KESPEN Window Privacy Film One Way Static Cling Tint, Silver, 35.4InX6.5Ft

These were not that hard to install, if you follow instructions and take your time they can look very good. My pictures show during daytime you cannot see inside, and you can see outside with minimal visual distortion. I did not take night pictures, but at night you can see inside. The only downside to these is that looking from inside to the outside at night seemed very poor. This is what I found to work best for install. If you have plenty of material left over after cutting out what you need, use some of the excess to practice with. 1. Get a good squeegee - I got this one EHDIS Small Squeegee 5 inch Rubber Window Tint Squeegee for Car, Glass, Mirror, Shower, Auto,Windows 2. Thoroughly clean your windows. Don't just wipe them down, clean them. Clean them a few times. 3. Measure the glass you want to cover, then add at least a half inch to each edge. So if your window is 20" wide, you want at least 21" of material or more. 4. Cut your material to the amount you just figured out. 5. Make a spray bottle of soapy water. Don't go crazy with the soap, just a drop or two is plenty. 6. Spray your window so that every inch is wet and the water is dripping down - you cannot get it too wet. 7. Peel the plastic protective sheet off the film. 8. Spray the cling side of the film (the same side that had the protective plastic) with your soapy water. 9. Give another couple sprays to the window, especially the top edge if your water has dripped down. 10. Place the film onto the window so that the edges overlap the window. The film will automatically cling to the window and some of the soapy water will go away. You can adjust the position of the film as necessary to get the edges overlapping. 11. Use the squeegee ONLY in a small section of the center of the window - DO NOT wipe to the edges. This will help the film stay in place while you cut it to fit. You do not want to squeegee to the edges because you still need the soapy water to help the edges stick after you get the film trimmed to size. 12. Use a sharp hobby/exacto knife to cut the film. Push the film down so that it gets as far into the corner of the glass and the frame as possible. I found it easier to start from the middle and work my way into the corners. Go VERY SLOW! A nice slow cut will help you cut straight. I also found it helpfull to cut an entire sliver off, and not just to the corner of the window. 13. Once you have it completely trimmed, use the squeegee starting from the center of the window and work your way to the outside edges. Do it multiple times, even if it looks like the soapy water is gone. 14. If you have any edges that are not sticking, gently pull the edge back far enough that you can spray more soapy water in there, then use the squeegee again.

You can still see through this and if it is nighttime and you have lights on everyone will be able to see inside. So you still need curtains or blinds. I have dealt with tints before and this was by far the easiest to install as long as you follow the directions. I like how it makes my house look. I got this to block the sun and make my house cooler and it does just that. Nice product

I bought the 47.2 in x 6.5 ft silver privacy window film. The included instructions list several tools you’ll need, but only a spray bottle and a squeegee are included. The film arrived wrapped around a cardboard tube, and the tools were stuck inside the tube, making them difficult to get out. I ended up having to break the cardboard tube apart several times just to get the tools out. The included spray bottle and squeegee were pretty disappointing. They were cheaply made and way too small for the size of film I purchased. It would have been much better if larger sizes came with larger tools. I didn’t use the included tools at all. I emptied out a cleaning spray bottle I already had at home and used that instead, and I used a bathroom squeegee for the installation. The installation took about an hour. It wasn’t extremely difficult, but it does require some patience and concentration. For a large window like mine, having two people definitely makes things easier. For a smaller window, one person could probably handle it without much trouble. I found it easiest to work from the top of the window down. Spray plenty of water onto both the window and the film, and first focus on getting the film positioned without creating large bubbles or creases. While the person installing the film works from the top, having a second person hold the bottom of the film so it doesn’t randomly stick to the window makes the process much easier. Once the film is in place without any major bubbles or creases, you can patiently push out the smaller bubbles with the squeegee. I’m very happy with the final result. The film is barely noticeable unless you look closely, but it makes a big difference. I wish I had taken a before picture. Before installing the film, the inside of my house was clearly visible from outside, so I basically had to keep the blinds closed all the time. The film doesn’t provide 100% privacy, but it comes very close. At the same time, I can still see outside clearly from inside. I chose the silver color because I didn’t want the room to become too dark, and I’m glad I did. This window gets direct afternoon sun and used to make the room extremely hot. It noticeably reduces direct sunlight without completely blocking it, so I can still enjoy natural light. Now the sunlight coming through feels much more manageable, and the room feels cooler, which I’m very happy with. One important reminder: if you want privacy at night as well, this type of window film is not for you. This isn’t a one-way privacy barrier that lets you see outside while making it impossible for anyone outside to see in. The privacy effect depends on the difference in lighting between the inside and outside. During the day, the bright sunlight outside is reflected by the film, making it difficult to see into the room. At night, when it’s dark outside and the lights are on inside, that lighting balance is reversed, so the inside can become visible from outside. I’ve seen people complain about this with similar window films, but this isn’t necessarily a problem with the product. Just be aware of how this type of film works before purchasing. If you need privacy at night too, I’d recommend looking into frosted or opaque film instead, but you’ll lose the clear outside view. TL;DR: the included tools were disappointing and I had to use my own, but the film itself is great. Installation isn’t particularly difficult, but you do need some patience and effort. Having someone help you makes the process much easier, especially with a larger window. I’m very happy that I can keep the outside view while gaining privacy and reducing direct sunlight without making the room too dark. The price is very reasonable for the results, and overall, I’m satisfied with it.

