01
Scope and relationship
Record the exact scope of the testing engagement and any payment, supplied product, or commercial relationship before testing begins.
Transparency & Standards / Draft Standard 02
Private Film Testing for Film Companies
ShieldID Network performs private, documented real-shop testing for automotive films. We separate the test relationship, method, observations, limitations, and the delivery of findings to the commissioning company.
No Paid Video Reviews
ShieldID does not offer or sell paid video reviews, paid endorsements, ratings, recommendations, approvals, or good/bad verdicts. Payment covers private automotive-film testing, documentation, the three-stage written findings report, and a private explanatory video only.
Testing Does Not Guarantee Network Access
Paying ShieldID to test or evaluate a film never guarantees Film Brand Directory listing, partnership, endorsement, approval, member status, or access to the ShieldID Network. Testing and network eligibility are separate evidence-based decisions.
Trust. Standards. Protection.
Proposed real-shop testing method
A repeatable record from receipt through delivery
The draft method starts before installation and continues through three report stages and a private explanatory video deliverable. Each stage preserves enough context to understand what happened, what remains unknown, and what should be checked again.
Stage 01
Baseline & Installation Report
Scope, film identity/custody, manufacturer claims, conditions, preparation, and real-shop installation.
Stage 02
Immediate Findings Report
Documented handling/application behavior, observations, measurements, deviations, limitations, and unresolved questions.
Stage 03
Follow-Up Findings Report
Observations over the agreed follow-up period, changes or durability evidence, remaining unknowns, and final consolidated findings.
02
Film identity and custody
Document how the film arrived, who supplied it, and its exact identity, version, or batch to ensure the correct product is tested.
03
Claims and test plan
Preserve the exact technical, warranty, safety, and marketing claims being evaluated, together with the planned test methodology.
04
Real-shop installation and documentation
Capture the real-shop installation process, deviations from the plan, measurements, photos or video, and direct installer observations.
05
Findings, limitations, and follow-up
Record immediate performance, durability observations, unresolved questions, contrary results, and variables that may affect the outcome.
06
Private delivery and company publication option
Deliver the three-stage written report and private explanatory video to the brand. The brand makes its own publication choice. ShieldID never publishes commissioned private tests.
Required test record
What belongs in the record
A conclusion is only as useful as the record behind it. The draft standard calls for the relationship, test setup, evidence, limitations, and record status to remain visible together.
- R-01
Product identity, version, batch, or lot when available
- R-02
Who purchased, supplied, discounted, loaned, or paid
- R-03
Compensation, return terms, or content-control conditions
- R-04
Tester, shop, installer, vehicle, or test surface
- R-05
Dates, preparation, application method, equipment, and conditions
- R-06
Test plan, comparison criteria, sample size, and deviations
- R-07
Manufacturer, technical, warranty, and safety claims with sources
- R-08
Direct observations and measurements
- R-09
Installer opinions kept separate from observed facts
- R-10
Limitations, unknowns, conflicting observations, and pending questions
- R-11
Supporting photos, video, documents, and source references
- R-12
Follow-up period, evaluation status, correction status, and company publication status
Evidence separation
Keep each statement in the right category
Relationship disclosure does not prove a product claim. The record should show whether a statement is an observation, an opinion, an attributed claim, still unverified, or waiting on time.
Observed Fact
Directly documented under the stated test method and conditions.
E-01
Installer Opinion
Practical judgment based on experience and clearly labeled as opinion.
E-02
Manufacturer Claim
Attributed to its source rather than presented as a ShieldID finding.
E-03
Unverified Claim
Not sufficiently supported for a conclusion under the available record.
E-04
Long-term Result Pending
An early observation that still requires time and follow-up.
E-05
Publication Option
Private delivery and company publication option
The brand can choose whether to publish. It cannot buy the conclusion.
The film company receives the completed video and may choose to publish it on its own channels. If the company does not like the findings, it may choose not to publish. A company choosing not to publish creates no public ShieldID finding and does not mean the film passed, failed, was approved, or was rejected.
ShieldID does not publish commissioned private tests.
ShieldID does not publish commissioned private tests, private explanatory videos, findings, clips, scores, or reports on ShieldID-owned websites, social channels, or other public channels. There is no separate ShieldID publication decision for this program.
Draft method—not a test result
This preview presents a proposed voluntary ShieldID product-testing framework for discussion and review. It is not a product test, score, certification, approval, endorsement, warranty, legal or safety determination, or finding about any brand or product.