I just did my range rover with the lumar stratos all around 70% and the blue is only slightly noticeable, i like it now but I wished i would have found someone that had that xpel 70% i do like how its basically invisible.
Hi expert. I am using Vkool Premier for windscreen with Visible Light Transmittance 73%. I feel that it does not block much heat as their spec. Xpel XRplus 70 or Llumar Stratos 70 is better in blocking heat? Thanks
Xpel XR Black Ceramic rejects up to 89% Infrared heat (85% on average). People like the XR Black color better due to Pinnacle have a brownish look to it.
@@tintmanfl thanks for the super fast reply! Sorry i didn't get a chance to watch the video cuz i'm working but what's your verdict between prime XR PLUS vs stratos? I'm on the fence. Currently set on XR black on all windows and Plus for the windshield. Would like your opinion on the stratos. Thanks.
Why does Xpel XR Plus look blue all the way until 70, meanwhile Stratos looks charcoal until 70. Then they completely flip. I don't get it...why can't they all be the same.
So if I wanted 70% of either XR Plus or Stratos on the front 2 windows, and 50% of the same brand on the back windows, would it look uneven? Like blue/charcoal, or charcoal/blue (depending on which brand we're talking). If so, would it be more logical to pair XR Plus 70 for the fronts with Stratos 50 for the rears? That way everything looks charcoal. Or vice versa if I wanted to make everything look blue. Does that make sense?? Haha, thanks! (My goal is maximum heat rejection with minimal darkness, and nothing on the windshield)
@@tintmanfl Thanks, by the way, this video was extremely helpful. So glad I found it. How does 3M crystalline 70% compare to the Xpel XR Plus 70 in terms of blueness? I haven't found a comparison of that yet.
@@jr.sciencebros.8411 I have the 3M crystalline 70 installed on my Model y. They are pretty dam blue. I regret it the day I got it. Thinking about removing it and replacing with Xpel XR plus. I did go to a shop to check out the xpel 70. It looks less blue.
Nice comparison! I want to tint my moonroof/sunroof. I was told to go with a metallic tint for it since it is always going to be hit by sunlight. The explanation to me was because ceramic actually does absorb heat instead of reflecting them even if it has more heat rejection. For something that is on the roof, I was told I would want something that can reflect heat better. Is that correct? Can you advise? Thank you
@@tintmanfl It is a 2020 Toyota Rav4 XLE. I did notice it does have sort of a tint on it. Also want to do it on a 2019 Honda Pilot EX-L model. The Pilot I notice has less tint hue on it. Thanks again!
Xpel has two ceramic films. XR Black Ceramic which is a rich black color and XR Plus Super Ceramic (ceramic is blue by nature) which has a blue hue to it.
X-pel isn't listed in ANY review of window tints and it beats every one I have seen in my search for not only 'tint' but 'heat rejection'. Thank YOU for the clear review.
Crystalline doesn't come in the traditional 30/15 black like Xpel does. The darkest you can legally do in FL that 3M Crystalline comes in would be 40/20. Crystalline rejects up 97% IR. XR plus rejects up to 98% IR.
Be aware of the VLT when comparing these products such as the 15 tints. The Xpel 15 tint is really a 12% tint where the Llumar 15 is really 17% tint for visible light transmitted, hence why it doesn't do as well when directly compared. A more accurate comparison is the Xpel 20 vs the Stratos 15, because their VLT is 18% and 17% respectively
@@ssamanta72 Cliff notes is all major brands perform the same, since they're using the same technology (ceramics). What matters most is the tint hue (how it looks, more blue/black/brown), install cost, and installer quality. Llumar Stratos, Xpel Black, and 3M CR are all similar quality films. I believe the Black and Stratos are lower cost than the 3M. Stratos 70 is 69% VLT with 49% Total Heat Rejection: llumar.com/content/dam/eastman/performance-films/llumar/nar/documents/english/auto/formulaone-window-film-performance-data.pdf Xpel Black 70 is 66% VLT 49% Total Heat Rejection www.xpel.com/web-assets/downloads/XPEL-PRIME-Spec-Sheet-USA-V2-1.pdf 3M CR70 is 58% VLT (So really should be named CR60!!) but has 55% heat rejection. A more accurate film to compare to these two is the 3M CR80 at 62% VLT (still darkerest of the 3) at 52% heat rejection. multimedia.3m.com/mws/media/1161043O/3m-automotive-window-film-crystalline-series-brochure.pdf
How does the xr plus or xr black compared to Rayno s9? Any difference in color hue?
I just did my range rover with the lumar stratos all around 70% and the blue is only slightly noticeable, i like it now but I wished i would have found someone that had that xpel 70% i do like how its basically invisible.
Thank for your help; saved me a lot of time in choosing the optimal brand. This Channel is awesomeazing!
No problem thank you!
Your body can't tell the difference between the 1-2
What’s the difference of black and charcoal film with Xpel
Is the nanoflex still a good tint ?
Great at cutting out heat, but started having failure after around 3 years.
@@tintmanfl I'm from trinidad I'm going with the xpel plus 35%
Great video! New sub!
Hi expert. I am using Vkool Premier for windscreen with Visible Light Transmittance 73%. I feel that it does not block much heat as their spec. Xpel XRplus 70 or Llumar Stratos 70 is better in blocking heat? Thanks
Xpel XR Plus 70 definitely does the job
@@tintmanfl Have you aver tested or tried Solar Gard of Saint Gobain?
@@wind303 no haven't
@@wind303 .. i have seen them.. Their Xenith ceramic tint specs look very good. Very close to the Xpel numbers. Haven't seen any reviews though.
