Sunglasses for Your Windows
Solar View has specialized in heat and glare reduction since 1986. Our retractable Mylar Shades, known as “Sunglasses for Your Windows™,” help reduce solar heat, glare, and harmful UV rays while maintaining your view outside.
Made in the USA and built with commercial-quality components, Solar View Mylar Shades provide dependable solar protection for homes and businesses and are backed by our limited lifetime warranty.
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Solar protection when you need it, a clear view when you don’t. Custom-made Mylar and Woven Shades help control heat, glare, and UV exposure while giving you the flexibility of a retractable shade.
MYLAR BEFORE | AFTER
Solar Woven Shadesprovide powerful protection from heat, glare, and harmful UV rays while maintaining your view outside. The reflective Mylar material can reduce solar heat by up to 80%, block 99% of harmful UV rays, and cut glare by more than 90%. Retractable when not needed, they are ideal for homes and commercial spaces where heat and glare are a problem.
3% WOVEN | 5% WOVEN
Solar Woven Shades Solar View Woven Shades soften sunlight, reduce glare, and help control solar heat while maintaining daytime visibility. Choose 3% openness for greater shading and glare control or 5% openness for more natural light and a clearer outward view. Available in several colors, they are an attractive choice for homes, offices, restaurants, and commercial spaces.
Reasons to Choose Us
Solar View Window Fashions has been helping customers control heat and glare since 1986. As a family-owned Oklahoma business, we believe in providing dependable products, knowledgeable service, and personal attention to every customer.
With decades of experience in solar shading, we understand what works in both residential and commercial applications. Our Mylar Shades are made in the USA with high-quality components and backed by a limited lifetime warranty.
Designed for straightforward installation with universal mounting brackets and clear instructions.
Our Mylar Shades are backed by a limited lifetime warranty against manufacturing defects.
Our Mylar Shades are proudly made in the USA with quality components for dependable, long-lasting performance.
A fabric-wrapped fascia conceals the roller tube and mounting hardware, creating a clean, finished appearance. The fascia is wrapped in coordinating fabric to match your shade for a seamless, professional look. It is recommended for outside-mounted shades or any installation where the roller is visible.
Solar View – Roll Shade Measurement Guidelines
All measurements must be recorded in inches, rounded down to the nearest 1/8 inch.
Round down to the nearest 1/8 inch.
Examples:
Tools Needed
Included Hardware
Mollies/toggles for plaster, drywall, or concrete are not included.
Bracket Notes:
Faber/Benthin universal brackets may be mounted left or right, inside, outside, or on the ceiling. Brackets must be installed perfectly level for proper shade operation.
Standard bracket length: 1 3/8″. Extended length: 2 3/8″.
Inside Measurement (IM) Guidelines
Inside Measurement refers to ordering a shade to be installed inside the window casement. When you provide an IM width, you are giving the exact space within the opening.
The factory will then take precise deductions to ensure the shade, brackets, and rotating control mechanism fit properly.
Round down to the nearest 1/8 inch.
Examples:
Because of these required deductions:
IM shades will ALWAYS have a gap of up to 5/8” on both sides
(± 1/8” depending on tolerances)
This gap is necessary so the shade can raise, lower, and rotate freely.
If you order a shade at:
The shade will be manufactured to fit within that 70” space.
However, due to bracket/mechanism allowances:
This remaining space is the functional “gap” required for operation.
When IM Gaps Are Not Acceptable
If the side gap is visually unacceptable or you need more complete coverage:
Consider an Outside Bracket Mount (OB)
Mounting the shade on the wall, trim, or mullion allows you to add width beyond the window opening and cover more area.
When IM Gaps Are Not Acceptable
If the side gap is visually unacceptable or you need more complete coverage:
Consider an Outside Bracket Mount (OB)
Mounting the shade on the wall, trim, or mullion allows you to add width beyond the window opening and cover more area
Important Ordering Rules
Outside Measurement (OM / OB) Guidelines
Outside Measurements—also referred to as Outside Bracket (OB) measurements—are used when mounting the shade outside the window casement. This includes mounting on:
When you provide an OM/OB measurement, you are giving the exact dimensions you want the shade to cover, based on where the brackets will be installed.
OB measurements are manufactured with NO factory deductions.
The shade will be made exactly to the width and height you order.
This gives you complete control over the final coverage area.
For Outside Mount installations, you can eliminate or reduce light gaps by:
Simply adding extra width to your bracket mounting measurement.
Because the shade sits outside the opening, you can widen the shade beyond the window frame to improve privacy and light control.
Golden Rule for OB Measurements
Always measure to and from the exact points where the brackets will be installed.
This ensures:
