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Window film brand

Solar Gard

Active Last checked September 2026

Owned by Saint-Gobain since 2011; still making window film and paint protection film.

  • 28lines sold now
  • 11discontinued lines
  • 1975earliest event on record
  • 20news items archived
Also known as
SolarGard, Saint-Gobain Solar Gard
Owned by
Saint-Gobain
Based in
San Diego, California (US operations)
Makes
Window tint, Paint protection film, Windshield protection film, Safety and security film
Website
solargard.com (opens in a new tab)

Solar Gard makes automotive window tint, architectural solar-control film, safety and anti-graffiti film, and Clearshield paint and windshield protection film. It has been part of the French building-materials group Saint-Gobain since 2011, when Saint-Gobain bought the specialty films business from Bekaert.

Its car tint range has moved from dyed and metal-hybrid films toward ceramic and carbon: XenithIR and VortexIR are ceramic, Endeavor is carbon. Several older lines are still listed, including HP Quantum, HP Charcoal, HP Supreme, NR Galaxie and the LX clear UV film. Its home and office films (Silver, Stainless Steel, Solar Bronze, Quantum, TrueVue, Silver AG low-E and the exterior Sentinel range) are largely the same families TintCenter documented in 2012.

What Solar Gard sells now

From Solar Gard's own website, checked September 2026. Lines we sell come first, with a Shop button; the name opens the spec page. Lines without a link don't have a spec page yet.

Film lineTypeDarknessHeat rejectedAt TintCenter
Solar Gard HP QuantumCar · Metallized15–31%51–61%From $29.57: buy Solar Gard HP Quantum at TintCenter
Solar Gard HP CharcoalCar · Hybrid (dyed + metal)6–29%53–61%From $27.15: buy Solar Gard HP Charcoal at TintCenter
Solar Gard HP SupremeCar · Hybrid (dyed + metal)5–44%44–55%From $26.87: buy Solar Gard HP Supreme at TintCenter
Solar Gard GalaxieCar · Dyed5–52%31–44%From $24.40: buy Solar Gard Galaxie True Black Color Stable at TintCenter
Solar Gard Silver AGHome & office · Low-E21–52%56–77%From $57: buy Solar Gard Low-E Silver Ag 25 / Ag 50 at TintCenter
Solar Gard SilverHome & office · Metallized5–67%37–77%From $59.52: buy Solar Gard Silver at TintCenter
Solar Gard Stainless SteelHome & office · Metallized23–48%44–61%From $67.43: buy Solar Gard Stainless Steel at TintCenter
Solar Gard Solar BronzeHome & office · Metallized23–31%70–75%From $66.03: buy Solar Gard Bronze at TintCenter
Solar Gard QuantumHome & office · Metallized10–23%57–69%From $29.57: buy Solar Gard HP Quantum at TintCenter
Solar Gard TruevueHome & office · Dual reflective5–39%52–79%From $78.59: buy Solar Gard TrueVue Dual Reflective at TintCenter
Solar Gard XenithIRCar · Ceramic5–76%45–64%
Solar Gard VortexIRCar · Nano-ceramic8–71%40–63%
Solar Gard EndeavorCar · Carbon7–68%35–60%
Solar Gard SolsticeCar · Other6–48%36–57%
Solar Gard HP Smoke PlusCar · Metallized3–45%40–49%
Solar Gard LXCar · Clear UV21–70%54–65%
Solar Gard EcoluxHome & office · Low-E67%53%
Solar Gard SterlingHome & office · Metallized41–74%36–62%
Solar Gard Panorama SlateHome & office · Dual reflective13–44%53–76%
Solar Gard PureVueHome & office · Ceramic37–72%39–58%
Solar Gard Panorama HiliteHome & office · Spectrally selective21–70%54–65%
Solar Gard Sentinel OSWHome & office · Metallized5–77%43–86%
Solar Gard Armorcoat Clear SafetyHome & office · Security laminate86–88%21–22%
Solar Gard Armorcoat Solar SafetyHome & office · Security laminate12–46%45–77%
Solar Gard Panorama Solar SafetyHome & office · Security laminate71%52%
GraffitiGardNo spec page yet Safety and security film · Anti-graffiti – –
Clearshield ProNo spec page yet Paint protection film · TPU – –
Clearshield WPFNo spec page yet Windshield protection film – –

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.

Solar Gard spec sheets and documents

Official spec sheets, brochures, warranties and reports published by Solar Gard, saved as part of our record of the window film industry. When Solar Gard 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.

All 1247 Solar Gard documents

History and ownership

  1. Solar Gard starts in San Diego (1975 or 1977)

    The business that became Solar Gard Specialty Films began in San Diego. Sources differ on the year: Solar Gard's own literature says it has made window film in California "since 1975" (2010), while the San Diego Business Journal (2011) dates the start to 1977.

