Residential Window Tinting: 3 Tips for Maintaining Your Windows

Temperature Regulation

Window tinting can also regulate a home's internal temperatures. That's because sunlight can cause temperatures to fluctuate rapidly. Without a barrier, it beams into your home and heats it quickly, leaving it to cool down quickly when it sets.

This can cause long-term property damage and cause massive discomfort to residents of your home. It can also be detrimental to the health of your AC system, since it has to work hard to abide by the constant temperature fluctuations. But a residential window tint can prevent sun rays from fully entering a home, allowing the temperature inside to stabilize.

Home Resale Value

Are you planning to sell your home down the line? Then on top of a bathroom, kitchen, and outdoor deck renovation, it's time to install a window tint.



Future homebuyers will pay more for the modern upgrade window tint provides. They'll also be generous with their offer due to the convenience of not having to install tinted windows themselves. 

Property Protection

Window tint blocks most UV rays. Considering the damage it can do to your property's furniture, this is excellent news. This is especially true if you have antiques, valuables, and multigenerational possessions on display.

By protecting your property from harsh UV rays, you save yourself the trouble of more frequent replacements, which are costly in the long run. So prevent this financial risk from occurring by making a long-term investment in residential window tints in advance.

Lower Utility Bills

As mentioned before, tinted windows can stabilize a home's internal temperature. This can prevent HVAC systems from overworking themselves. While it's already energy-consuming to activate, it needs to work harder to meet drastic temperature fluctuations.



But homeowners can save on utility bills by using mechanisms that stabilize temperature, such as window tints. If their ACs don't overwork themselves, they'll also last longer, preventing homeowners from having to dole out hefty expenses for appliance repairs and replacements.

1. Regular Cleaning

Clean your windows regularly. If you don't, grime will cake up on your windows and degrade them. Although a window tint can protect and prolong your windows' lifespan, it's still no substitute for regular window maintenance.

So don't see a window tint as an excuse to avoid cleaning your windows. In fact, you'll have even more of a reason to look after your windows and ensure that your first layer of window protection, its tint, is not compromised.

2. Don't Use Ammonia

Your residential tint can handle many things, but it can't take ammonia-laden products. So while you can use window cleaners, look for solutions without ammonia. Otherwise, you can ruin the tint's filters, which will render the tint unusable.



Of course, this might not apply to you if your tint's installed in the window's interior. Still, avoid ammonia products. If the solution seeps into the window, it could still damage the tint.

3. Don't Overuse Cleaning Products

Even cleaning products that don't primarily use ammonia are harmful if used in large amounts. If the tint is saturated with chemicals, it will become too damp and be less effective.



This is true even with tint installed inside windows. If the product seeps into the glass, then it's trapped on the tint, lengthening the time it can take to ruin the film. So keep it simple while cleaning, and don't overdo it while using window cleaning products.