Window Tint Guides

Plain answers to the questions we hear most at the counter.

What Alberta allows on each window, why there’s no legal tint percentage, and how the medical exemption works.

Dyed, metallized, carbon, ceramic and multilayer film, and how to compare spec sheets fairly.

Purple tint is dyed film breaking down in sunlight. Here’s why it happens and how to avoid it.

Factory privacy glass makes rear windows darker but keeps out little heat. Here’s what film over it changes.

The first few days after install, ammonia-free cleaning, and Calgary winter care.

When old tint needs to come off, how to get the glue off without cutting defroster lines, and when to bring it to us.

The tools and steps if you want to try it yourself, and the mistakes to avoid.

The manufacturers’ own spec sheets for the major film brands, side by side.