Bayan Signage prints and fits one-way vision film from its own factory in Ajman: a perforated window graphic that shows your brand to the street while staff keep their view out. We print on large-format UV and solvent printers up to 3.2 m wide, laminate the film for exterior glass, and fit it with our own crew.
One-way vision film is a printed self-adhesive vinyl punched with thousands of small holes, with a black layer behind the white printed face. From the bright side you see the image; from the darker side your eye looks through the holes and the black layer disappears. It suits shopfronts facing the sun, clinic and salon windows, showroom glass, site offices and the rear windows of buses and vans: anywhere a business wants a large graphic without losing daylight or the view out.
The film works by contrast in light, and most of the problems we are called to fix come from ignoring that. Choose a dense 70/30 perforation where staff sit right behind the glass and the room feels dim. Skip the laminate on a street window and the holes fill with dust within weeks. Print dark navy without adjusting the file and it reads almost black. We control each of those choices in our own print room, from colour correction and perforation grade to laminating and fitting.
Bayan Signage has run its factory at Alam Square, Industrial Area 2, Ajman since 2016, as the production arm of Bayan Advertising, a UAE group with 15 years in the market. Printing, laminating and installation stay with one team, so the people who check your colour strip in our print room are the same people who squeegee the film onto your glass. More than 500 clients across the UAE work with us on that basis.
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One-way vision is one of several glass films we print. These are its main uses and the neighbouring products clients most often compare it with.
Full-pane perforated graphics for ground-floor shops and showrooms, laminated for street glass and planned around the door and a clearer band at eye level.
View details →Removable perforated film for launches that cover most of the glass but still need daylight inside. For a short seasonal sale, removable solid vinyl is often the cheaper choice.
View details →Doors usually take frosted-effect or cut vinyl instead, because they are read from both sides at close range, where perforated detail breaks up.
View details →For names, phone numbers and hours, solid cut vinyl reads far sharper than perforated print. We often combine the two on one frontage.
View details →When screening has to hold at night, frosted or opaque film does the job that perforated film cannot once the lights inside are on.
View details →Large facade graphics on mesh or perforated media for towers and construction sites, printed in wide panels and installed with high-access equipment.
View details →We measure every pane, note which way the glass faces and how much sun it takes, check for old film and tinted or double-glazed units, and photograph the frontage. The survey is free in Dubai, Sharjah and Ajman.
Our designers lay the artwork to each pane, keep text and faces away from joins and frames, lift colours that perforation dulls, and send a mock-up on a photo of your actual frontage.
On larger jobs we print a strip of your key colours on the chosen perforation and tape it to the window, so you see the real effect in sunlight before the full run.
The film is printed on our large-format UV or solvent printers, left to cure, then laminated with an optically clear film that seals the holes against rain and dust.
Every panel is checked against the approved artwork for colour, size and order, then numbered so the crew fits each drop in exactly the right pane.
Glass is scraped and cleaned with an alcohol-based cleaner. Panels are hinged with masking tape, the liner is peeled in sections and the film is squeegeed from the centre out, with butted joins.
This is the build we start from on most exterior shop windows. We change the perforation, laminate and grade to suit the glass, its sun exposure and how long the graphic needs to stay up.
| Component | Our standard | Upgrade options | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perforated vinyl | PVC window film, white face, black backing | Vehicle grade or short-term removable grade | The black layer makes the view out clear; the grade decides how cleanly it comes off later. |
| Perforation ratio | 60/40 for most shopfronts | 50/50 for a clearer view, 70/30 for a stronger image | More holes give a clearer view out and a softer image from the street. |
| Inks | UV or solvent inks on our large-format printers | Colour-corrected file after a test strip | Perforation removes part of every printed area, so colours have to be pushed to stay strong. |
| Overlaminate | Optically clear laminate on exterior glass | No laminate for short internal use | Sealed holes stay clean, so the view out does not turn grey with dust. |
| Joins | Butted, placed on plain colour areas | Single panel where the pane fits the roll | Overlapped joins double the black layer and show as dark lines from inside. |
| Edges | Trimmed 3 to 5 mm short of frames and gaskets | Extra edge margin on windy or heavily cleaned sites | Film on a moving gasket lifts first, and a lifted corner can peel a whole panel in summer wind. |
Most disappointment with perforated window film comes from expecting it to do something it cannot. These are the conversations we have before anything is printed.
The effect depends on the outside being brighter than the inside. On a sunny afternoon the street sees the graphic and your staff see out. After dark, with the shop lit, it reverses: people outside see in and the graphic looks faint. If you trade late or need screening at night, we pair the perforated film with a frosted panel on the lower glass, or use an opaque film where privacy matters more than the view.
A 50/50 film removes half of every printed area, so fine text and thin strokes break up into dots. At pavement distances, text below about 50 mm cap height starts to fall apart and strokes under about 5 mm look grainy. For a shop window read from 3 to 6 m we like headlines of 120 mm or more and a phone number of at least 60 mm. Small print belongs on a cut vinyl strip, not on the perforated graphic.
