Solar Gard highlights flexible Sunflex film for shaped and plastic glazing

Solar Gard is promoting three versions of its Sentinel Sunflex exterior solar-control film, with a focus on flexibility and compatibility with shapes and substrates that can complicate conventional film installations. The company’s UK news index dates its three-option product update to August 17, 2026.

The accompanying technical sheet, marked February 2026, describes a thermoplastic polyurethane, or TPU, layer containing the solar-control components and a specially formulated adhesive. Solar Gard identifies polycarbonate and PMMA, commonly called acrylic, among the intended substrates. Conservatory roofs and industrial skylights are among the applications shown.

The range carries Sunflex 20, 40 and 70 product names. Buyers should compare the actual data for the proposed assembly rather than reading a product name as a guaranteed installed light-transmission result. The sheet says its optical performance estimates use EN 410 methodology on 3 mm Planiclear glass; those reference conditions are part of the claim.

The commercial significance is the proposed application range: an exterior film that conforms to more complex surfaces could expand the retrofit options available to installers. That remains the manufacturer’s proposition. TintNews has not independently tested adhesion, optical quality, weathering or performance on any of the listed substrates.

The August posting is not evidence that Sunflex first became available that month, since the linked technical sheet predates it. Pricing, local stock and project-specific approval were not established by the sources reviewed. Any specification should confirm the exact substrate, installation orientation and applicable regional warranty terms before a performance or lifespan promise is made.