UV protection
UV Protection Window Film
This is the film people ask for after the damage has started, a sofa that has gone two shades lighter on one side, a parquet floor with a bleached stripe where the sun tracks across it each afternoon. UV film stops that continuing, and because it is clear, nobody can see it is there.
UV window film blocks 99% of ultraviolet light while staying virtually invisible on the glass. Ultraviolet is the main cause of fading in furniture, timber floors, rugs, curtains and artwork, so the film protects the contents of the room without changing how the room looks or how much light it gets.
Clear film, invisible result
Unlike solar and privacy grades, UV film is not there to change the light. It is optically clear, so the room keeps its brightness and the glass keeps its appearance. What it removes is the part of the spectrum you cannot see and that does the fading.
That makes it the right choice where a tint would be unacceptable: a gallery wall, a show apartment, a shopfront where the merchandise has to read true, or any window where the client simply does not want the glass to look treated.
What UV actually damages
Upholstery and curtain fabric, timber and laminate flooring, leather, rugs, framed prints and photographs, and the finish on furniture. On this coast the exposure is year-round, and south and west glazing takes the worst of it.
It is worth saying plainly that ultraviolet is the largest single cause of fading but not the only one, visible light and heat contribute too. If fading is the whole reason for the job, a solar grade will slow it further than clear UV film alone.
Common questions
Will UV film stop fading completely?
It removes the largest cause of it. Visible light and heat also contribute, so nothing eliminates fading entirely, but blocking 99% of UV makes a very large difference, and where fading is the main concern we will usually suggest a solar grade to go further.
Can you see UV film once it is fitted?
Barely. It is optically clear. Most clients cannot tell which panes have been done without being shown.
Does it reduce heat as well?
Only slightly. Clear UV film is about protection, not cooling. If heat is the problem, solar control film is the right product.