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★★★★★
Great quality product if you follow directions and basic sense.
This particular one is great. It is opaque and gives 100% privacy day and night. You will not see any shape on the other side unless maybe it was within 1 inch of the glass. It also diffuses light well and can brighten a room. Here are some installation instructions and tips after I've done 8 windows so far. Flat out: If the product didn't work for the 1-star review people then I strongly feel that the problem was either with themselves or with their glass. I've bought 5 different varieties of these Rabbutgoo films and they've all worked fine, however this requires patience and the right steps. If you rush it or cut corners then you will have problems. 1. CLEAN YOUR WINDOW - Get Windex and do it at least twice. You have to make sure there isn't any kind of debris, dust or oil. Even if you can't see it, it can still be there. 2. Measure and trim to size as close as you can without being too small. 3. Have a spray bottle of water with a drop or two of liquid soap inside and shake it up. If you have hard water in your area, maybe try filtered or bottled water to be safe. 3. Apply soap spray only immediately before you are going to apply the film. If it dries at any point you need to add more. The film needs a little moisture when it contacts. 4. Remove the backing only immediately before you place it on the wet window. It's not always easy to remove. Try poking at the edge with a knife or sharp pin gently to separate the plastic. 5. Pull the backing down only maybe 10 inches tops and get it on the top of the window straight. Then reach behind and pull more backing off gradually add press the film to the wet window as you go. IMPORTANT: It needs to be applied fast and with as little touching the window side as possible. It partly uses static electricity to cling to the window. If you take a long time, touch or bend it too much you'll lose the static charge. 6. Once it's on the window use a squigee, or ideally a felt lined plastic card to smooth the bubbles out. The felt card can be found on Amazon. 7. Keep an eye on it over the next hour or two to see if new bubbles form, and repeat step 6. It's still very possible to make mistakes when applying the film, but it's silly that people blame the product for this. I've done 8 windows now, and out of those I had 3 cut pieces that I had to throw away, and all of them were my fault.
September 2018 · Home and Kitchen · verified purchase
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