    Source: Solar Gard, Skin Cancer Foundation tour coverage, 2010 (archived); San Diego Business Journal, 2011 (opens in a new tab)

  2. Bekaert buys the business

    Belgium's Bekaert bought the Specialty Films business of Material Sciences Corporation, including its San Diego coating and laminating plants, and built it into Solar Gard Specialty Films.

    Source: Business Wire (Bekaert) (opens in a new tab)

  3. Solar Gard True Grey non-reflective car film introduced

    Bekaert Specialty Films extended its non-reflective automotive line with Solar Gard True Grey, a neutral grey meant to match factory-tinted glass without interfering with satellite signals.

    Source: Bekaert Specialty Films press release (archived) (opens in a new tab)

  4. Solar Gard's maker earns ISO 9001

    Bekaert Specialty Films, maker of Solar Gard, received ISO 9001 quality-management certification.

    Source: Bekaert Specialty Films press release (archived) (opens in a new tab)

  5. Solar Gard's maker earns ISO 14001

    Bekaert Specialty Films earned ISO 14001:2004 environmental-management certification.

    Source: Bekaert Specialty Films press release (archived) (opens in a new tab)

  6. Solar Gard's maker earns ISO 9001:2008

    Bekaert Specialty Films, maker of Solar Gard, Panorama and Quantum films, moved to the ISO 9001:2008 quality standard.

    Source: Bekaert Specialty Films press release (archived) (opens in a new tab)

  7. Solar Gard announces a plant in Qingdao, China

    Solar Gard said it would build a factory in Qingdao, Shandong province, for window films and solar-panel backsheet.

    Source: SolarServer, January 2011 (archived by Solar Gard) (opens in a new tab)

  8. Saint-Gobain agrees to buy Solar Gard from Bekaert

    Bekaert agreed to sell its Specialty Films business, including the Solar Gard brand and plants in San Diego, Zulte (Belgium) and Suzhou (China), to Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics.

    Source: Business Wire (opens in a new tab)

  9. Solar Gard dealer app launches

    Solar Gard released its Solar Gard Solutions app for iOS to help dealers run their businesses; an Android version followed on March 26, 2013.

    Source: Solar Gard press release, March 26, 2013 (archived) (opens in a new tab)

  10. Parent company Saint-Gobain buys SAGE Electrochromics

    Saint-Gobain acquired dynamic-glass maker SAGE, adding switchable glazing alongside Solar Gard's films. TintCenter covered it at the time.

    Our coverage at the time

  11. Solar Gard opens its Qingdao plant

    Saint-Gobain's chairman opened Solar Gard's new plant in Qingdao, China, to serve the growing Asian market for car and building window films.

    Source: Solar Gard press release (archived) (opens in a new tab)

  12. First Solar Gard retail store opens

    Solar Gard opened its first North American branded window film store, in Richmond, Virginia, with Brian Sexton and Jim Bundick.

    Source: Solar Gard press release (archived) (opens in a new tab)

See the whole window film industry timeline

Discontinued Solar Gard lines

These lines are no longer made or no longer listed by Solar Gard. We keep their specs so owners of older installations can identify their film.

Film lineTypeDarknessStatus
Solar Gard HP True GreyCar · Hybrid (dyed + metal)6–55%DiscontinuedListed 2004; gone by 2007
Solar Gard HP TitaniumCar · Hybrid (dyed + metal)6–33%DiscontinuedListed 2004; gone by 2007
Solar Gard HP BronzeCar · Hybrid (dyed + metal)22–33%DiscontinuedListed 2004; gone by 2007
Solar Gard NR True GreyCar · Dyed8–51%Discontinued
Solar Gard NR UV ClearCar · Clear UV90%No longer listedListed 2004; gone by 2007
Solar Gard NR CharcoalCar · Dyed7–54%No longer listedListed 2004 to 2022; gone by 2023
Solar Gard NR GreyCar · Dyed6–45%DiscontinuedListed 2004; gone by 2007
Solar Gard Ultra PerformanceCar · Nano-ceramic10–76%No longer listedListed 2007 to 2019; gone by 2021
Solar Gard NR SupremeCar · Dyed5–72%No longer listedListed 2007 to January 2026; gone by September 2026
Solar Gard NR SmokeCar · Dyed4–47%No longer listedListed 2009 to 2011; then as NR Smoke Plus until January 2026
Solar Gard HP SmokeCar · Hybrid (dyed + metal)3–47%No longer listedListed 2009 to 2011; continues as HP Smoke Plus

Solar Gard news archive

Mergers, launches and company news about Solar Gard, newest first, linked to the original reports. "TintCenter coverage" items are our own posts from the time.

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