This video provides a description and demonstration on how to apply 3M Thinsulate Window Film correctly.
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@Atomicsuplex Жыл бұрын
Wet the window once last time, then wet the window again. Finally wet the window. When you are finished, spray the window with water, remove the excess and wet the window six more final times.
@paulh6998 Жыл бұрын
You forgot something important ! Before leaving the room with the just installed window film, one must - always - wet the window one more time for the best result ;)
@ayeeidkmusic Жыл бұрын
Lmao 🤣😂
@jayhat Жыл бұрын
From this point forward, any time you’re in the room, please wet the window.
@PvMLad7 ай бұрын
Instructions unclear, the window dried out.
@ThePunisher0147 ай бұрын
Now the room is drowning in water, further instructions?
@dannydanix869810 ай бұрын
This is the best window technique I've seen in a while, from the way you cut the film, to applying to the window. Just accurate, must be very pro.
@bradvanbakel57813 жыл бұрын
Awesome, cant wait to never ever try this myself
@beaubjarnason47592 жыл бұрын
Bahahahaha my girlfriend and I were just saying the same thing. Pretty sure buddy had to go to school to learn how to do this.
@orangefield23082 жыл бұрын
does 3M Thinsulate actually help in insulating heat for cold winters? Looking to see what other customers think
@jigodiieplinalumea45652 жыл бұрын
Is it wouldn't help I don't think will be that expensive
@donsmith9081 Жыл бұрын
@@orangefield2308 Yah.... That would be nice to know. I heard good things about 3M Prestige and would like to compare the two.
@Mikem-mq2hh Жыл бұрын
My thoughts exactly....and i need to insulate my windows.
@leesaunders70646 ай бұрын
This technique works perfectly, even for non-3m film. I'll admit, I did skip a few wetting steps but the end product didn't seem to suffer. Thanks for upload!
@hairylarry61672 жыл бұрын
I've done this every single fall since I was young. I am now 67. I should go into business doing this. I have a great helpful hint to shrink covering your windows. The top corners are the first thing that wants to release. Use clear packaging tape or white duct tape and tape the hell out of those top corners. You'll be glad you did. On some windows that have white trim. I white duct tape the whole frame.
@orangefield23082 жыл бұрын
does 3M Thinsulate actually help in insulating heat for cold winters? Looking to see what other customers think
@trollalolin94522 жыл бұрын
@@orangefield2308 I’m thinking the exact same. They should show you a thermal reading with a Flir camera before and after, to see if it makes any difference with keeping the cold out.
@jigodiieplinalumea45652 жыл бұрын
This type of film is not shrink type and is very expensive and is permanent
@ozarkmedia2 жыл бұрын
@@orangefield2308 It does. The low emissivity properties work in both directions to reject heat. In summer it keeps heat outside. In winter it keeps heat inside. The second law of thermodynamics says that entropy is why heat (more energy) flows toward cold (lower energy). This film creates a boundary layer (thus the name thinsulate) that rejects this transfer of heat…so it works in two directions in summer vs winter.
@litsci1877 Жыл бұрын
You can't have, they only invented this film in 2016.
@Jeffis2k3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the great video
@balazslakatos98173 жыл бұрын
The following stunts are performed by highly trained professionals, don't try this at home.
@ms-hl4vg2 жыл бұрын
😂😂
@tonimediaGmbH3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the Video. After watching a dozen of stupid beginners-videos, this is the first one, that shows how to do it professionally. THANKS !!!
@dubstard2 жыл бұрын
IMO Even the official video by 3M (which is 45 seconds long) is not better than this one.
@alentrevor6 ай бұрын
Why would you want to buy considering all the tools and palarfa fitting it. Remember it looks easy but no way could you make a good job of it
@unimail11953 жыл бұрын
The chance of doing this yourself correctly first time seems low.
@jamesstogden31093 жыл бұрын
Very low...like o.oooo1%...even for experienced tinters, Thinsulate is one of the more tedious films to install...
@orangefield23082 жыл бұрын
hi, does 3M Thinsulate actually help in insulating heat for cold winters? Looking to see what other customers think
@donsmith9081 Жыл бұрын
@@orangefield2308 I'm either looking in the wrong place or... 3M is not good at informing us with a comparative chart.
@jadeyvette2 жыл бұрын
That looks like a whole lot of amazing to install! I love a good challenge.