Haven’t had in place long enough to know how much this will help keep heat out of our west facing room. The installation was a bit tedious but not difficult. It definitely helped to use lots of water on both the window and the film. We found that the film is much less curly once you remove the backing. In that regard it is easier to install since it lays fairly flat. The is a very small uncovered border that shows. Not a big deal. It may take several attempts to squeegee out all of the water. You think it’s all gone, then a bubble catches your eye. Just keep the little tool handy. I don’t think the little bit of residual water affects the performance of the film. It gives a slight tint when looking out of the window but no big deal if it keeps out the heat. Overall very satisfied

FOR THE SELLER/MANUFACTURER: If you read this please consider shipping this on a larger diameter cardboard tube so that the actual product can be usable till the end of the roll. The film is great and I give it a good 4.5 stars, but the way it's rolled up so tight renders it nearly useless once you reach the last 5 feet or so of the roll and that's where the problem is. Since It's rolled so tightly on a tiny diameter cardboard tube, it's very challenging to work with at the end of the roll due to the curling. This material is much thicker than regular window tint so it's important that it is NOT tight-rolled. On regular window tint, this isn't such a big issue, but this stuff is thick and stiff so it matters. (Note: I was installing this on a rather hot day at 95F or 35C so it should have been more flexible even after laying it flat on a table outside in the sun, yet it was still very curly and refused to lay flat.) The film itself is quite good. I have no complaints there as what I was able to use performed as advertised and even exceeded my expectations on the heat reduction in my 5th wheel camper. For example, we had a few days of 95F with a heat index of 103 yet my camper stayed at a cool 74F all day in direct sun and no shade. This was unheard of before installing this stuff. Before installing this on all windows, my camper would barely maintain a 10-degree temperature differential and temps would climb to the upper 80s or low 90s on a day like this in full sun. So yes, it works very well and I'm very pleased with the actual product once it's installed. However, it's packaged and rolled tight on a tiny cardboard tube a little larger than the diameter of a quarter. This means that by the time you reach the end of the roll, it curls up so badly that working with it is a nightmare. This material is quite thick and stiff in comparison to any other window tint that I've ever installed. It measures 0.2mm thick with the protective backing which is equal to two sheets of paper. When I first started installing it I was happy at how easy it was to install and with the results. However, by the time I was reaching the end of the roll, I was cursing the person who signed off on the decision to tight roll this and ship it on a small-diameter cardboard roll. It was curling up so badly towards the end of the roll that it was very challenging to work with. I don't consider myself to be an expert installer by any means, but I've installed my share of tint and this stuff had me cussing at the end of the roll. A word of advice is to make sure you measure and cut your pieces square with precision and don't leave too much extra as trimming this stuff is not like regular tint. It is more difficult to cut as compared to regular window tint. Curved edges can be a challenge to trim and make pretty, but square windows aren't much of an issue as long as you use a straight edge while trimming. If you have silicone-sealed windows, don't try to go all of the way to the edges as it will just want to peel up. Leave a small gap of 1/16" to 1/8" to the very edge and it should work fine. Again, this stuff works great for heat reduction and privacy during daylight hours but it can be tricky to install depending on your application.

