Home Improvement
This morning, David and I ventured out to Home Depot. Our dining room windows let in a lot of sunlight, particularly in the afternoons. With summer closely approaching, we decided that window tinting would get rid of some of that heat, and save on our electric bill!
We found some tinting that we thought would be good for our needs. We also bought a tinting application kit, and some posterboard to use as a guide for measuring the windows. We cut the first sheet of tinting, and put it on the window. There was a clear adhesive backing that we were supposed to remove, but we couldn't seem to get it off. Oh well, the tinting still stuck to the window.
About an hour and a half later, we had the window completely finished. We finally (quite by accident) figured out how to remove the backing, that was another story, we managed to get it stuck to itself. The best method, we discovered, was to peel a bit of the backing off, soak that part of the tinting with the application solution, then David would start to apply it to the window, while I peeled the rest of the backing off. Then we'd get the squeegees that came with the kit, and smooth it down. David would then trim off the excess film, and we'd smooth out the rest of the film.
Overall, it looks really nice and we could both definitely tell a difference. The window we tried it first on was the one which faced the west and had no shading. We'll tackle the other window in there later, as well as the kitchen and office windows. Yay, home improvement!
We found some tinting that we thought would be good for our needs. We also bought a tinting application kit, and some posterboard to use as a guide for measuring the windows. We cut the first sheet of tinting, and put it on the window. There was a clear adhesive backing that we were supposed to remove, but we couldn't seem to get it off. Oh well, the tinting still stuck to the window.
About an hour and a half later, we had the window completely finished. We finally (quite by accident) figured out how to remove the backing, that was another story, we managed to get it stuck to itself. The best method, we discovered, was to peel a bit of the backing off, soak that part of the tinting with the application solution, then David would start to apply it to the window, while I peeled the rest of the backing off. Then we'd get the squeegees that came with the kit, and smooth it down. David would then trim off the excess film, and we'd smooth out the rest of the film.
Overall, it looks really nice and we could both definitely tell a difference. The window we tried it first on was the one which faced the west and had no shading. We'll tackle the other window in there later, as well as the kitchen and office windows. Yay, home improvement!
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