Kepler (IR) Ceramic Window Tinting in Georgia

The two names are often used for the same thing, and different companies use them differently, so it is worth asking what is actually being quoted. Kepler IR and Kepler IR+ are both nano-ceramic ranges, and the ceramic layer is the part that targets infrared energy, the sunlight you feel as heat. When you compare quotes, compare the named range and shade rather than the word on the price list.

Kepler publishes up to 81% infrared heat rejection for Kepler IR and up to 98% for Kepler IR+, with over 99% ultraviolet reduction and up to 96% glare reduction across both ranges. Infrared rejection describes one part of the solar spectrum rather than total solar energy, so use it to compare films rather than as a forecast of cabin temperature. Ask your installer for the data sheet covering the exact range and shade you are quoted.

Kepler's published ceramic figures

• Up to 98% infrared heat rejection with Kepler IR+
• Over 99% ultraviolet reduction
• Up to 96% glare reduction

Unlike the dyed films behind our usual car window tinting, ceramic film works on infrared heat rather than color alone. That means a lighter shade can still cut the heat you feel, and because Kepler's ceramic film is metal-free, Kepler positions it away from the mirrored look and the signal problems associated with metalized tint. Glare and ultraviolet light come down as well, which is usually what a driver notices first on a bright morning.

What you pay depends on the vehicle, how much glass it has, the range you choose and the shade, and every Kepler installer sets and quotes its own prices. For a starting point, see our pricing guides page, or use the online pricing tool on this page for a figure against your car make. The business fitting the film confirms the final price with you once it has seen the vehicle, and nothing is booked before you agree it.

Fresh film needs a short settling period before it is treated like ordinary glass, and the shop that applies it will tell you how long to leave the windows up while the adhesive cures and what to clean the glass with. After that a ceramic film asks very little of you: a soft cloth and the cleaner your installer recommends will keep it clear. It is also worth checking your shade against the state limits, which are set out on our window tint laws page. Choosing a legal shade before the film goes on is a great deal easier than changing it afterwards.

A heat lamp and a thermometer either side of a tinted pane will show you a difference you can feel, and it is a fair demonstration of what a ceramic film does. It is not a measurement, though: published figures come from laboratory testing of one film and glass combination, so ask your installer for the data sheet if you want numbers you can compare. Legality is checked differently again, with a meter on the finished glass, and the Georgia limits are on our window tint laws page.

Georgia sets its limits in O.C.G.A. 40-8-73.1, and the Department of Public Safety summarizes them: the windows to either side of the driver and the rear glass must let through at least 32% of light, plus or minus 3%, and must not reflect more than 20%. Tint is not permitted on the front windshield, apart from the exceptions the statute lists, such as a transparent item in the uppermost six inches that is not red or amber. Multipurpose passenger vehicles, buses and limousines are exempt on the rear windshield and the side windows behind the driver, and the DPS may issue a permit where there is a special medical need. For the full picture, check our Georgia window tint laws page. It is the finished glass and film together that gets measured, and installing film outside the limits is a misdemeanor for the installer as well as the driver, so agree the shade before the work starts.

A dyed film gives you color and some glare control. A metalized film adds heat rejection but brings a reflective look and the signal interference that goes with metal in the glass. Kepler's ceramic ranges are metal-free and use a high-purity ceramic layer for infrared heat, which is how Kepler positions them for signal clarity. Both ranges carry a Warranty Information against manufacturing defects such as bubbling, peeling and fading, claimed through the shop that fitted the film rather than with Kepler directly.

The ceramic layer, the color-stable construction and the scratch-resistant coating all sit behind the price, and together they are what let a lighter shade still reject infrared heat. If you want the glass to look close to standard while the cabin stays more comfortable, that combination is what you are paying for. Whether it is worth it comes down to how much sun your car sits in and how dark you are prepared to go within the state limits.

Kepler manufactures the film and supplies it to independent tinting businesses, so the shop that fits your car sets the price and the appointment. Send your car details through the quick quote or the find a tinter page and Kepler passes the enquiry to the closest installer, who comes back to you about the film, the shade and what the job involves. Confirm availability and timing with them before you make arrangements.