Well, I just want to say this stuff is fantastic. It's super thick vinyl, not like the cheap crap you get for your car. It also reflects light pretty dang good. If you look at my pictures, there is one where you can see the blinds on the left. That is the only window I couldn't complete on my whole house (in pictures) with the 35.4" x 32.8' roll. However, if you look closely, it is also the only one that you can see the blinds through. That alone should tell you this crap works. I live in an area that gets to about 200*F on a cool winter afternoon, and the front of my house heats up like a smelting furnace. My power bill, is, well, astronimcal. And that is just so I can wake up in the morning without wet sweaty sheets. My kitchen, in the afternoon, is like he*l's inferno, and Satan himself would be asking to go back home if he had to stand in front of one of the windows. LUCKILY, after installing these on the first window in my kitchen, it instantly felt about 10 degrees cooler. I couldn't feel the sun beating through anymore. By the way, I have 2" thick vinyl blinds on every window, and they only help so much. Anyway, after finishing the front of the house, I came home the next afternoon and my house felt MUCH cooler, so I did the back of the house. My bedroom no longer gets sunlight in the morning to wake me up through the blinds, and I love it. I totally recommend. Now, to the good stuff. I have never used tint before, so know this: 1. Buy a window tint kit. Make sure you get one with a straight edge razor, a squeegee with the cloth wrapping, and a regular window squeegee. I purchased this one for 10 buckaroos: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01J3QVS2K?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details 2. Buy a metal meter stick from harbor freight or walmart, because you will need it to measure your cuts as well as to use as a guide for cutting. Also, buy a medium sharpee to mark the areas as well. When I made my cuts, I set it down on a flat hard substrate that I didn't mind gouging, and I set the meter stick to the marks I made and sliced down the meter stick, using it as a guide. 3. It is better to cut your squares a little big than a little small. You can always use a ruler or a squeegee to mash the tint to the edge of the window, and run a razor down the crease. If you are cutting excess out in the window frame, which you will most likely do, I used a metal ruler to guide my razor, because it is virtually impossible to keep a straight line if you do not use a straight object as a guide to run your razor down. 4. The directions show a bottle for soapy water. Throw the directions out. I found that a big a$$ mixing bowl with a 50/50 dawn dish soap and water solution works just great after screwing around with my first two windows. I used a micro fiber cloth, wet the window generously with my dawn solution, and then stuck my tint to it. Then if the tint doesn't slide easy, as in no effort used, then take it off, and reapply a generous amount of solution. That will do the trick, as now the tint is already soapy, and now the window is now soapy. **** Did I mention you need your glass spotless? Cuz' you do. If you don't, your little cat or dog hairs or boogers will show up under the tint. Use the soapy solution you make, and scrub with a micro fiber, and then use the squeegee you buy to swipe the window clean!!! 6. Once you tint is in place, ALWAYS WET THE BACK OF IT GENEROUSLY, because this stuff will stretch and contort and malform itself. If you keep the back of it slippery, your squegee will move easily without scratching it or stretching it. 7. Do not press hard. Use light pressure, as you will scratch it or stretch it. 5. DO NOT USE A HEAT GUN YOU DO NOT NEED IT DO NOT USE A HEAT GUN YOU WILL DESTROY YOUR VINYL. ASK ME HOW I KNOW. 6. Once you have it squeegeed into place, you can start cutting the excess millimeters off to make it fit correctly. USE YOUR RULER AS A GUIDE!!!! 7. You need some small gaps in order for the soapy water and air to escape, so even a small amount of gap between the window frame and tint doesn't matter. It still blocks light just as good. 8. Once you are down, you can wipe 'er down. Come back in a few hours, and you will be able to see where all bubbles are that you missed. In my case, it was the next day, and they don't look like bubbles as much as baby swirls, which is water trapped under. I just made another batch of dawn solution, wiped down the back of tint with it, and squeegeed the rest of the bubbles out! 9. Enjoy your nice dark and cool area! That's my review of this, as I reallly appreciate how well it seems to be working. I'm excited to see how much my power bill drops, because even if it's only 10 bucks a month, this stuff pays for itself in less than a year. I'll be back to update. UPDATE: My first power bill was down $60. 2 months of that in the summer pays for all of the materials. The house has been noticeably cooler as well.

