d-c-fix 346-0350 Self-Adhesive Privacy Glass Window Film, Rice Paper, 17" x 78" Roll

I bought a roll of this to cover part of the bedroom window in our apartment. We have kittens who really really really enjoy looking outside. Not bad in the living room where the plastic cheapy blinds can be up out of their reach all of the time. Not good in the bedroom where the blinds are closed 100% of the time. One of the kittens was chewing through the blinds and ripping the pieces down. We live in a ground floor apartment, so you can probably guess where I'm going with this.Enter this product! It looks attractive, was easy to put on, and easy to measure because of the grid on the back. It didn't cover quite as much window as I wanted, but covered about 90% so I can have the blinds overlapping just the top of the rice paper. Other reviewers suggested going slowly at about an inch at a time. You should absolutely do this if you have the patience, as I currently have a few bubbles where it's obvious I went a little fast. Because of the size of our windows, I used as much of it as I could and ended up with a small 9x2 inch piece.It looks good from the inside, good from the outside, and was easy to cut and measure. I do suggest that you have something holding the corners down when you're cutting it so it doesn't start rolling up on you. Cut it just a tad larger than the window you're trying to cover then use an exacto knife (or something similar) to cut off the excess. If you have a place that's bubbling, gently peel it back and smooth it back down with a credit card or plastic putty knife.

I am so glad I bought this!!!! I was hoping to find an alternative to bulky curtains as I have a cat who is frankly, a turd. This window adhesive proved to be a great find! I can raise the blinds to let some natural light in the house without opening my home for all of the neighbors to see in. It was very easy to apply. It was surprisingly easy to line up on windows that could not be cut to size. Much easier than a patterned version of this product. It is also fantastic to use on a bathroom window. Our home is older and has no exhaust fan. This results in mega humidity and condensation in the bathroom after showering. The adhesive film has remained on the window without bubbling.Application, this seems to be where some people struggle. I suggest have a ruler, straight blade/razor, and cardboard or cutting board (so the razor doesn't cut through to a surface). I found that the best application was by measuring the window and cutting the cling to size, then apply to the window going from one side to the other horizontally. Take the backing off one entire side and then work your way across. This resulted in the least amount of bubbles. You can easily unstick the cling if you get too many bubbles and it sticks again just as well. Run over the applied cling with a ruler. You will most likely not have the cling flush to the window on at least one edge. Take the straight razor and run along that edge. It will easily cut through the material.I applied this product to four different windows in about 30 min. I will be purchasing another roll soon.

I got the Rice Paper 17.71" x 78" Roll (346-0350), and was decently pleased with the results. I was trying to use this to put in my window that gets direct sunlight into the room. When I was sitting at the computer the sun would hit me in the face and eyes. The paper and adhesive were able to be cut to size well enough. The result still had some light coming thru but it was not too terrible. It was still a bit too much sunlight for the application of this paper though. It looks beautiful on the window when there isn't too much light coming in.

First, let me say that this product allows for personal privacy, you can see some shadows but nothing major. I used it on my office doors and now you don't see the mess from the other side and it still let's in plenty of light, that's a big plus!Regarding air bubbles, the rice paper matte textured look is very forgiving with regard to installation imperfections on the product side of the window. However on the opposite side of the window, depending on how the light is hitting it, air bubbles do show even after smoothing during installing. Call me a perfectionist, but this is very annoying and it seems to be the norm with most products or I just can't get it right. My French doors have 30 panes of glass in them, talk about a pain! While reading reviews on Amazon regarding these types of products, on reviewer said they took the product to Kinko's and had them cut it for them. I didn't try that but maybe I should have. I have attached pics of the three products, the frosted glass and textured glass look cling products, and this rice paper look contact paper product. The frosted cling product seemed to look worse after it dried, the glass look didn't show anything (yeah!), and this product, the rice paper look, is what I ended up choosing for all windows but the top row, I left that with the glass look.This is somewhat of a static cling application but without using water. It is more like contact paper, you will notice static but the product has an adhesive on the backing. Once applied, it can be removed, but it's not as easy as the static cling product. That said, it is a little tricky applying. With static products using water, you can move the product around until it is in position, with this you have to un-stick and re-stick, so not as easy!It also has an odor like a new plastic shower curtain liner or a plastic table cloth. Once applied the smell is not as noticeable and hopefully will completely dissipate with time.