3M Automotive Window Films look cool and keep your car cool by blocking out the sun’s heat. Less heat means more personal comfort and less drain on your car’s air-conditioning. 3M window films block up to 99.9% of the sun’s harmful UV rays, helping to protect occupants from skin cancer while reducing the likelihood of fading to the interior. 3M offers consumers a Good, Better and Best selection of window films: FX Premium; Color Stable; and Crystalline.
BEST: Crystalline
3M Crystalline auto films are made using nano-technology and are virtually clear. Manufactured of over 200 layers, yet thinner than a Post-it® Note, they offer up to 97% infrared heat rejection (900-1000 nm) and block up to 60% of the heat coming through your windows. This unique method of manufacture is the reason this clear film can reject more infrared heat than traditional darker films. Crystalline films will not fade, purple, bubble, blister, peel, or interfere with satellite signals; and 3M Company guarantees it for as long as you own your car. These films are offered in a variety of light transmissions: 20%, 40%; 50%; 60%; 70%; and 90%.
BETTER: Color Stable
3M Color Stable auto films maintain their color over time. The unique manufacturing process is so advanced that in time-based tests, Color-Stable auto films held their color while most conventional dyed films rapidly turned purple. Color Stable films will not fade, purple, bubble, blister, peel, or interfere with satellite signals; and 3M Company guarantees it for as long as you own your car. Because of its method of construction, Color Stable offers better heat rejection than FX Premium. These films are offered in a variety of light transmissions: 5%; 20%; 35%; and 50%.
GOOD: FX Premium
FX Premium (FX PM) is a dyed carbon auto film very similar to those offered by other manufacturers. Offering good heat rejection, FX Premium is for those consumers wanting the look of car tint without the benefits of maximum heat rejection and color stability. It is warrantied by 3M Company for as long as you own your car. These films are offered in a variety of light transmissions: 5%; 15%; 25%; 30%; 35%; 40%; and 55%.