@kathrynck Жыл бұрын
Those wondering if it helps. I dunno. It's meant to be a reflective insulator, like the foil you can put in attics. If it's IR reflective, it could turn some radiant heat away from the window in both directions. The normal rule of needing an air space to reflect radiant heat can be suspended if the object in the way is glass, and lets radiant IR through. Normally a reflective insulator needs an air space to reflect IR into, but with glass it _could_ work. If it's UV reflective, it could keep out some solar energy in summer, you probably don't have any interior UV to reflect back in in winter. I don't know if 3M's film does this though, or how well if it does. I'm just pointing out that a lot of traditional wisdom regarding IR reflective insulators (and not putting them directly against a surface) gets 'weird & not entirely true' if the barrier it's up against is transparent to IR. Just saying that the concept _could_ work.
@vanessamaebabayo2230 Жыл бұрын
I just want to know if i will cut the excess film after the rubber on window? I cut it and I have space without film like the edges
@tariqfate9350 Жыл бұрын
informatic video
@loriboyt73433 жыл бұрын
What product are you using?
@trythis282110 күн бұрын
Excellent technique convinced me to not try DIY. 3M has a special sealant for doing around the edges, assume that should be part of the install. Obviously, when you have finished wetting the window one final time, ledged has it the installer is still on this window wetting it one final time.
@shaneleary62592 жыл бұрын
I overlapped by 52% and now I don’t know who’s house I’m in, is it still January?
@tomwebb9863 ай бұрын
How is he grabbing the liner from the outside??
@verestandian Жыл бұрын
where can you buy this film?
@MMMM-ud8ge2 жыл бұрын
Will this improve insulation on a upvc double glaze window or make no difference
@johnmoss72272 жыл бұрын
Even upvc windows get cold - experience. The film reduces conduction to the air and helps keep indoor air getting cooled by the window I guess?
@maxthelab8457 Жыл бұрын
What a bloody performance - and what are the benefits installing that onto a double-glazed units anyways.?
@litsci1877 Жыл бұрын
Gives it nearly the properties of triple-glazed.
@mikemattila9612 жыл бұрын
What is the ROI on this film ?
@asherray4969 Жыл бұрын
This looks way more complicated than the regular 3M kit
@uterushaver83092 жыл бұрын
3:40: Do you have to turn the film around so adhesive between film & liner contacts window, or is the adhesive part of the film itself?
@TheCarmacon2 жыл бұрын
Liner shall face the glass - when the liner is removed, the clean and dust-free surface of the film is exposed and sticks to the glass.
@danroot84 Жыл бұрын
And to clarify on what TheCarmacon has already said.. there is NO real adhesive here. It’s adhered like all traditional window films and car tints.
@sjharris77able Жыл бұрын
If installed correctly on every window this should save about 50p to your yearly heating bill🙄
@anaesterhazy6312 жыл бұрын
does it help against the noise, too? if not, is there anything else you cold recommend? THANK YOU!
@danroot84 Жыл бұрын
It does NOT have any sound dampening properties. The only real way to help with that is to insulate and soundproof your walls around the glass or if the window is the issue - you will need to upgrade to better windows with multiple layers of glass with gas injected between them. Ask your local window dealers about that stuff.
@anaesterhazy631 Жыл бұрын
@@danroot84 Thank you so much
@texas2far3 жыл бұрын
My god this seems hard to do
@jamesstogden31093 жыл бұрын
it gets easier after the 400th try. (Experience is paramount..patience...and more patience...and more practice. ) Then it gets easy. :)
@johnmoss72272 жыл бұрын
@@jamesstogden3109 Just like music or any mechanucal skill! :-)
@johnmoss72272 жыл бұрын
But not spelling! :-( ... 'Mechanical'
@stephendee78392 жыл бұрын
The video gets a bit confusing at 2:30. You distinguished between the "film" and the "liner" and insisted that the liner side must face up. Then, at 2:40, you ask that the "film" be wetted with water, except the "film" is now down against the table, and the "liner" is up, so this is actually spraying the liner with water. But when you later unroll the material, it's clear to me that the "film" side that's being left on the window actually had to be down in the step where you said it needed to be up and that's why you said to spray the water on the film rather than on the liner when it it was lying on the table. It's no wonder everyone is confused by this video.
@mikecoggins363 жыл бұрын
I thought the liner was covering the side you should stick to the window? Why have a liner, what is it's purpose? This is not the side i see most people use.
@gav68083 жыл бұрын
The liner sticks to the sticky side of the film.You remove the liner then apply the sticky side to the window.
@ToughMan3 жыл бұрын
Yeah...this VDO also made me confused. I needed to rewatch many times until I saw your comment.
