Installed tint film on my south-facing windows backwards... for 8 months.

Alex Lee · 2026-07-18T01:15:04.122276+00:00

I finally noticed when the afternoon sun started peeling the edge and realized the shiny side was supposed to face out. Has anyone else messed up something simple like that on a desert house?

willowr962mo ago

Oh come on, is a little extra heat really the end of the world?

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simonk982mo ago

The UV rays probably did more damage than the heat alone. South facing windows in a desert get crazy UV exposure, and having the film backwards means the coating that blocks UV was facing inside instead of out. I bet your floors and furniture faded way faster than normal over those 8 months. My buddy in Phoenix did the same thing and his hardwood floors got bleached out in patches right where the sun hit.

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kai_burns732mo ago

Whoa, did the heat just cook the adhesive or what? I once put a whole roll of reflective bubble wrap on my garage door the wrong way and it basically just turned into a greenhouse in there for a summer.

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