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Maldonado Bros. 3M™ Window Film

On this journey into the History of Window Tinting, I met my father halfway along the road of time.


Eric Maldonado

Flow-On Documentary

In 1966 the Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company (also known as 3M Company) registered the first window film patent. But - before window film, there was… "flow-on", which is the process of "flow-coating" liquid tint onto a glass surface. During the early 1960s my father was introduced to liquid glass tinting by our uncle Fernando Gutierrez. These early window tinters like my dad and uncle, were referred to as a "flow-man". In 1966, the very same year that 3M introduced window film to the world, dad established Acorn Glass Tinting Company. Shortly after my father passed away in 2018, I began working on a documentary about the History of Window Tinting. This project is a tribute to my father and to the early pioneers of the window tinting industry. - E.M.

Eric - You have done a mountain of research to pull all of this information together. Thanks for doing it. It keeps Sun-X alive for me, even though I have been out of it for 54 years.


Monte Pendleton - Sun-X

"WHAT YOU ARE DOING IS WONDERFUL AND IMPORTANT TO THE FUTURE OF YOUNG FOLKS ENTERING THE INDUSTRY NOW."


Bill Burke - International Window Film Association

Bill Burke (co-founder of the International Window Film Association)

IMDb

Flow-On documentary on the IMDb

"This wonderful detailed documentary re-ignites many fond memories for me, as I was an early mover in the glass coating (tinting) business over 65 years ago."

- Monte Pendleton (Founder and CEO of Sun-X International, Inc.

Movie Trailer

The History of Window Tinting

by Eric Maldonado

Souvenir Booklets

The History of Window Tinting Vol. 1 comic book cover

Volume I

by Eric Maldonado

The History of Window Tinting Vol. 2 comic book cover

Volume II

by Eric Maldonado

News Articles

Window Film Magazine Article- June 2018

Window Film Magazine Article- March 2021

Window Film Magazine Article- March 2021

TINTER PRODUCING DOCUMENTARY ON FILM’S HISTORY

Window Film Magazine Article- March 2021

Window Film Magazine Article- March 2021

Window Film Magazine Article- March 2021

COMIC BOOK OUTLINES WINDOW TINT’S HISTORY


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