Window graphics and decals in Las Vegas

Five films, chosen by what the glass needs to do

Start with the job, not the material. The quote asks what the window should do — let people see out through a graphic, give a room privacy, carry lettering, cover the glass completely, or run a short promotion — and which side of the glass it goes on. Then it recommends the film and tells you why. These are the five we run for glass:

Which film for which window

• Storefront graphics you can see out through — one-way perforated film. Full colour from the street; from inside, the graphic all but disappears and you look straight out. How it works, day and night, is on the perforated window film page.
• Privacy for offices and conference rooms — frosted film. Light still comes through, but nobody sees in clearly. Print a logo on it, or cut a band or pattern out of it so part of the glass stays clear at eye level.
• Lettering, logos and hours — clear film that puts only your artwork on the glass, or cut vinyl lettering with no film at all between the letters.
• Cover the glass completely — blockout vinyl, a solid white film printed in full colour. For vacant units, windows in a space under construction, and back-of-house glass.
• A short promotion — static cling, which holds to the inside of the glass with no adhesive and can come down and go back up as often as you like; or clear film when the graphic has to face the weather.

Inside or outside the glass

One-way film is made for the outside of the glass: the printed side faces the street and the dark side faces in. Put it on the inside and the graphic is seen through the glass and the view out gets dimmer, so the quote warns you if you choose that.

Lettering and logos often go on the inside, where they're out of the weather and out of reach. A graphic on the inside of the glass reads backwards from the street unless it's printed reversed — so when you choose inside, we print it mirrored. On clear film we also print a layer of white ink behind the colours; without it they look like stained glass from outside. If your file would end up see-through, the Artwork check says so before you order.

Static cling only goes on the inside. It's seen through the glass from outside, and it holds up longer out of direct sun.

Las Vegas sun on glass

South- and west-facing storefronts here take hours of direct sun, and the glass gets hot. Anything on the outside of the glass should be on a film rated for outdoor use: one-way, clear or blockout. Frosted film and static cling are indoor films — keep them on the inside.

For one-way film that stays up more than a year, we add an optically clear laminate. It seals the film's holes against dust and the occasional rain, which otherwise collect in them and dull the view out. Rather than promise a number of years, the quote asks how long the graphic needs to stay up and picks the film and finish for that. For long-term outdoor work, plan on a refresh when the colours start to fade.

Lettering, logos and store hours

Cut vinyl lettering is the classic for hours, phone numbers, suite numbers and logos on doors. The letters are printed and cut, the vinyl between them is weeded away, and the lettering arrives masked on application tape so the spacing goes on exactly as designed. Because it's cut along the shapes in your file, cut lettering needs vector artwork — a PDF, AI, EPS or SVG — and the quote tells you if you've uploaded a photo-style file instead.

Printed lettering on clear film is the choice when the artwork has colour, gradients or a logo that isn't one solid colour. And if lettering goes on one-way film, keep it at least 2 inches tall: the holes make smaller text hard to read, and the Artwork check marks any that's too small right on the drawing of your glass.

Glass at convention centers and hotels

Convention venues have rules for their glass. At the Las Vegas Convention Center, clings on glass doors must be see-through or keep a 4-inch clear border, and must not cover the door's own stickers. Nothing goes on escalator glass, and escalators and elevators can't be wrapped. Window signs, static clings included, must leave no residue. We print to those rules — the LVCC graphics page has the rest.

At Venetian Expo, every cling — floor, wall, column or window — needs the Expo Event Manager's approval before it goes up, must be an approved material, and is installed and removed by the show's general contractor (Venetian Expo General Contractor & Production Guide, p. 6). See Venetian Expo graphics.

Hotel and casino storefronts need the property's approval, and often an install window before opening or after close. We work to their schedule.

Source: LVCC Facility Guide, July 2026 (pp. 7, 8, 16), as of October 2026. Rules change each season — confirm with your show.

Installation and removal

Our crew cleans the glass, applies the film, trims it to the frame and squeegees it flat. Panes wider than the roll print in vertical pieces that overlap by a quarter inch, with half an inch extra at the edges for trimming to the frame; the quote draws every piece on your glass, and you can drag a seam off a word if one lands there.

Tell the quote whether any glass is above ladder height, whether the work has to happen after hours or on a weekend, and whether we should come back and take the graphics down later. One-way, frosted and blockout film and static cling come off clean; clear lettering film uses a long-term adhesive and takes more work to remove. Rather put it up yourself? Choose pickup or delivery and the pieces come labelled in order. More on how installs work: installation.

What moves the price

There's no rate card for glass because no two storefronts are the same. Upload your file with the glass size and the quote prices it — these are the things that change it: