Price Premier — Dealership Solar Control Film in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware
335 square feet of 3M Night Vision 25 across showroom glass and full-view glass overhead doors — solar heat and glare pulled out of a display floor that has to stay visible from the street.
- Film installed
- 335 sq ft
- Product
- 3M Night Vision 25
- Location
- Rehoboth Beach, DE
Project snapshot
- Client
- Price Premier
- Location
- Rehoboth Beach, Sussex County, Delaware
- Sector
- Powersports and vehicle retail
- Scope
- 335 sq ft showroom glass and glass overhead doors
- Product
- 3M Night Vision 25
- Application
- Solar heat, glare and fade control
The challenge
A glass-front showroom is a display case pointed at the sun. Full-view overhead doors and a glazed showroom wall put the entire inventory — and the staff working around it — in direct solar load for most of the day.
Darkening the glass to fix heat would have defeated the point of the building. The units have to be visible from outside, and the floor has to stay bright enough to sell in.
Project objectives
- Cut solar heat gain on the showroom glass and glass overhead doors
- Reduce glare on the display floor without dimming it
- Slow UV-driven fading on gel coat, upholstery and graphics
- Keep the street-side view into the showroom intact
Why this solution
3M Night Vision 25 rejects a high share of solar energy while keeping meaningful visible light — the low interior reflectance is what makes it usable on a showroom, because staff and customers aren't looking at a mirror from inside at night.
Full-view glass overhead doors can't take shading, blinds or replacement glazing. Film is the only retrofit that treats them without touching the door hardware or the cycle life.
One film across the showroom wall and the overhead doors keeps the elevation reading as a single consistent tone from the street.
Installation approach
- 1
Every lite was measured individually — overhead door lites and showroom glazing rarely share a common size.
- 2
Glass was fully prepped and the film cut and installed per opening, with edges trimmed tight to the frame reveal so the doors keep cycling cleanly.
- 3
Work was staged around showroom hours so the floor stayed open and the inventory stayed in place.
Results
- 335 sq ft of 3M Night Vision 25 installed across showroom and overhead door glass
- Solar heat and glare reduced on the display floor
- UV-driven fading on displayed inventory slowed
- Street-side visibility into the showroom preserved
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