Review on 35.6 X 78.7 Inch Solar Film: Non-Adhesive, Heat Control, Sun Blocking One Way Mirror Window Tint For Home & Office - Black by Alison Parker

Does exactly what I need it to do - mirrors the external view of my windows for complete daytime privacy.My film is not nearly as dark as represented in the photo (which I was happy to discover as I applied it). It will darken your view, but more like wearing mild sunglasses. Applied correctly it is perfectly clear and I forget it is even on the window.Installation can be really frustrating IF you do not follow the directions regarding using A TON OF SOAPY WATER ON BOTH SIDES as you apply. SOAK the window - have soapy water running down the (previously well-cleaned) window, so much water that the film will slide as you apply it. If your film cannot slide as you lay it against the window *you do not have enough soapy water* - pull it back and try it again. Whenever you need to adjust the film, lift up the edge and pour more handfuls of soapy water between the film and window. Soapy water on the outside of the film is required to 'float' your squeegee as you evenly squeegee bubbles out to the sides. USE MORE SOAPY WATER THAN YOU THINK YOU WOULD NEED. Add it frequently as you install, and add more if you run into any problems.Incidentally I did not purchase a squeegee to install the film - I used a credit card and it worked just fine.If you wrinkle the film, you will have a permanent visible line, even if you manage to work the wrinkle out during the squeegee process. To minimize the chance of this happening, have a second person hold the opposite top edge as you peel off the protective film from the product so that you can keep it flat (it will try to stick to itself - don't let it!), and have that person help you align the top edge, *holding it taut*, and then gently allowing the film to contact the window starting from top to bottom.Once you've got your film positioned (laying it on slowly from top edge to bottom seems to be the best way to minimize the bubbles on the initial part of the process), and have slid it on the soapy water to exactly where you want it (again, if it does not slide, you do not have enough soapy water! you *will* get wrinkles that will never come out), you can start working the bubbles out with your choice of squeegee objects. Slide from the center to the edges, be patient, make several passes over stubborn bubbles from each direction (and if they simply won't come out, peel that side up again, check for grit or hairs, re-soak the area with soapy water and try again). As you work the bubbles out, that huge amount of soapy water will squeegee out as well - have a small towel ready to soak it up as it slides to the edge. If you do all of these things, you've got a good chance of applying the film without bubbles, without wrinkles, very well adhered to the window, and with a crystal clear view.The moral of the story? USE LOTS AND LOTS OF SOAPY WATER. MORE THAN YOU THINK YOU NEED. If you don't do that, you will have a negative experience with this film.A final installation note - I have used other window films that had a very slight stretchy quality making it easy to get a perfect fit. This film does not stretch *at all*. So make your initial cut as accurate as possible.A criticism of the product quality control - my roll came with a wrinkle already in place - and once there's a wrinkle, the film is creased and it will be visible no matter how carefully you install the product. This is simply a quality control issue, but it is one that should be noted and marked down.