If a receptionist or cashier sits within a metre of the window all day, 50/50 gives the clearest view and the room feels less closed in. For an advert window behind shelving, where nobody looks out, 70/30 gives a richer image. Most shopfronts sit comfortably at 60/40. Think about who is behind the glass at four in the afternoon and choose for them, not for the photograph taken from the street.
Dark films on big tinted, laminated or double-glazed panes in full sun absorb heat and can raise the risk of thermal stress cracking. On curtain walls and large showroom glass we identify the glass type at the survey and, where there is any doubt, ask the glazing supplier before printing. It is a short question that avoids an expensive problem in August.
Customers want to see that a shop is trading. Wrapping every pane edge to edge makes a frontage look closed or under renovation, and many malls and landlords limit coverage anyway. We usually leave the door and a band at eye level clear, or lighter in the artwork, so merchandise and staff stay visible through the graphic and the window still sells.
One-way vision is quoted by printed and fitted area, adjusted for the factors below. Send us the size of each pane, photos of the frontage and your artwork, and we return an itemised quote, usually within 24 hours.
The film is priced by area printed and fitted, so a full frontage costs far more than a single pane. Many small panes take longer to trim than a few large ones.
Exterior glass usually needs an optically clear overlaminate. It adds material and a production step, but unlaminated film on a street window tends to look dirty within weeks.
Short-term removable film costs less than a longer-life grade meant to stay up for a year or more. Vehicle-grade film is a separate specification again.
Ready artwork sized to your panes is quickest. Adapting a design to many pane sizes, colour correction and test strips add design time.
Ground-floor glass needs only steps. Mezzanine windows, curtain walls and atrium glazing need towers or a boom lift and sometimes after-hours work.
Stripping sun-baked film and adhesive residue can take as long as fitting the new graphic, so we list it as its own line.
Graphics on a street-facing shopfront are often treated as advertising, so some sites need approval from Dubai Municipality, Sharjah or Ajman Municipality, or the free-zone authority before the film goes up. Malls and managed retail parades usually add their own landlord rules on how much glass may be covered and what the artwork may show. We confirm the current requirement for your exact site at the survey and prepare the artwork drawings for any submission.
Vehicle rear and side window graphics follow separate traffic and vehicle advertising rules, and in Dubai commercial vehicle advertising generally involves the RTA. The film grade, the coverage and the position on the glass all affect the driver's view. We check the current requirement for your vehicle type before printing, because rules change and differ between emirates.
Large-format UV and solvent printing up to 3.2 m wide, laminating and finishing all happen at our Ajman factory, so colour and timing stay in our hands.
On larger frontages we test your key colours on the actual glass and correct the file before printing, so the result matches what you approved.
The team that prints the film fits it, with dry application, butted joins and clean edges trimmed short of every frame.
We tell you when perforated film is the wrong product, such as for night-time privacy or fine print, and suggest the film that will actually work.
Our draftsmen prepare artwork and drawings for landlord, municipality, free-zone or RTA submissions where your site or vehicle needs them.
Printing, laminate, installation and removal of old film are listed separately, usually within 24 hours of receiving your pane sizes and photos.
It is priced mainly by the area printed and fitted, plus laminate, access and any removal of old graphics. A single door panel costs little; a full shopfront with mezzanine glass costs considerably more. Send us the width and height of each pane, photos and your artwork, and we will send an itemised quote, usually within 24 hours.
Yes, once the inside is brighter than the outside. The film relies on the street being brighter, so at night a lit room becomes visible through the holes and the graphic looks faint from outside. For privacy after dark we combine it with frosted or opaque film on the lower panes, or recommend blinds.
On sunny exterior glass, expect around one to two years before colours fade noticeably, and two to three years on shaded or internal glass. West-facing windows, harsh cleaning and missing laminate shorten that. We choose the grade and laminate around how long you need the graphic to stay up.
We give you a realistic schedule with the quote, based on the glass area, the number of sites and our print programme, and confirm the fitting date once artwork is approved. Allow extra time if your mall or landlord needs to approve the artwork first, or if the glass needs preparation before we start.
Normal printed vinyl is solid, so it blocks the view and most of the daylight. One-way vision is perforated, so it carries an image on the outside while people inside still see out and the room stays bright. Solid vinyl gives sharper detail; the perforated film keeps the room usable.
Yes, on rear and side windows, using a vehicle grade and a suitable perforation, after checking the current rules for your vehicle type. In Dubai, commercial vehicle advertising generally involves the RTA. We advise on placement so the driver keeps a clear rear view.
Not when the right grade is chosen and the film comes down on time. Removable grades peel cleanly within their rated period. Film left far beyond that on hot glass bonds harder and can leave adhesive, which we remove with scrapers and cleaner. On large tinted panes we check the glass type first because of heat stress.
Yes. We print in Ajman and fit across Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman, Abu Dhabi and the other emirates. The site survey is free in Dubai, Sharjah and Ajman, and for multi-branch roll-outs we schedule several sites in one programme.
Send your logo, the fascia size and a site photo. Our estimating team replies with options and an itemised price, usually within 24 hours.