Question about window tinting
My factory windows are dark but not reflective. My uneducated thought is that the dark actually creates more heat. Would a reflective window tint film be an improvement?
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Dark tint does not create more heat. It will keep the inside much cooler, and that makes less heat.
Clear glass does not reflect much light at all.
White paint reflects a lot of light, stays cool. Black paint absorbs light, gets hot.
Black tint does not absorb more light than a clear glass. Clear glass lets almost every bit of light/heat through.
In my state the dark tint law refers to windows that roll down, not fixed windows.
I have never heard about the mirror tint. I would ignore that CHPS comment and if you want mirror then put on mirror.
Trailers can be tinted as dark as you want. Limos' rear windows can also be tinted dark, just not the drivers and front passengers windows. There is a reason the term "limo tint" is tossed around a lot.... Limos have dark, legal tent.
Clear glass does not reflect much light at all.
White paint reflects a lot of light, stays cool. Black paint absorbs light, gets hot.
Black tint does not absorb more light than a clear glass. Clear glass lets almost every bit of light/heat through.
In my state the dark tint law refers to windows that roll down, not fixed windows.
I have never heard about the mirror tint. I would ignore that CHPS comment and if you want mirror then put on mirror.
Trailers can be tinted as dark as you want. Limos' rear windows can also be tinted dark, just not the drivers and front passengers windows. There is a reason the term "limo tint" is tossed around a lot.... Limos have dark, legal tent.
