Tinting Van Windows

[romany]

This may have been covered before, I have been watching a few video blogs and on a couple of them the owners have been recommending using these dark tinting sheets to make the van windows give more privacy.

The question I have is if the van has acrylic type windows does this not damage them in the same way that cling film damaged caravan windows in the past causing spiderweb type crazing across the surface.

Any thoughts or ideas on this one folks.

 

[Ridgeway]

I can't see why the tinting film would cause any issues with an acrylic window, there's no adhesive or chemicals involved in the process. I know of some people that have tinting film on thick acrylic sheets without issues.

 

[romany]

supposedly the chemicals used to make cling film and other film leak out and attack the chemicals in acrylic causing it to weaken and craze back in the early 2000's it voided the warranty on any window the manufacturers thought had been treated this way

 

[scotjimland]

Tinted film, that is used to tint car and van glass windows, is formulated to be applied to glass. Glass window tinted film is not suitable to be used on double-glazed acrylic windows fitted to caravans and motorhomes and is likely, within weeks, to lead to bubbles forming between the film and the acrylic.

http://www.caravanwindows.net/our-services/caravan-windows/window-replacement/how-to-guide/tinting

 

[romany]

Tinted film, that is used to tint car and van glass windows, is formulated to be applied to glass. Glass window tinted film is not suitable to be used on double-glazed acrylic windows fitted to caravans and motorhomes and is likely, within weeks, to lead to bubbles forming between the film and the acrylic.

http://www.caravanwindows.net/our-services/caravan-windows/window-replacement/how-to-guide/tinting

Thanks for link Jim very informative and rather backs up what I had thought, I had seen a video by gadget man on his camper showing him tinting the rear acrylic windows and thought he could be heading for trouble

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[Ridgeway]

The link refers to bubbles that form in-between the layer of film and acrylic, no explanation of why or even if it was down to poor installation and maybe if a remedy is to simply re-apply the film or smooth it again.

Having applied quite a bit of window film on glass and knowing people that use it on acrylic i'm dubious as to this info being that accurate and wonder if it's blown out of proportion based on a few bad experiences from poor installations.

Bubbles can only be created if there's a reaction between the 2 surfaces (perhaps due to heating) and a gas is created, that's the only thing i can think of.

 

[romany]

The link refers to bubbles that form in-between the layer of film and acrylic, no explanation of why or even if it was down to poor installation and maybe if a remedy is to simply re-apply the film or smooth it again.

Having applied quite a bit of window film on glass and knowing people that use it on acrylic i'm dubious as to this info being that accurate and wonder if it's blown out of proportion based on a few bad experiences from poor installations.

Bubbles can only be created if there's a reaction between the 2 surfaces (perhaps due to heating) and a gas is created, that's the only thing i can think of.

Or being the very old cynic I am a get out clause started by manufacturers to avoid their warranties.
Having had to take legal action a few years back against a dealer,Elldis and the german window manufacturers over the windows not being fit for purpose due to the double glazed units rubbing against each other due to wind pressure when driving along and causing opaque patches inside the double glazing.

PS I won

 

[Ridgeway]

Now I understand why you're concerned. Could also be what you say and a nice way to avoid warranty but i assume someone, some where had an issue with this bubbling and crazing effects.