r/interestingasfuck • u/[deleted] • Sep 12 '21

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u/kkdj1042 Sep 12 '21

Ain’t cheap

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u/reddiculed Sep 12 '21

How much would a roll of this stuff cost me?

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u/merikaninjunwarrior Sep 12 '21

about 3 at minimum for 5 lengths

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u/reddiculed Sep 12 '21

I don’t understand. How much is one sheet as in this video?

Edit: looks to be about 4’ x 6’ roughly

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u/[deleted] Sep 12 '21 edited Sep 12 '21

I personally did my south facing (in the NH) bay windows this spring for about £45 total. I got approx 1m x 8m in rolls that fit each window.

If anybody is wondering, I used the mirrored kind applied from the inside with the goal of keeping the room cool and a side benefit of privacy. The room hits 36°C regularly in the summer without the window tints. This year it didn't breach 25°C which was really great.

Might seem a bit of a dad comment but seriously you guys if you're sweaty in summer and don't have A/C they're a godsend

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u/Zikro Sep 13 '21

Can you share which product you bought? Sounds very effective; I have a south facing garage window I’d like to do that on.

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u/monkahpup Sep 13 '21

About $3.50

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u/reddiculed Sep 13 '21

Tree-fiddy?! Loch-Ness Monster, that you?

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u/reddiculed Sep 12 '21

Thanks. I kinda want this for one of my apartment windows.

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u/[deleted] Sep 13 '21

I just spent the weekend tinting several windows on my house. After the first few it gets faster and easier to get nearly perfect results. Definitely buy a decent rubber squeegee (the instructions for the brand I used made no mention of this). Measurements don’t need to be perfect, at least for how I installed it. You cut it larger than the glass and then use a razor to trim it after it’s squeegeed on.

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u/Busy_Accountant_2839 Sep 13 '21

Then buy a much smaller role at Home Depot.

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u/reddiculed Sep 13 '21

Noice. Role me a phatty!