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Review of and How to Install GILA Heat Control Window Film

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For starters, this is not a paid endorsement, and I am not a window film installing expert...But I have had experience with it in 3 homes and I have to say it does not get less frustrating to install!!! Maybe I should rephrase that...If only I knew er, REMEMBERED what I learned after every installation! Completely separate the film from the backing before attempting to put it on the window.
Don't buy the application kit, make my own.
Oh, and buy a decent squeegee already ;P.
But seriously do this to your home's windows because, it really does make your home more energy efficient!
Products used:
GILA Heat Control Film amzn.to/3EG3JMh (this link price is better than what I paid in the store!)
: ~Application Kit: amzn.to/3xQovqP
:~What I should have used:
Squeegee: amzn.to/3Lgxplm
Gentle Soap (hand soap or shampoo)
Spray Bottle: amzn.to/36H4eJd
Razor Blades: amzn.to/38jvMER
Lint free cloth (aka old t-shirt)
Protective plastic guide (old gift/credit card)
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29 авг 2024

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Комментарии : 47

@PH-md8xp Год назад

Just did the 4 windows on our garage door. Agree with you that the install kit ($16 at Home Depot) is not worth it. The yellow hard card can easily be replaced by an old credit-card. The solution can be made with 32 oz of water + half a cap of baby soap. The knife can be replaced with any box cutter with a fresh new blade, and the absorbent fiber free paper towel can be replaced by a microfiber towel. And yes you’ll definitely need a squeegee to clean the window before applying the film and to clean the film after it’s up. Overall it’s a great product, but you have to have patience with it and be diligent about following the process, short cuts don’t work with this stuff. I did find the manufacturer’s video helpful though.

@Kim-qt7yn Год назад

Success! My window film went on like a charm after viewing THIS video rather than the one from the manufacturer, the tips and the process recommended were very helpful. It's wine time here, thanks again.

@342mad 2 года назад

Your tips in the video and the description box were very helpful! Thank you

@Kim-qt7yn Год назад

It is a fantastic product AFTER it has been applied on the window. Unfortunately I watched the Gila film where everything magically happens with no trouble and I bought the install "kit" which I agree is overpriced junk. After the first sliding glass door application where it stuck to itself; I found your video with some great realistic tips and suggestions. Cover me! I'm going in to do the other half of the sliding glass door!🤞🙏

@AskingSpot Год назад

Good luck and plan a reward for yourself after you are done!

@laurelriley 25 дней назад

Thank you sharing this info. I just bought the film and would have totally ruined the first roll !

@AskingSpot 25 дней назад

Glad to be of help and good luck!

@arleneisabela31 2 года назад

Thanks! I thought this was like putting contact paper on school books! Loved the edit inserts! Your plants are beautiful

@AskingSpot 2 года назад

Glad I could be of help and thank you for watching! Have to give my spouse all the credit for the plants…if it were up to me we would have sticks in pots of dirt 😄

@alexisconnergaming6793 2 года назад

Very helpful and there is neffex in the background 🥰

@johnsincek9636 4 месяца назад

I cut mine to size and layed flat with books for few days. 3 people 2 to help peel apart film with 2 peices of tape. The inside is sticky .

@AskingSpot 4 месяца назад

Getting help makes all the difference!

@user-dn5ic2nw2l 2 года назад

Great video! Thank you ✌️

@squalley Год назад

Glad I watched this first. Thank you for a great tutorial 🥂🥃

@AskingSpot Год назад

Happy to help! Good luck

@conan300 Год назад

Haha! Thanks for making the video. My wife has no patience and made some of the same mistakes.

@AskingSpot Год назад

That patience virtue is hard to come by in my family😁 Thanks for watching and commenting!

@Chris-de2qc Год назад

Agree with the kit!

@jmackinjersey1 Год назад

I like how they sell us this kit, but do not sell us a rubber headed squeegee, nor do they tell us on the box that we need one.

@timetrialist 2 года назад

Thank you for sharing!

