The Xander LuxeShield GOLD Window Film

This film contains a thin layer of real gold, which is a key component in its ability to reflect heat back into a room. This gold layer helps to improve the insulation properties of the film by reflecting far infrared energy.

Our newest and most advanced window film provides year-round comfort improvement by keeping the sun’s heat out in the Summer and keeping heat inside in the Winter.

The secret is of this premium film is gold and specifically a function of gold which is its emissivity. Emissivity is the ability to reflect radiation (energy). It’s why you often see satellites coated with gold, it has a natural ability to reflect energy.

The emissivity of gold is around 0.03 so what that means is it wants to reflect 99.7% of the energy back!

In comparison the emissivity of glass on its own is around 0.82 meaning it can only reflect 18% of the energy and hence why glass on its own is not a good insulator.

This is great news when you are considering installing an insulation product that provides all year round benefits 365 days per year /24 hours a day.

This film has gold sputtered extremely thinly so it can still transmit the visible light (so you can see through it) but it retains its ability to reflect what’s called far infrared energy. Far infrared energy is what comes from a fireplace or a heater in the home and by having the thin layer of gold on the glass we are able to selectively reflect that type of energy (heat) back into the room.

So it’s the inherent emissivity property of gold that provides insulation ability and it doesn’t need to be thick, in fact making the layer thicker will not make it more reflective of the energy.

This type of insulation through emissivity is a different way to insulate versus double glazing or roof insulation batts. Those types of insulating products use a combination of different materials and air pockets / layers to make it hard for the heat energy to pass through.

Every time the energy encounters another material it has to change its wavelength to pass through it so when you have 2 layers of glass plus an air gap in between it is hard for the energy to pass through and so you are not losing as much heat. This type of insulation is not reflecting the energy, think of it as trapping the energy so more can’t get through and escape.

Thermodynamics can be a very complex area and we understand it is hard to grasp that a thin sheet of film can provide high insulation ability but it’s all to do with the gold and its special properties.

THE ULTIMATE DUAL CLIMATE WINDOW FILM

We are proud to present our very premium ‘Xander Luxeshield Gold’ film, an innovative low-e window film designed to optimise your indoor climate and save you money year-round.

Expertly installed by our technicians, this film efficiently captures and redirects heat during winter, enhancing comfort and reducing heating costs, while in summer, it reflects solar heat to minimise cooling expenses.