

| Subject: | Re: Window tint |
| From: | Richard A Jones |
| Date: | Fri, 28 Nov 2014 11:12:31 -0700 |
> How long does any window film last no matter how well you > take care of it. Obviously, climate has a lot to do with it, garage kept, etc. > Will it eventually start to turn purple and bubble in time??? My Syncro Westy had tinted windows when I purchased it in 2001. I had never had tint in any of my previous buses, but I immediately liked it. Privacy during daytime plus less heat load for the AC. After about ~8 years, it started turning purple. The tint person that I had dealt with said that older, earlier films would turn purple, but newer ones with metallic tint rather than dye would not. After I couldn't stand the purple any longer, I had her strip the old and install new tint. It has been there ~2-3 years and is great. Check back in ten more years.... I should add that my Vanagons are parked outside at 5,000' where there is more than enough UV! My '81 without tint is suffering-- the vinyl seats. My '87 with tint has a beautiful interior still. Richard Boulder
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