Window film brand
Global Window Films
The export brand of India's Garware Hi-Tech Films, which makes the film from its own polyester in India.
- 10lines sold now
- 1discontinued line
- 1982earliest event on record
- 7news items archived
- Also known as
- Global Hi-Tech Films, Garware Suncontrol, Garware
- Owned by
- Garware Hi-Tech Films Ltd (India)
- Founded
- 1957 (as Garware Polyester)
- Based in
- Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar (Aurangabad), India; US office in Tampa, Florida
- Makes
- Window tint, Paint protection film, Safety and security film, Decorative film
- Website
- globalhitechfilms.com (opens in a new tab)
What Global Window Films sells now
From Global Window Films's own website, checked September 2026. Lines without a link don't have a spec page yet.
| Film line | Type | Darkness | Heat rejected | At TintCenter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Global HP | Car · Hybrid (dyed + metal) | 5–54% | 34–61% | |
| Global QDP Ceramic | Car · Ceramic | 5–80% | 31–66% | |
| CeramicNo spec page yet | Window tint · Nano-ceramic | – | – | |
| IR Extreme, IR Extreme PlusNo spec page yet | Window tint · Nano-ceramic, infrared-blocking | – | – | |
| Ice Cool GreyNo spec page yet | Window tint · Non-metal, infrared-blocking | – | – | |
| Non-Reflective Quick Dry, Quick Dry PlusNo spec page yet | Window tint · Non-reflective | – | – | |
| Global Window Films PPF | Car · Paint protection film | – | – | |
| Global Window Films Spectronium Colour PPF | Car · Paint protection film | – | – | |
| Global Window Films Windshield Pro+ | Car · Windshield protection film | 90% | – | |
| Sun control, safety, privacy and decorative filmsNo spec page yet | Window tint · Home and office | – | – |
Heat rejected = total solar energy rejected (TSER), lowest to highest across the line's shades, from the maker's published specs (each line's page names the source and its date). Darker shades usually reject more. Figures are for film on clear glass, so treat comparisons as a guide.
Global Window Films spec sheets and documents
Official spec sheets, brochures, warranties and reports published by Global Window Films, saved as part of our record of the window film industry. When Global Window Films reissued a document, we kept every edition. Specs and offers in them may since have changed.
Every document belongs to its maker and is credited to it. Rights holders can ask for a document to be removed or replaced.
- 99documents: browse them all
- 113editions kept: newest first
- 2004–2026years covered: start with the oldest
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Global window films datasheet (K&R Trading, Hungary, 2017) (PDF, opens in a new tab)
Spec sheet · 2026 -
Global PPF technical data sheet (PDF, opens in a new tab)
Spec sheet · 2026 -
GWF Automotive Warranty Card EUROPE 2021 Inside watermark (PDF, opens in a new tab)
Warranty · 2021 -
4050f2 ginstall guide chart4 28 09 (PDF, opens in a new tab)
Installation guide · 2016 · 2 editions -
4000 auto warranty 5 5 09 (PDF, opens in a new tab)
Warranty · 2015 · 2 editions -
5050NOMENCLATURE5 22 09 (PDF, opens in a new tab)
Product selector or film guide · 2011 -
Nomenclature chart (PDF, opens in a new tab)
Product selector or film guide · 2007 · 3 editions -
4070 TSFIGUExplanation Booklet7 17 06 (PDF, opens in a new tab)
Brochure · 2006
History and ownership
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Garware introduces sun control window film
Garware, then a polyester film maker in western India, introduced its sun control window film, later sold abroad under the Global name.
Source: Solar Control Films Inc. (US Garware distributor) (opens in a new tab)
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India's Supreme Court bans tinted film on cars
In Avishek Goenka v. Union of India, the court prohibited film of any darkness on vehicle glass across India, with enforcement from May 4, 2012. The ban hit India's only window film maker at home and pushed Garware further into exports, especially the US.
Source: Himachal Pradesh State Judicial Academy (copy of the order) (opens in a new tab)
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Garware starts making paint protection film
Garware Polyester began producing automotive paint protection film at its Aurangabad plant.
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Garware Polyester becomes Garware Hi-Tech Films
The listed company changed its name to Garware Hi-Tech Films.
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Garware and Lubrizol agree to make TPU film in India
Garware Hi-Tech Films signed an MoU with Lubrizol and is investing about ₹118 crore in a TPU film line for its paint protection film, expected to run by December 2026.
Source: Autocar Professional (opens in a new tab) · Our coverage at the time
Discontinued Global Window Films lines
These lines are no longer made or no longer listed by Global Window Films. We keep their specs so owners of older installations can identify their film.
| Film line | Type | Darkness | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Global IR Supreme | Car · Other | 5–50% | No longer listed |
Global Window Films news archive
Mergers, launches and company news about Global Window Films, newest first, linked to the original reports. "TintCenter coverage" items are our own posts from the time.
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