How to install 3M Thinsulate Window Film

This video provides a description and demonstration on how to apply 3M Thinsulate Window Film correctly.

[@Atomicsuplex]

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]

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]

Lmao 🤣😂

[@jayhat]

From this point forward, any time you’re in the room, please wet the window.

[@PvMLad]

Instructions unclear, the window dried out.

[@ThePunisher014]

Now the room is drowning in water, further instructions?

[@dannydanix8698]

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.

[@bradvanbakel5781]

Awesome, cant wait to never ever try this myself

[@beaubjarnason4759]

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.

[@orangefield2308]

does 3M Thinsulate actually help in insulating heat for cold winters? Looking to see what other customers think

[@jigodiieplinalumea4565]

Is it wouldn't help I don't think will be that expensive

[@donsmith9081]

@@orangefield2308 Yah.... That would be nice to know. I heard good things about 3M Prestige and would like to compare the two.

[@Mikem-mq2hh]

My thoughts exactly....and i need to insulate my windows.

[@leesaunders7064]

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!

[@hairylarry6167]

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.

[@orangefield2308]

does 3M Thinsulate actually help in insulating heat for cold winters? Looking to see what other customers think

[@trollalolin9452]

@@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.

[@jigodiieplinalumea4565]

This type of film is not shrink type and is very expensive and is permanent

[@ozarkmedia]

@@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]

You can't have, they only invented this film in 2016.

[@Jeffis2k]

Thanks for the great video

[@balazslakatos9817]

The following stunts are performed by highly trained professionals, don't try this at home.

[@ms-hl4vg]

😂😂

[@tonimediaGmbH]

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 !!!

[@dubstard]

IMO Even the official video by 3M (which is 45 seconds long) is not better than this one.

[@alentrevor]

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

[@unimail1195]

The chance of doing this yourself correctly first time seems low.

[@jamesstogden3109]

Very low...like o.oooo1%...even for experienced tinters, Thinsulate is one of the more tedious films to install...

[@orangefield2308]

hi, does 3M Thinsulate actually help in insulating heat for cold winters? Looking to see what other customers think

[@donsmith9081]

@@orangefield2308 I'm either looking in the wrong place or... 3M is not good at informing us with a comparative chart.

[@jadeyvette]

That looks like a whole lot of amazing to install! I love a good challenge.

[@kathrynck]

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]

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]

informatic video

[@loriboyt7343]

What product are you using?

[@trythis2821]

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.

[@shaneleary6259]

I overlapped by 52% and now I don’t know who’s house I’m in, is it still January?

[@tomwebb986]

How is he grabbing the liner from the outside??

[@verestandian]

where can you buy this film?

[@MMMM-ud8ge]

Will this improve insulation on a upvc double glaze window or make no difference

[@johnmoss7227]

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]

What a bloody performance - and what are the benefits installing that onto a double-glazed units anyways.?

[@litsci1877]

Gives it nearly the properties of triple-glazed.

[@mikemattila961]

What is the ROI on this film ?

[@asherray4969]

This looks way more complicated than the regular 3M kit

[@uterushaver8309]

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?

[@TheCarmacon]

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]

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]

If installed correctly on every window this should save about 50p to your yearly heating bill🙄

[@anaesterhazy631]

does it help against the noise, too? if not, is there anything else you cold recommend? THANK YOU!

[@danroot84]

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]

@@danroot84 Thank you so much

[@texas2far]

My god this seems hard to do

[@jamesstogden3109]

it gets easier after the 400th try. (Experience is paramount..patience...and more patience...and more practice. ) Then it gets easy. :)

[@johnmoss7227]

@@jamesstogden3109 Just like music or any mechanucal skill! :-)

[@johnmoss7227]

But not spelling! :-( ... 'Mechanical'

[@stephendee7839]

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.

[@mikecoggins36]

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.

[@gav6808]

The liner sticks to the sticky side of the film.You remove the liner then apply the sticky side to the window.

[@ToughMan]

Yeah...this VDO also made me confused. I needed to rewatch many times until I saw your comment.

[@watsonspringston]

wet the window again

[@leightonmorris8654]

Wet the window again

[@chrisknorr1326]

@@leightonmorris8654 Wet the window again

[@gargaritaladybug6997]

Does this really save warmth in ?

[@allybally0021]

It keeps the warmth out in winter.

[@Schniklefritz_247]

Jesus H man, how many times do have to set the window? MFer used 60 gallons of water on 1 window

[@minni3723]

Is it good maintaining heat inside?

[@ggj666]

No idea but you need to wet the window :o) many times

[@allybally0021]

More than that...@@ggj666

[@limarandos]

The title of the video should be “Reasons why you should never install 3M Thinsulate....”

[@UmamiPapi]

In only 100 easy steps and 3 rather difficult steps!

[@silverpassion3588]

Wet again wet again wet again. How many times wet again i'm so bloody confused

[@donsmith9081]

LOL!!! Thats what I'm sayin!

[@theoldtyke.4085]

You only wet it once. Then you get a pro in to do it properly, he wets it about a dozen times

[@williamhodgson6250]

Well that seems straightforward 😢😢

[@uncle_creepy2743]

So after all that work... it helps about 0.0000000001% of temp.

[@godzilla964]

Can you also install it outside?

[@4mageo]

I would to prevent the IR/UV coming between the glass surfaces and heating them.

[@SA-bx9cp]

Yes it looks very easy to do but even easier to screw it up, get a pro in I think...

[@ggj666]

Blimey I think I'll just put on another layer of clothing.

[@TuuSaR]

Luckily there is another non-3M product for windows, wont look so nice, but is much easier to install with tape and hair dryer .

[@ivaldecantos]

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]

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

[@srolesen]

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-dg6qv]

This is like a warning - don't buy it if you want to install it by yourself.

[@ishpin]

Exactly, I was ready to buy the film until I found this video.

[@monav4062]

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.

[@shaneleary6259]

Decent video but can’t get over the fact the narrator sounds like Jez off peep show

[@legion1791]

I would probably fail at the stage of cleaning the window...

[@towardtheeast]

Ridiculous commercials 🤮

[@dougpage1132]

Never, way to complicated

[@abhibals9751]

Remove

[@Undiscovered1st]

Not difficult but cumbersome 😒

[@AtortAerials]

Way too many tools for me. 🤣🤪 Milky blisters? 🤮

[@theoldtyke.4085]

Wasn't he one of the gangsters in Peaky Blinders?

[@simonhuntley5814]

This person should not be demonstrating how to install window film as he doesn’t have a clue.

[@Luketa1978]

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]

Terrible technique... you need a few more years of experience in order to make a video tutorial on how to install film.