@pray.lov3.liv3 Год назад

Gm, just wanted to stop by and tell how helpful your tips where. I'm going in now....👷🏾‍♀️ Wish me luck

@AskingSpot Год назад

Good luck, plan a reward for yourself when it’s completed as it can get a bit tense 😉

@pray.lov3.liv3 Год назад

@@AskingSpot Will do! Thanks 🤗

@bullrider19717 Год назад

Thanks for sharing. Wonder if a Utility Knife would work for the trimming. That blade they give is useless.

@AskingSpot Год назад

I’ve used utility knifes before and as long as it’s a fresh blade they work great.

@Tomcoker1952 Месяц назад

Helpful video -terrible music ughhh😮

@fredberger3155 21 день назад

Good Vid. I haven't done it yet . . . a bit concerned that it's going to dry and chip off a year or two after application. Do you know how long it might last?

@AskingSpot 21 день назад

The first home I did it to (several windows) we moved after 5 years and it was fine then. (Did another home but it got crushed by a tree from a tornado so can’t say there.) The next home I used it on was a friend’s and theirs is still fine after 3 years (it’s on their sliding patio door that they use often too.) This video was made 2 years ago and we are still happy. It is on all our front windows that get a lot of sun. Embarrassingly I have not cleaned the windows on the inside of the house in that time. (For the record I have cleaned the outside. 🤭)

@fredberger3155 21 день назад

@@AskingSpot Many thanks for your help, I'm going to give it a try. The kitchen was redone 3 years ago; we had new hardwood which is now fading near the windows because of the UV light. Hopefully this film will help!

@stevechubb4431 Год назад

No problem putting the product on front storm door window. However some of edging does not want to stay down. Even tried a hair dryer. Hoping in next few days can get the edges to stay down. Thoughts? Using the GILA spray.

@AskingSpot Год назад

Have not come across that…product defect?! Was the window edge not super clean, (not just debris removed but cleaned with non-degreaser soap) was it extra hot on that stretch or was the film or window dry at the time of application? How did it work out?

@cahaley89 9 дней назад

Just got done two small windows and cursed the whole time. I have to redo it.

@AskingSpot 9 дней назад

So sorry you have to redo it. I’ve done this to multiple windows and in 3 different homes and I have had to redo as well.

@cahaley89 9 дней назад

@@AskingSpot no worries. Your video helped me.

@rosieb.g1029 2 года назад

When I saw a small Buble I ended up having a re-sticking issue …. How do u fix it ?

@AskingSpot 2 года назад

Ideally you wet the area (using the non-drying spray) from bubble to closest edge. Carefully try to squeegee slide it out. If it’s been more time you can try re-spraying but may end up giving it a tiny pin hole, unfortunately.

@ericadrake-crites1589 Год назад

Have you ever removed it? If so how was that process?

@AskingSpot Год назад

Sorry, I have not.

@danthomas3056 Год назад

Gila was lame. They say instructions inside box. No instructions inside box, it was rolled up in the film.

@user-oy8ht8om3r Год назад

Loved the video, hated the rap music

@billie4579 2 месяца назад

Here I thought this was going to be a really good video. I know you don't care you just need the comments. But seriously if you would've told us step by step instead of typing it on the screen which went away before a person could even read it all. This video didn't help me at all. Why make a video if you're just going to speed through it. I'm not even going to subscribe I'm sure most of your videos are the same. You don't have time to even explain things to us right even if you write it on the screen because again it goes so fast.

@AskingSpot 2 месяца назад

Really sorry you were so unhappy with this video. Hopefully the several other videos available by others, and the company itself, help you with the step by step. I’m not paid by the company to make this, it is merely my amateur install. The product does come with full accurate instructions. My goal was to give people some idea of what they might encounter when installing.

@christinerene9240 8 месяцев назад

The music sucked

@finecutpost 2 года назад

This would be so much better without the music and the jokes.

@michaelh7630 2 года назад

Different strokes for different folks. I've already watched a couple straightforward, informational but bland videos about installing this film, and I LOVED the humour she injected into this video. I, too, have installed this a couple times in my life (pre RU-vid era) and it was a bloody nightmare. So I can also relate to some of the "don'ts" she pointed out. Here I am, later in life and a different house, and again it's time for me to engage in the "battle of the window film". With more knowledge and valuable tips, I'm thinking I might get through this with my sanity intact.

@finecutpost 2 года назад

@@michaelh7630 An extra person helps. Fingers are so much better than tape.