Looking for feedback on tinting boat windows to reduce heat load to make AC more effective. Any experiences, performance and product recommendations would be appreciated. Tinting would be done in Ft. Lauderdale area.
Window tinting helps considerably. I've also experienced the clear Vkool on two boats I had it installed on, it helps a little but not nearly as much as they claim.
With Vkool, no. But don't think it's worth what they charge for it. My experiences on 2 boats is it only helped a little, very little. You'd be better off having a 2nd a/c unit installed instead.
Never tint the main nav or bridge forward windows. Increased reduction in forward vis and lots more reflection from back (scatter) light. Mask them during the day with mesh.
I used a car guy and he kicked butt on our sport fish saloon. I don't think he had done a by before but that wasn't a problem. $900 bucks. Was a very pleasant surprise and makes a good difference.
I work in commercial air conditioning and window tints can work well as long you use a reputable manufacturer and it is correctly installed. Have a look at http://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/company-...0938+8711017+8730565+8730572+3294857497&rt=r3. Lots of options depending on what you want to achieve. Another benefit is the film will prevent glass from shattering into a million pieces when hit, so potentially much safer too.
I had the local guy in Miami install Residential Bronze - 20 on the pilothouse windows. It really cuts down on the sunshine and not hard to see out, esp at night. I also had it on my truck windows - nary a problem with the cops.