GILA Platinum 36-in x 180-in Adhesive Heat-control Window Film

Awful

Horrible to install

Extremely difficult to work with

My experience installing this stuff is hit or miss. It says on the box that one person can install it alone, but that's only true if they have an astronomical amount of patience. I've put this on six windows in my house, and four of them were total failures on the first try: The film has a clear backing film that exposes a light adhesive which immediately tries to stick the film to itself because it still has the rolled shape from being in the box, then trying to separate it will leave crease...

Product does come with white door handles.

Easy to install. Very sturdy. Nice screen that is easy to open and close.

difficult to install

removing protective film is very difficult and easily can damage the film

it works

It takes some prep work first. The window must be 100% clean. Clean it once and clean it again. Use a razor blade to make sure there is nothing on the glass. Keep the window and the film sprayed with your solution. I had great results.

Leave It To The Professionals

I have an extensive background in construction work, residential and commercial. I consider myself very handy at anything a person would do around the house. I made 2 attempts at installing this product on a full glass 36 inch wide storm door using the Gila solution. The heat control adhesive film is very hard to install without it sticking to itself. The solution dries so quickly that chances are it will stick to itself before there's enough time to work out all the air bubbles. It sticks to it...