have some common tools and a helper to help you install the film.
Installation of Frosted or Stained Glass Film Required items: * The chosen decorative film- frosted glass, stained glass etc.
* Rubber Squeegee.
* A utility knife with good sharp blade.
* A spray bottle.
* A straight edge- Yardsticks can be used for big size windows.
* Any baby shampoo.
* Bottled water.
* Lint free cloths like the microfibre cloths.
* A tape that is transparent.
Plans involved in the installation process: Take the measurements of the breadth as well as the length of the windows where the privacy film is to be installed.
This is required to know what size of film is to be purchased.
Buy a 10% or 20% film extra just in case something goes wrong or just for an extra scrap.
Applying the Film on the Window and installing it: You can start either early morning or in the evening so as to avoid working during the hottest time of the day.
Moreover, if the installation is done during a very hot period, the soapy solution which is used to make a coating on the glass will dry up even before you have finished the work! This can even cause bad streaks to appear in the window! The first step is to clean thoroughly, the windows, using one teaspoon of the baby shampoo mixed in one gallon of water.
The quantity of each used should be accurate to give the water the right pH factor, and thereby give the right output for the project you are working on.
The use of cleaners with ammonia, vinegar etc.
should be avoided.
Check the measurements that were taken previously and cut the film according to it, always keeping 1 unit additional on all sides.
Then you can spray the shampoo solution onto the window, using a sprayer, and be careful not to leave fingerprints.
Now use the tape to take off the film.
For this, choose one corner of the film, and put two pieces of tape, one on either side of the corner.
Then when the tapes have set, pull them apart, and the backing comes off with the tape! Then you can spray and fill the backing with the shampoo solution.
The next step is to carefully start attaching the half adhesive part of the film on the window, beginning from the topmost part of the window.
Make sure that the film is being put in the right position while you attach it.
All the while, the helper should keep spraying the sheet with the shampoo solution.
Once it is done, squeeze out all the air bubbles, trim the sheet with the knife, re-spray the film, and let it dry for around 30 to 40 minutes.
The film fully fits in almost 8 days!
It is actually a simple and cheap way of improving the comfort and style of the rooms.
You just need to have some common tools and a helper to help you install the film.
Installation of Frosted or Stained Glass Film Required items: * The chosen decorative film- frosted glass, stained glass etc.
* Rubber Squeegee.
* A utility knife with good sharp blade.
* A spray bottle.
* A straight edge- Yardsticks can be used for big size windows.
* Any baby shampoo.
* Bottled water.
* Lint free cloths like the microfibre cloths.
* A tape that is transparent.
Plans involved in the installation process: Take the measurements of the breadth as well as the length of the windows where the privacy film is to be installed.
This is required to know what size of film is to be purchased.
Buy a 10% or 20% film extra just in case something goes wrong or just for an extra scrap.
Applying the Film on the Window and installing it: You can start either early morning or in the evening so as to avoid working during the hottest time of the day.
Moreover, if the installation is done during a very hot period, the soapy solution which is used to make a coating on the glass will dry up even before you have finished the work! This can even cause bad streaks to appear in the window! The first step is to clean thoroughly, the windows, using one teaspoon of the baby shampoo mixed in one gallon of water.
The quantity of each used should be accurate to give the water the right pH factor, and thereby give the right output for the project you are working on.
The use of cleaners with ammonia, vinegar etc.
should be avoided.
Check the measurements that were taken previously and cut the film according to it, always keeping 1 unit additional on all sides.
Then you can spray the shampoo solution onto the window, using a sprayer, and be careful not to leave fingerprints.
Now use the tape to take off the film.
For this, choose one corner of the film, and put two pieces of tape, one on either side of the corner.
Then when the tapes have set, pull them apart, and the backing comes off with the tape! Then you can spray and fill the backing with the shampoo solution.
The next step is to carefully start attaching the half adhesive part of the film on the window, beginning from the topmost part of the window.
Make sure that the film is being put in the right position while you attach it.
All the while, the helper should keep spraying the sheet with the shampoo solution.
Once it is done, squeeze out all the air bubbles, trim the sheet with the knife, re-spray the film, and let it dry for around 30 to 40 minutes.
The film fully fits in almost 8 days!