uv protection film for windows ?
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uv protection film for windows ?
Hi there, I was wondering if anyone has heard of anything that can be put onto windows to stop uv damage/fading occuring to items displayed in it
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Re: uv protection film for windows ?
I have pull-down blinds on my front display windows. You can't see though them, but the windows face west so they get very powerful sun in the late afternoon/evening so no choice really. At the time I bought them I priced up some transparent UV-blocking ones and they were hideously expensive. Near a grand for two 6ft square windows.
They may be cheaper now......
They may be dearer.
As for stick-on film, I have some in the upstairs studio windows and it works quite well. It darkens the glass somewhat but without it I would have a permanent squint.
Only problem is, you can't see in from outside, so not much use for display windows. There may be different sorts, but that's my xp on the subject. And there is a definate knack to applying it perfectly.
As for stick-on film, I have some in the upstairs studio windows and it works quite well. It darkens the glass somewhat but without it I would have a permanent squint.
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Re: uv protection film for windows ?
I don’t use them, so I cannot speak with any authority, but I’ve heard that the UV filtering component of the film loses its effectiveness within a year or two.
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Re: uv protection film for windows ?
Around 7-o-clock my studio looks like a scene from a Ridley Scott movie. 
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Cathy
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Re: uv protection film for windows ?
Yours ain't the only oneprospero wrote:Around 7-o-clock my studio looks like a scene from a Ridley Scott movie.
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Re: uv protection film for windows ?
Thankyou Very much, I found the stuff was a lot cheaper than I thought it would be, can't wait for it to arriveMITREMAN wrote:Take a look
http://www.windowfilmdirectory.co.uk/norfolk.php
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Re: uv protection film for windows ?
Remember UV filters don't prevent fading from visible light.
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Re: uv protection film for windows ?
I love what he does with light. That's one of the reasons he's one of my favourite directors!prospero wrote:Around 7-o-clock my studio looks like a scene from a Ridley Scott movie.
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