Thinking of tinting your home or car windows? Window tinting involves the application of a thin film to the surface of the glass, which provides increased privacy, improved safety, and enhanced energy efficiency.

While you could try and DIY your window tint, wrinkly and poorly-installed tinting won't last long or work as well as it should. This is where professional help comes in, as a tradie has the training and experience to install your tinting perfectly. 

What are the benefits of window tinting?

Increased Privacy

One of the key advantages of window tinting is enhanced privacy. Applying a tint film to your windows can prevent prying eyes from peering into your home or car. This is great for ground-level properties or spaces in busy areas (or if your bathroom windows give your neighbours more than what they bargained for).

Improved Safety

As well as blocking views inside your home or car, tinted window film technology acts as a protective layer that holds glass together if it breaks. That means no shattered glass going everywhere if the kids get a little hit-happy during a backyard cricket match.

UV Protection and reduced UV radiation

Tinted windows also offer protection from harmful UV rays, which can cause furniture, artwork, and flooring to fade over time. In the car, those UV rays are damaging something even more precious - you! While all types of commercial and automobile glass block the majority of UVB rays, the transmission of UVA transmission depends on the type of glass.

Enhanced Energy Efficiency

Window tinting solutions can significantly contribute to energy efficiency in an era of ever-increasing energy costs. The tinted film helps to reduce the amount of heat that enters your property, letting your AC relax a little. During winter, the film acts as an insulator, preventing heat from escaping through the windows.

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Common service offered by window tinters 

When you're researching home or car window tints, you'll come across the term 'VLT', which stands for visible light transmission. This is the measurement used to let you know how much light can pass through the tint.

Car Window Tinting

Car window tint involves adding a scratch-resistant film to car windows. There are different rules for the level of tint allowed on windshields, rear glass, and side windows, but a car window tinting expert will be able to advise on what's legal. There are also different prices and types of car tints available:

• Crystalline (Clear) Glass Tints: Almost transparent tints that block UV rays and heat while maintaining a clear window appearance
• Ceramic Tints: Expensive but effective tints using ceramic particles to block UV rays without signal interference, reducing glare and offering high strength
• Carbon Tints: Matte finish window tinting product with carbon particles that insulate by blocking infrared light, suitable for all seasons and not blocking radio signals
• Dyed Tints: A car window tint that's common and affordable, these thin dyed plastic films provide varying levels of tint, UV protection, privacy, and cooling
• Metallised Tints: Reflective metal microparticles provide heat and UV blockage, strengthen windows, and resist scratches
• Hybrid Tints: This car window tint combines dye and metallised advantages for affordability, privacy, strength, and blocking harmful UV rays, with enhanced durability and scratch resistance compared to regular dyed tints

Residential Window Tinting

When it comes to your home, not all window films and tints are made equal. There are a few different types to choose from when you get your windows tinted. These include frosted, decorative, and privacy window film, security window film tints to prevent glass breakage, and solar window film designed to optimise natural light, reduce glare, and protect against UV rays.

Other types of tinting

It's not just the home and car window tinting that's available; tinting is also used on commercial premises and boats and RVs to add extra sun protection and enhance privacy.

FAQs about window tinting 

Is it a good idea to tint house windows?

Window tinting house windows provide added privacy and security, extra UV protection, and also insulation. Helping you stay cool in summer and warm in winter.

What is the darkest legal tint?

Front-side car windows must have a VLT of no less than 35%; in all states except WA, a strip covering the top 10% of the windshield is legal. Back side and rear windows can have a 20% VLT, and tint reflection to 10% is generally permitted, except in NSW, where it's not allowed. Always check up-to-date state regulations.

Can you tint house windows yourself?

While it is possible, window tinting yourself can be challenging due to selecting the right film, compatibility with glass, potential warranty voiding, and difficulty in achieving professional results.

How dark can you tint your windows in Australia?

The level of window tinting allowed in  Australia varies by state and territory regulations, but tinted windscreens can usually be between 70-75% VLT range. The front side windows of a car are maxed at 35% VLT, and rear windows can be between 20-15%

 

Is 5% tint illegal in Australia?

In many regions of Australia, a 5% tint is considered illegal due to restrictions on tint darkness. Always check your local state or territory for car window tinting regulations.

Is window tinting worth it in Australia?

Window tinting is usually worth it if you want to block harmful UV rays, increase privacy, improve energy efficiency by stopping that hot summer heat, and reduce fading to the inside of your home or car.

Do car tinters come to me?

Some car window tinting services come to your home instead of you needing to travel to them. When seeking quotes, ask if they offer this friendly service.

Do tinting technicians remove car window tints too?

Removing old window tint can be tricky, but it's one that almost all trained window tinters can do quickly and easily for you.