@watsonspringston3 жыл бұрын
wet the window again
@leightonmorris86543 жыл бұрын
Wet the window again
@chrisknorr13262 жыл бұрын
@@leightonmorris8654 Wet the window again
@gargaritaladybug6997 Жыл бұрын
Does this really save warmth in ?
@allybally002110 ай бұрын
It keeps the warmth out in winter.
@Schniklefritz_247 Жыл бұрын
Jesus H man, how many times do have to set the window? MFer used 60 gallons of water on 1 window
@minni3723 Жыл бұрын
Is it good maintaining heat inside?
@ggj666 Жыл бұрын
No idea but you need to wet the window :o) many times
@allybally002110 ай бұрын
More than that...@@ggj666
@limarandos Жыл бұрын
The title of the video should be “Reasons why you should never install 3M Thinsulate....”
@UmamiPapi Жыл бұрын
In only 100 easy steps and 3 rather difficult steps!
@silverpassion35882 жыл бұрын
Wet again wet again wet again. How many times wet again i'm so bloody confused
@donsmith9081 Жыл бұрын
LOL!!! Thats what I'm sayin!
@theoldtyke.4085 Жыл бұрын
You only wet it once. Then you get a pro in to do it properly, he wets it about a dozen times
@williamhodgson625010 ай бұрын
Well that seems straightforward 😢😢
@uncle_creepy2743 Жыл бұрын
So after all that work... it helps about 0.0000000001% of temp.
@godzilla9642 жыл бұрын
Can you also install it outside?
@4mageo3 ай бұрын
I would to prevent the IR/UV coming between the glass surfaces and heating them.
@SA-bx9cp Жыл бұрын
Yes it looks very easy to do but even easier to screw it up, get a pro in I think...
@ggj666 Жыл бұрын
Blimey I think I'll just put on another layer of clothing.
@TuuSaR3 жыл бұрын
Luckily there is another non-3M product for windows, wont look so nice, but is much easier to install with tape and hair dryer .
@ivaldecantos3 жыл бұрын
That is a different product, window insulation kit, I guess. Window film stick to glass and is almost forever... +20 yrs working every day and night.
@theoldtyke.4085 Жыл бұрын
Yeah, it's called cling film. Make a wooden frame to fit your window recess, wrap cling film around the frame (front & back). make sure to overlap each time, go over it gently with a hairdryer. This creates a form of double glazing. As it is set away from the window itself, and hopefully a tight fit in the window recess, you should now notice a huge reduction in draughts. This is something my dad did back in the 60s to insulate the windows when we had the old Crittal single glazing. no more puddles of water on the windowsill, no more 'jack frost' on the inside of the glass
@srolesen3 жыл бұрын
this will keep just about 0 heat outside because the film is absorbing infrared not reflecting it (pretty much impossible to do through glass short of actual mirrors) Long story short, your double-pane windows are now heaters in the summer. If you have single pane you need new windows anyway so might as well get the proper glass, but yeah theoretically the film would work "better"
@Bart-dg6qv3 жыл бұрын
This is like a warning - don't buy it if you want to install it by yourself.
@ishpin3 жыл бұрын
Exactly, I was ready to buy the film until I found this video.
@monav40622 жыл бұрын
I thought that I was watching one of those "How to Insulate your Windows to keep the cold weather out" ?? Obviously, this is not one of them.
@shaneleary62592 жыл бұрын
Decent video but can’t get over the fact the narrator sounds like Jez off peep show
@legion17912 жыл бұрын
I would probably fail at the stage of cleaning the window...
@towardtheeast2 жыл бұрын
Ridiculous commercials 🤮
@dougpage1132 Жыл бұрын
Never, way to complicated
@abhibals9751 Жыл бұрын
Remove
@Undiscovered1st Жыл бұрын
Not difficult but cumbersome 😒
@AtortAerials2 жыл бұрын
Way too many tools for me. 🤣🤪 Milky blisters? 🤮
@theoldtyke.4085 Жыл бұрын
Wasn't he one of the gangsters in Peaky Blinders?
@simonhuntley5814 Жыл бұрын
This person should not be demonstrating how to install window film as he doesn’t have a clue.
@Luketa19783 жыл бұрын
So easy....my goah...just people with mental problems can't install it. Well...my father used to say that it is needed 10 idiots for 1 smart one. We have a few here.
@jddj9297 Жыл бұрын
Terrible technique... you need a few more years of experience in order to make a video tutorial on how to install film.