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On 7/9/2024 at 12:39 PM, Tintguy1980 said:

Selling film using IR is misleading and picking one by it's IR performance is short changing oneself.

 

 

What is your opinion on the fact they are now adding a "IR Coating" to factory glass on the Toyota and Lexus vehicles? 
Does that clear iR coating really do anything or is that just another gimmick? 

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IMO, it's still a gimmick 'IF' they do not qualify it as being in the intense range of the NIR spectrum and that it only represents 48+/-% of the sun's energy that generates heat when striking a surface.

 

Only since window film became a dominant aftermarket solution to glass' weakness in term of sun's energy, has the glass industry ratcheted up their game. Their weakness now is not knowing exactly how to market the 'how' their glass performs; they only give the fifth grade explanation in their marketing.

 

Can't blame them since a large portion of the market seemingly is unable to understand beyond that level. As one member here made the case for me by commenting on a thread I hijacked, "It's too confusing".

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