Worked GREAT for my needs. The sliding glass doors let a ton of sun in all afternoon. It creates a tremendous amount of heat. Even with ac on it felt hot. Less than $60 bucks solved that problem. There was a slight learning curve for installation. I wish I could do it over but it is going to be good enough. My recommendation is to go slowly when trimming to fit. If you happen to have a right angle ruler use it. The box it comes in was also helpful for a straight edge. For the length I used the dining table, pulled the amount I wanted to trim off the edge, and then used the table edge to control my razor. Should have done this with the end as well. If it looks bubbly and weird just keep working it. Push the bubbles to the edge and the water seeps out. I held a towel so I could wipe up all seepage. As the water dries between the window and the film it will look better and better. You definitely want to trim the edges so they are not right against the frame. If you don’t you can’t get the water out. I’ve had no problem with adhesion. One side was slipping a little but as the water dried that stopped. The spray bottle it comes with will give you carpal tunnel from the amount of pumps you’d have to administer. Use any other spray bottle. I’m going to fill the little spray bottles with eyeglass cleaner and put it in my purse. The little squeegee that comes with it is very helpful. The room feels so much cooler now. There’s no glare. The view is unobstructed and looks more colorful (like wearing polarized sunglasses). I’m so thrilled. I’d been using paper black out shades to keep it cool but that looked bad and completely blocked the view. Plus raising and lowering when I wanted to use the patio door (which is pretty constant most of the year) was a pain in the butt. That problem is solved. I want to do my windows on the front the the daytime mirror effect is a bit much for that and the directions say it can’t be used on double pane windows. Don’t know why. The directions say to spray both sides of the window. That clearly is not factual bc anything above the first floor would be off limits. Just spray the side of the glass the film that will touch and the side of the film that will touch the glass. Finally, use something heavy to hold down the corners when you are cutting the film but once you take the protective plastic off and spray the film with water it won’t curl anymore.

KESPEN Window Privacy Film was the solution I was looking for to make my home and office more tranquil and secure. This sun-blocking, anti-UV, and reflective one-way daytime privacy solution seemed like a good option. There are several things to keep in mind despite its many strengths. In this comprehensive 4-star review, I'll talk about my experience with the KESPEN Window Privacy Film, including its features, performance, and overall value. The KESPEN Window Privacy Film distinguishes out because it does more than just provide privacy; it also blocks the sun. The midday isolation is much appreciated thanks to the one-way privacy element that blocks views from the outside. The sun-blocking and anti-UV characteristics simultaneously lessen glare and shield furniture from overexposure to the sun. The static cling design made the assembly process quick and easy. However, some patience and accuracy were required to complete the application without any bubbles. The film's generous dimensions of 17.5 inches by 6.5 feet made it usable for a wide range of window sizes. The film's one-way privacy effect works best during the day, which is an important consideration. The privacy feature loses its effectiveness when inside lighting is brighter than the outdoor surroundings, as is the case in the evening. Expectations must be managed, and extra window coverings should be considered for nocturnal privacy. The KESPEN Window Privacy Film did a great job of keeping the inside of my house private throughout the day. It let me see out yet blocked prying eyes from the inside, giving me the much-needed privacy I was seeking. The mirrorlike appearance provided by the reflective surface amplified this illusion further. This made my windows look more contemporary. While the film's reflective quality is great for privacy, it's important to keep in mind that it can also make it difficult to see out the window during the day. This effect may be more noticeable in rooms with a lot of natural light, which may reduce the level of comfort there. The film's ability to hide the sun was immediately noticeable. I was able to use my computer and watch TV without getting eye strain because of the significant decrease in strong glare. The film's anti-UV capabilities added peace of mind, since I knew it was shielding my things from the sun's harmful rays. It's important to remember, though, that the sun-blocking effect can also drastically reduce the amount of light entering the room. This could be problematic in areas where natural light is particularly important, yet ideal, such as theater rooms. It's crucial to weigh the advantages of sunshading against the reduction in indoor lighting. As was noted earlier, the installation process was simple, however there were some difficulties in establishing a bubble-free application. Static cling technology makes adjustments easy during set up. However, it might be tricky to align exactly due to the film's reflecting surface, as it can be difficult to see through the film from the inside. Throughout my experiments, the film kept its initial adherence and performance levels. There was no peeling or deterioration, so you know it was well made. If you're looking for a practical way to protect your privacy and shield yourself from the sun, consider the KESPEN Window Privacy Film. Its low price makes it a desirable alternative to more permanent window coverings like blinds. It is important to weigh the benefits against any potential downsides, such as increased interior reflection and less natural light. If you're looking to improve privacy and cut down on glare without breaking the bank, look no further than the KESPEN Window Privacy Film. Because of its double purpose, static cling construction, and shielding qualities, it can be used in a variety of settings. The film's overall performance and low cost score it a solid 4 stars, despite minor concerns regarding nighttime privacy, inside reflectivity, and impact on interior illumination. KESPEN Window Privacy Film may do wonders for your comfort and privacy provided it is installed properly and its features are taken into consideration.

The protective film does not come off. And, rarely when it does, it's sticking strength is very very weak.

Still staying after 2 years. Working well

Very cool, a bit tricky to install by yourself, but it's worth it, I just look on the internet and found all the information I needed, my windows look fantastic.

Instructions were clear, and the outcome was nice

More plastic sheet than an actual film... I needed it to match other mirror films I already got and it's totally different quality. Very poor mirror effect as well.