Retail roll or project roll: the widths, lengths, cores and packing a window film order can specify

Window film for a wholesale order comes in two roll formats — a retail roll packed to be sold as a unit, and a project roll packed for an installer who cuts from it — and width, length and pack build are specified separately for each. The widest roll depends on the film line: FancyFix runs solar control, safety, mirror and photochromic film up to 152 cm, and privacy and decorative film up to 120 cm.

The two roll formats, and what each pack is built to do

The retail roll and the project roll carry the same film; what changes is the core and the outer pack. On FancyFix's four decorative static cling lines — embossed, 3D refraction, printed and stained glass — a retail roll gets its own inner box inside an outer carton, because the box is the unit a shopper picks up or a parcel carrier handles. A project roll skips the inner box and goes straight into a kraft carton, with optional end plugs, because it travels to a site rather than to a shelf. Ordering one format and receiving the other means repacking at the buyer's warehouse, which is why the format belongs in the first specification, not the last.

Width is set by the film line, not by the catalog

Check a programme's width against the film line it will run on, because the widest roll FancyFix produces differs from line to line. A buyer who plans a frosted privacy range around the widest figure in the catalog will find that frosted film tops out a row lower in the table above. Embossed static cling is the one line whose regular shipped widths stop at 90 cm, although it can still be run wider to order. Widths outside the regular list are made to order, as the window film category page states.

Length has no set maximum

Roll length is the one dimension with no production limit: FancyFix sets no maximum roll length on any window film line. The common shipped lengths in the width table above are where most stock sits, and stained glass film is the one line that ships shorter by default. A longer roll for a project, or a shorter one for a retail pack, is a specification rather than a special request.

What the pack is made of, component by component

A buyer signing a packaging agreement needs each pack component named by its base material, not only the film. FancyFix static cling window film is a PVC face film on a PET base film, and its packaging components are listed the same way: the shrink film is PVC, the closing tape is OPP, the colour sticker is paper, the product label is coated paper, and the shipping carton is corrugated paper. On a private-label order, packaging, hang tags and inserts are produced to the buyer's brand with no FancyFix marks, and the carton layout, barcodes and country-of-origin labelling are printed for the target market — details are on the private label and OEM page.

What to specify before a first order

• Roll format — retail roll or project roll, per SKU, because the pack build differs.
• Width against the line — checked against that film line's widest roll, not the catalog's.
• Roll length — any length; state it rather than accepting a default.
• Core — inner core for a retail pack, or a 3-inch core with or without end plugs for a project roll.
• Pack design and labelling — box and carton design, barcodes, country-of-origin labelling, hang tags and inserts.
• Pallet — both formats ship palletised, so state any pallet height or footprint limit your warehouse has.

How FancyFix handles roll format on a private-label order

FancyFix prints, converts and packs window film in its own factory, so a change of width, length or pack format is decided on the production line rather than passed up a supply chain. The widths and lengths above are the regular stock specification, and most stock falls within them; a buyer can also specify widths, lengths and packs outside them. Custom sizes and custom packaging run through a sample stage of 7–15 days before production, so the buyer approves a physical pack first, and stock samples ship in 3–5 days. For how the same thinking applies to shipping cartons and pallets, see wallpaper packaging for wholesale; for choosing between static cling and adhesive film before the roll is specified, see which base film your channel needs. Running SKUs ship from local stock in CA, PA, IL and GA in the US, plus Germany, the UK and Australia.

FAQ

What sizes does FancyFix window film come in?

FancyFix window film ships in regular widths of 45, 60, 90 and 120 cm, and the widest roll is set by the film line: solar control, safety, mirror and photochromic film also run up to 152 cm, while privacy and decorative film go no wider than the largest regular width. There is no maximum roll length; common shipped lengths are 150, 200 and 300 cm, or 90, 180 and 200 cm for stained glass film. Other widths and lengths are made to order.

What core does a project roll of window film use?

A FancyFix project roll of decorative static cling window film is wound on a 3-inch paper core, with end plugs available as an option, and packed in shrink film, a label and a kraft carton on a pallet. A retail roll uses an inner paper core instead and is packed in its own inner box inside an outer carton.

Can a private-label order change the roll size and the pack?

Yes. On a FancyFix private-label order, width, roll length, core and pack format are all specified by the buyer, and packaging, hang tags and inserts carry the buyer's brand with no FancyFix marks. Custom sizes and custom packaging go through a physical sample stage, so the buyer approves the pack before production starts.