Window Film in Arlington, Riverside

Storefront Window Film Along Magnolia Avenue in Arlington

The Arlington stretch of Magnolia Avenue is lined with street-facing businesses: restaurants, barbers, insurance and tax offices, small markets and repair shops. The avenue runs roughly northeast to southwest, so the storefronts on one side get morning light and the ones across the street take the afternoon sun right through the front window.

For the afternoon side, a clear or lightly tinted solar film takes the edge off the heat at the counter and stops the glare that hides the inside of the shop from passing drivers. For window lettering and posters, UV film slows the fading that turns red signage pink in a single summer.

Graffiti and Security Film for Arlington Business Glass

Small storefronts on a busy arterial get their share of scratched tags and broken glass. Replacing a large pane is slow and expensive, and in the meantime the shop is boarded up.

Clear anti-graffiti film sits on the outside or inside face of the glass and takes the damage instead of the pane. When it gets tagged, we pull it and lay down a new sheet. Security film is a thicker layer that holds the pane together after a hit, which buys time and keeps glass off the floor. Owners on Magnolia often put security film on the door and lower panes and stop there.

• Anti-graffiti film on front windows and doors
• Security film on lower storefront panes
• Frosted film on back-office and restroom windows
• UV film behind vinyl window lettering

Home Window Tinting for Arlington Houses

Away from the avenue, Arlington's residential streets have a wide mix: small bungalows and older cottages near the historic center, then many single-story ranch homes from the 1950s and 1960s. A lot of those ranch homes have long, low front windows and sliding doors to the backyard, and many still have single-pane aluminum frames.

On single-pane glass, solar film makes a real difference. A front room that faces west or south can feel noticeably cooler once the film is on, and the AC does not have to work as hard in the evening. For houses close to Magnolia, where cars and buses pass all day, a daytime privacy film on street-facing windows keeps the room bright without leaving it on display.

UV Window Film for Arlington Ranch Homes With Wood and Tile Floors

Many Arlington houses have had their carpet pulled up to reveal hardwood, or have had tile or wood-look flooring added. Both look great and both change color in direct sun. Ultraviolet rays through a big front window will bleach a patch of floor in a few years, especially where a rug used to sit.

A UV film handles that without changing the look of the glass. It is one of the lowest-cost films we install, and it pairs easily with a solar film on the sunnier windows of the same house.