Window tint · Home and office
Solar Gard Sentinel OSW
Solar Gard still sells its exterior Sentinel range.
Metallized film carries sputtered or vacuum-deposited metal that reflects heat. It's durable and color-stable but a little reflective, and the metal can weaken phone, GPS and toll-tag signals. Compare the types of window film.
- Technology
- Metallized
- Made for
- Home and office
- Look
- Steel
- Darkness range
- 5% to 77% VLT
- Warranty
- 5 years (covers color change)
Full specs
| Shade | Visible light transmitted Visible light transmitted. Share of visible light that passes through the glass and film. Lower is darker. | Visible light reflected, outside Visible light reflected, outside. Share of light the window reflects outward: how mirror-like it looks from outside. | Visible light reflected, inside Visible light reflected, inside. Share of light reflected back into the car or room: how much you see your own reflection at night. | Total solar energy rejected Total solar energy rejected. Share of the sun's total energy (heat) kept out. Higher is cooler. | Ultraviolet blocked Ultraviolet blocked. Share of ultraviolet light blocked, the part that fades interiors and harms skin. | Solar heat gain coefficient (g-value) Solar heat gain coefficient (g-value). Fraction of the sun's heat that ends up inside, from 0 to 1. Lower is cooler. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sentinel Plus SX80 OSW | 77% | 8% | 8% | 43% | 99% | 0.57 |
| Sentinel Plus SX50 OSW | 47% | 27% | 24% | 56% | 99% | 0.44 |
| Sentinel Plus Silver 35 | 33% | 41% | 36% | 67% | 99% | 0.33 |
| Sentinel Plus Silver 20 | 16% | 61% | 56% | 82% | 99% | 0.18 |
| Sentinel Plus DX 15 | 14% | 42% | 17% | 75% | 99% | 0.25 |
| Sentinel Plus DX 5 | 5% | 60% | 15% | 86% | 99% | 0.14 |
What the column names mean
- VLT
- Visible light transmitted. Share of visible light that passes through the glass and film. Lower is darker.
- VLR out
- Visible light reflected, outside. Share of light the window reflects outward: how mirror-like it looks from outside.
- VLR in
- Visible light reflected, inside. Share of light reflected back into the car or room: how much you see your own reflection at night.
- TSER
- Total solar energy rejected. Share of the sun's total energy (heat) kept out. Higher is cooler.
- UV
- Ultraviolet blocked. Share of ultraviolet light blocked, the part that fades interiors and harms skin.
- SHGC
- Solar heat gain coefficient (g-value). Fraction of the sun's heat that ends up inside, from 0 to 1. Lower is cooler.
Figures are measured on single-pane clear glass; results on your windows will vary. The number in a shade's name is nominal; VLT is the measured light transmission.
Visualize the shades: tint preview and heat rejected
The tint preview shows how each shade darkens the view from inside (visible light transmission, VLT); screens vary, so use it as a guide. Heat rejected is total solar energy rejected (TSER): higher is cooler.
Similar films from other brands
Current metallized and closely related films for homes and offices from other makers, to compare side by side. Films we sell are listed first.
| Film | Type | VLT | TSER | At TintCenter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NatureASWF | Metallized | 9–49% | 40–75% | From $54.60: buy ASWF Nature at TintCenter |
| ReflectionASWF | Metallized | 14–48% | 55–84% | From $43.28: buy ASWF Reflection (Silver) at TintCenter |
| HorizonASWF | Metallized | 18–33% | 66–80% | From $54.58: buy ASWF Horizon (Bronze) at TintCenter |
| SilverTintCenter | Metallized | 18–51% | 50–78% | From $41.71: buy TintCenter Silver Reflective at TintCenter |
| SkyASWF | Dual reflective | 8–37% | 55–83% | From $56.31: buy ASWF Sky (Dual Reflective) at TintCenter |
| IllusionASWF | Dual reflective | 7% | 85% | From $54.58: buy ASWF Illusion (One Way Mirror) at TintCenter |
VLT: darkness range (light let through). TSER: heat rejected, lightest to darkest shade. Makers measure differently, so treat close figures as a tie. Browse all brands and films.
Similar films you can buy here
We don't sell Solar Gard Sentinel OSW. These films in our store are the closest match by type:
- Solar Gard SilverFrom $59.52
- Solar Gard Stainless SteelFrom $67.43
More from Solar Gard
See all 24 current Solar Gard films
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