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Yes -We enjoyed tinting this!

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Sun damage results from heat, visible light, and UV radiation. Of course, one does not want to overly reduce the visible light transmittance on a storefront window because it would make it hard to see the merchandising behind the glass. So the trick to reducing sun damage is to use spectrally select window films that allow high visibility but at the same time reject over 50% of the heat and 99.9% of the UV rays.

Million dollar home with cheap window film?

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Oh man, this one just breaks our hearts. We have tinted a lot of homes up in Belserra but every once in a while we’ll lose a bid to our competition. Try as we may to educate consumers about “good window tint deals” sometimes consumers are lured by a seemingly low price from the local hack competing company. And here is the result… a million dollar home + bargain window tint= a sad result for the consumer and a black eye for the window film industry. Let’s break down what happened here and hopefully we can provide some useful information about window film that will help to prevent prevent this type of situation from marring our local neighborhoods. Just a quick story first… we had heard that one of our...

Yankee Candle

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I never really gave it much though until one summer when we were getting an extra ordinary amount of calls from retail stores like this one. Yankee Candle is located in the Summit Sierra Mall (Sierra Window Tinting has tinted just about everything [except the Apple Store >:-( ] in Summit Sierra) and they sell, hey wadda ya know, they sell candles! The problem they were having was their inventory (that would be candles) were melting on the shelves! You’d think the simple solution to this would be to “crank up” the A/C and cool the ambient temperature down but things are a little more complex than that. Here’s what is causing the problem… Solar Energy is divided into three main parts, Visible Light, Infra Red, and...

On the fence?

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Have we been by to give you a bid and you just can’t decide whether or not window film would worth the investment? Or maybe you had one of our local competitors come out and their price was lower but you’d rather have us do the work at their price? Window film is an excellent investment. For one thing, it is cost far less to upgrade the performance of your windows with window film than it would to replace your windows with high performance glass. Most films will bring your poor performing glass up to par with a high performance window. A clear single pane window only rejects 15% of the sun’s heat and we can apply a film that will increase that performance to 70%. That is over a 300% increase in heat rejection! You...

Archie was stoked and so were we!

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Yes, you guessed it! Sierra Window tinting was chosen to tint windows over at the Reno Aces baseball stadium. We used one of our Hüper Optik Smart Films to reduce heat and glare. Stadium management saw the value that we bring to the table with our professionalism, timely service, and the best 15 year commercial warranty in Northern Nevada. As local Aces fans we enjoy the ballpark tremendously and are very pleased that we could use our talents to make the Aces Ballpark a more comfortable place. If you would like to see what Sierra Window Tinting can do for your home or business, give a call for a free consultation. No pressure, no hassle, just a great company offering great products and...

Sparks Marina Homeowners Love Us!

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Beautiful Sparks Marina with its panoramic Sierra views has homes that take advantage of the location by incorporating plenty of windows into their architecture. Lots of windows and almost no trees translates to heat gain and sun damage problems. This homeowner knew the sun’s potential and took immediate action to protect their interior floors by having Sierra Window Tinting install Llumar window film that blocks 99.9% of the damaging UV rays. Sun damage is something that we cannot ignore up here at 4,500 feet above sea level. At this altitude the atmosphere is much thinner and the ultra violet radiation from our sun is much more intense than it is at sea level. But rejecting 99.9% of the UV rays alone is not enough....