What about 3m cs series
Why is llumar film brown ?? I’m having that issue with mine ..
This is one reason why we switched to Xpel XR Black Ceramic
Tint Man Window Tinting Longwood ... is there something I can do about this ?? I just paid $670 for my windows ! Ceramic
@@adrianrodriguez1725 are you sure they really put pinnacle on it? True it's slightly brown looking out, but most people don't notice it.
Tint Man Window Tinting Longwood . Not quite sure how would I tell ?
What's better between pinnacle and xr prime (not plus)? I think pinnacle has higher ir rejection?
Xpel XR Black Ceramic rejects up to 89% Infrared heat (85% on average). People like the XR Black color better due to Pinnacle have a brownish look to it.
@@tintmanfl thanks for the super fast reply! Sorry i didn't get a chance to watch the video cuz i'm working but what's your verdict between prime XR PLUS vs stratos? I'm on the fence. Currently set on XR black on all windows and Plus for the windshield. Would like your opinion on the stratos. Thanks.
Why did you switch from FlexFlim to Xpel if you don’t mind me asking?
We were having a few minor problems with FlexFilm
Why does Xpel XR Plus look blue all the way until 70, meanwhile Stratos looks charcoal until 70. Then they completely flip. I don't get it...why can't they all be the same.
Ceramic is blue. So the more ceramic and less coloring from carbon or dye the bluer it is.
So if I wanted 70% of either XR Plus or Stratos on the front 2 windows, and 50% of the same brand on the back windows, would it look uneven? Like blue/charcoal, or charcoal/blue (depending on which brand we're talking). If so, would it be more logical to pair XR Plus 70 for the fronts with Stratos 50 for the rears? That way everything looks charcoal. Or vice versa if I wanted to make everything look blue. Does that make sense?? Haha, thanks! (My goal is maximum heat rejection with minimal darkness, and nothing on the windshield)
@@jr.sciencebros.8411 personally in this case I would recommend Xpel XR Plus 70 all the way around
@@tintmanfl Thanks, by the way, this video was extremely helpful. So glad I found it. How does 3M crystalline 70% compare to the Xpel XR Plus 70 in terms of blueness? I haven't found a comparison of that yet.
@@jr.sciencebros.8411 I have the 3M crystalline 70 installed on my Model y. They are pretty dam blue. I regret it the day I got it. Thinking about removing it and replacing with Xpel XR plus. I did go to a shop to check out the xpel 70. It looks less blue.
Nice comparison! I want to tint my moonroof/sunroof. I was told to go with a metallic tint for it since it is always going to be hit by sunlight. The explanation to me was because ceramic actually does absorb heat instead of reflecting them even if it has more heat rejection. For something that is on the roof, I was told I would want something that can reflect heat better. Is that correct? Can you advise? Thank you
Depends on the vehicle. Most sunroofs are already smoked at 15% and absorbing a lot of heat no matter what you put on it. Year and model?
@@tintmanfl It is a 2020 Toyota Rav4 XLE. I did notice it does have sort of a tint on it. Also want to do it on a 2019 Honda Pilot EX-L model. The Pilot I notice has less tint hue on it. Thanks again!
Does the xrplus 35 have a blueish hue?
Xpel has two ceramic films. XR Black Ceramic which is a rich black color and XR Plus Super Ceramic (ceramic is blue by nature) which has a blue hue to it.
@@tintmanfl does the shades 30% and below like 15% look blue as well?
@Tint Man FL does 20% have a blue hue ?
Do you not carry HP?
No, just CS, XR and XR plus
X-pel isn't listed in ANY review of window tints and it beats every one I have seen in my search for not only 'tint' but 'heat rejection'.
Thank YOU for the clear review.
Llumar is American made
Yes, it's put together in America. However, the material comes from Asia as well as other parts of the world. It is written on their boxes.
Doesn't 3M Crystalline beat those numbers?
Crystalline doesn't come in the traditional 30/15 black like Xpel does. The darkest you can legally do in FL that 3M Crystalline comes in would be 40/20. Crystalline rejects up 97% IR. XR plus rejects up to 98% IR.
Plus crystalline has a funky color and looks extremely "grainy" to me on windshields.
Be aware of the VLT when comparing these products such as the 15 tints. The Xpel 15 tint is really a 12% tint where the Llumar 15 is really 17% tint for visible light transmitted, hence why it doesn't do as well when directly compared.
A more accurate comparison is the Xpel 20 vs the Stratos 15, because their VLT is 18% and 17% respectively
@@PhonyBologna Good to know. What about 3M CR70 vs Llumer stratos 70?
@@ssamanta72
Cliff notes is all major brands perform the same, since they're using the same technology (ceramics). What matters most is the tint hue (how it looks, more blue/black/brown), install cost, and installer quality.
Llumar Stratos, Xpel Black, and 3M CR are all similar quality films. I believe the Black and Stratos are lower cost than the 3M.
Stratos 70 is 69% VLT with 49% Total Heat Rejection: llumar.com/content/dam/eastman/performance-films/llumar/nar/documents/english/auto/formulaone-window-film-performance-data.pdf
Xpel Black 70 is 66% VLT 49% Total Heat Rejection
www.xpel.com/web-assets/downloads/XPEL-PRIME-Spec-Sheet-USA-V2-1.pdf
3M CR70 is 58% VLT (So really should be named CR60!!) but has 55% heat rejection.
A more accurate film to compare to these two is the 3M CR80 at 62% VLT (still darkerest of the 3) at 52% heat rejection.
multimedia.3m.com/mws/media/1161043O/3m-automotive-window-film-crystalline-series-brochure.pdf