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34 Miles Out to Sea, Nowhere to Hide from the Sun: Tint World® and XPEL Team Up to Protect Historic Frying Pan Shoals Tower

  • Tint World® Automotive Styling Centers™ franchise owner Robert Harman led an unconventional project to install protective window film on the decommissioned Frying Pan Shoals Tower, a U.S. Coast Guard light station located 34 miles off the North Carolina coast.
  • The tower, now a nonprofit eco-tourism destination, operates entirely off-grid & requires significant power conservation to manage its limited battery & generator supply.
  • The installation involved applying XPEL Dark Neutral 15% Window Film across the tower's windows to block solar heat & reduce the load on the HVAC system.
  • Logistics for the project required transporting crew & equipment via helicopter & completing the work over several days within narrow weather windows two stories above open water.
  • XPEL's window film technology used in the project blocks 99% of harmful UV rays & reduces solar heat gain to protect interiors & improve energy efficiency.
  • The collaboration between Tint World® & XPEL demonstrates how window film can extend the lifespan & functionality of structures exposed to extreme, unfiltered sunlight.