Commercial window film installation – Watson's Window Tinting

Automotive window tinting – Watson's Window Tinting

Luxury vehicle window tinting – Watson's Window Tinting

Santa Cruz · Monterey · San Jose

Professional Window Film Installation Since 1996

Commercial · Residential · Automotive · Government · Healthcare. Authorized SunTek & Llumar dealer. CA License #947686.

Factory Window Tinting Partner of Lucid Motors — Including the Lucid Air & Gravity · As Seen in MotorTrend, Forbes, Car and Driver & CNN

Solar Control · Privacy · Safety · Security · Decorative

Every Type of Window Film, Installed Right

Commercial Glass

Storefronts, office buildings, and commercial properties.

Residential Glass

Homes, condos, and residential properties.

Automotive Glass

All vehicles — from daily drivers to exotic supercars.

Decorative Films

Privacy, frosted, and decorative window films.

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Serving California & the Western U.S.

Santa Cruz County
Monterey
San Jose
State & Federal Projects
Western United States

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Featured Partnership

Trusted by Lucid Motors. Featured in Major Media.

For more than five years, Watson's Tinting supported the Lucid Motors design and development team, installing window film on prototype, development, show, display, and production vehicles — including the first Lucid Air and first Lucid Gravity ever released.

Vehicles we worked on have appeared in major media including MotorTrend, Forbes, The Wall Street Journal, Car and Driver, CNN, and The Verge.

In 2026, Watson's Tinting was also selected for specialty installation work involving Gordon Murray Automotive vehicles through Canepa, further expanding our experience with some of the most exclusive vehicles in the world.

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Gordon Watson – Owner, Watson's Window Tinting

Our Story

Nearly 30 Years of Professional Installation

Licensed Contractor · CA License #947686 · Founded 1996

Watson's Tinting is a Santa Cruz County-based window film company with nearly 30 years of professional installation experience. Founded in 1996, we specialize in commercial, residential, institutional, architectural, government, healthcare, and select specialty automotive window film installations throughout California and the Western United States.

Our work includes solar control, heat-rejection, privacy, decorative, safety, security, anti-graffiti, and specialty automotive films. We are an authorized dealer and professional installer of premium SunTek and Llumar window films manufactured by Eastman Performance Films.

Watson's Tinting has completed projects for major commercial, government, educational, healthcare, and automotive clients. We have tinted nearly 100 commercial buildings outside the state of California, largely through projects for NAPA Auto Parts and Penske Automotive Group.

Recent local clients include The Seaside Company of Santa Cruz, the County of Santa Cruz, the City of Santa Cruz, the Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office, the California Highway Patrol, the Superior Court system, the Santa Cruz County Jail, and California State Parks. In 2026, Watson's Tinting became a certified contractor for Sutter Health / Palo Alto Medical Foundation, expanding our work into major healthcare facilities.

From a single residential window to a multi-building commercial, government, or healthcare project — our focus remains the same: professional installation, premium materials, long-term performance, and dependable service.

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