Frosted window film turns clear glass into etched glass in about an hour per room. Sun Masters installs full frost, frost bands, gradients and custom-cut logos on bathroom windows, entry sidelites, shower enclosures, conference rooms, exam rooms and storefronts across Dallas, Fort Worth and the suburbs. Privacy day and night, and the daylight stays.
Frosted window film is a translucent film applied to the inside of existing glass. Frosted glass film, also called etched glass film, gives you the sandblasted look for a fraction of the cost. It scatters light the way etched glass does, so daylight comes through but nobody can see in or out, at any hour. It costs less than etched glass, installs in about an hour per room, and peels off cleanly later if you change your mind.
Frost comes in several styles. Pick how much you hide, where you hide it, and whether the glass does double duty as signage.
Classic etched-glass look, edge to edge
Best for: bathrooms, sidelites, shower glass, exam rooms and any window where you never need the view.
Frosted at eye level, clear above
Best for: conference rooms, glass office walls, tall living room windows, street-facing storefronts.
Fades, stripes, dots, logos and lettering
Best for: lobbies, partitions and storefronts where the glass is part of the design. See decorative window film.
| Frosted film | Etched or sandblasted glass | Blinds or shades | Smart film | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Privacy at night | Yes | Yes | Only when closed | Yes, when switched off |
| Keeps the daylight | Yes | Yes | Only when open | Yes |
| Can be clear when you want | No | No | Yes, by hand | Yes, by switch |
| Install | About an hour per room | New glass, weeks | Hours | A day plus an electrician |
| Removable later | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| Relative cost | $ | $$$ | $ | $$$ |
Not sure which style fits your glass? Request a free estimate and we bring samples.
Tap a style to see roughly how this glass wall looks with each kind of frost. (Real Sun Masters job in downtown Dallas.)
Simulated for illustration. We bring real samples to hold up to your own glass.
Real Sun Masters frosted film installs. Tap a photo to see it bigger.
Glass-walled offices and meeting rooms that needed privacy without losing daylight or the open-plan look. Frosted privacy film on the interior glass gives each room a clean etched-glass finish that looks like part of the original design.
Full-height frosted film on the glass partitions of a Dallas office, so the meeting space reads as a quiet, private room while the daylight from the outer windows still fills the floor.
If you want the glass clear between meetings and frosted during them, switchable smart film does exactly that. We have installed it in DFW conference rooms, lobbies and homes. See it in action on our privacy window film page.
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Frosted film is priced per square foot of glass, installed. Most commercial projects we install run $8 to $25 per square foot; custom-cut bands, gradients and logos are priced per piece, and a bathroom window or a pair of sidelites is quoted after a quick look. Replacing the pane with etched glass usually costs more. Every estimate is free and in writing.
Full frost is the simplest. Bands and gradients take more layout time but use less film.
Logos, lettering and patterns are plotter-cut to your artwork and priced per piece.
One bathroom window versus a floor of glass offices: more glass means a lower rate per foot.
Most frosted jobs are reachable from the floor. Tall atrium glass may need a lift, listed as its own line.
Want a number for your glass? The estimate is free and takes about half an hour for most homes.
Free estimate, samples on your glass, installed in about an hour per room.
We measure the glass, talk through full frost versus a band or gradient, and bring samples so you can see the opacity on your own window.
Bands are marked at the height you choose; logos and patterns are plotter-cut from your artwork. You approve the layout before anything goes on.
Our own crew cleans the glass, applies the film and trims a clean edge. A little haze for a few days is normal while it cures; then clean it like any window, minus the razor.
Ready to schedule? Request a free estimate or call (469) 831-3101.
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Sun Masters DFW is a family-owned window film company at 2201 Midway Rd #108G in Carrollton. We’ve been tinting North Texas homes and businesses since 1979, and today the company is run by Ryan Watson and a crew of experienced installers, the same people in our videos and project photos.
We’re an authorized XPEL dealer and a 3M Authorized Window Film Dealer, rated 4.9 stars across 57 Google reviews, with privacy and frosted film work ranging from PepsiCo’s Frisco offices to Dallas office glass walls and homes across the metroplex.
Reviewed by Ryan Watson, owner, Sun Masters DFW · Page last updated: October 2026
Yes. Frosted film does not depend on light the way reflective film does. It diffuses the glass itself, so nobody can see through it from either side, day or night, lights on or off.
No. You see light and vague shapes close to the glass, not detail. A person standing inches from a full-frost window shows as a blurred silhouette; a few feet back, nothing. Lighter frosts and gradients let through a little more.
Very little. Standard frosted film lets most of the daylight through and simply scatters it, so a frosted bathroom is nearly as bright as a clear one. White-out and blackout films are the ones that cut light.
Frosted film is priced per square foot of glass, installed. Most commercial projects we install run $8 to $25 per square foot, with custom-cut bands, gradients, logos and patterns priced per piece. A bathroom window or a pair of sidelites is quoted after a quick look. The estimate is free and in writing.
For most spaces, yes. Film goes on existing glass in an hour, looks the same as acid-etched glass from a few feet away, costs a fraction of replacing the pane, and can be removed or changed later. Etched glass is permanent and means a new pane.
Yes. Frost bands are the most common choice: a 36-, 48- or 60-inch band at eye level with clear glass above, so a room stays private without losing the sky. Gradients fade from frosted at the bottom to clear at the top. We can also cut stripes, dots and patterns.
Yes. We cut logos, names, suite numbers and patterns out of frosted film, or cut frosted graphics to apply on clear glass. It is a common storefront and office request because it doubles as signage.
Frosted film is a light, non-metal film with very little heat absorption, so it is safe on almost every glass type, including dual-pane and low-e glass. We still check the glass and the manufacturer’s guidance at the estimate.
A soft cloth or microfiber and a mild, ammonia-free cleaner. No razors, scrub pads or abrasive cleaners. The film is on the inside of the glass, so it stays out of the weather.
Indoors, quality XPEL and 3M frosted films last many years and carry the manufacturer’s warranty, 10 or 12 years on commercial films. It is a permanent-looking finish that is still removable if the room’s use changes.
Yes. A technician removes it with heat and a scraper and cleans the glass back to new. That makes it the right choice for leased offices, rentals and rooms that may be reconfigured.
It is the most common frosted film job we do. Private day and night, and you keep the daylight. It also works on shower enclosures and the glass in bathroom doors.
Yes. A frost band at eye level hides whiteboards, screens and faces while the room still feels open, and it keeps HR offices and exam rooms out of view. We installed frosted privacy film on PepsiCo’s Frisco offices and on glass office walls in Dallas. If you want the glass clear between meetings, smart film is the switchable version.
Frosted film is one kind of decorative film: a plain etched-glass look. Decorative window film covers the wider family of patterns, textures, gradients, colors and printed graphics. Most privacy jobs use plain frost; most design jobs mix frost with a pattern or gradient.
Yes. Like our other architectural films it blocks 99% of UV, so it also protects floors, furniture and merchandise near the glass from fading.
All of Dallas–Fort Worth from our Carrollton shop, including Dallas, Plano, Frisco, McKinney, Allen, Southlake, Westlake, Irving, Carrollton and Fort Worth.
One family-owned company for every kind of window film and shade in Dallas–Fort Worth.
Sun Masters DFW · 2201 Midway Rd #108G, Carrollton, TX 75006 · (469) 831-3101 · Open 7 days, 9am–5pm
Free estimate, samples on your glass, installed by our own crew.
