So I decided I was going to tint the windows on my C38, They're not stock...They're basically plexi panes cut about 4" bigger than the openings and screwed on -real simple. They're slightly smoked but the Georgia dog days of summer are taking their toll so I picked up some nice dark auto tint (not the cheap static stick stuff, its the same thing the pros use). Opon reading the directions (yes, I admit...I actually read the directions -shame shame) and I found a warning: it said "do not use on plexiglass as the adhesive will cause it to become opaque"! HUH??? Has anyone had experience with this? What can I use to tint the windows? (I planned to apply it to the entire backside then re-silicone and screw them in place.) Thanks
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robert's answer
i think i would just get curtains/shades. they come in a huge variety of configurations and are very convenient. then you have the ability to let light in on cloudy days, and seal it out at night. some folks on our pier have cut pieces of closed cell foam with velcro to attach over the ports to keep heat and light out. that with the combination of shades, would be the perfect solution in my opinion.
i think i would just get curtains/shades. they come in a huge variety of configurations and are very convenient. then you have the ability to let light in on cloudy days, and seal it out at night. some folks on our pier have cut pieces of closed cell foam with velcro to attach over the ports to keep heat and light out. that with the combination of shades, would be the perfect solution in my opinion.
Another possibility would be to get some...
dark tinted plexiglass and cut it to fit over the inside of the existing windows. Make them slightly larger than they need to be and hold them in place with velcro. I saw this sort of thing on a fellows boat and it seemed to work pretty good. In the morning the shades would be off. As the sun started to get hot he would go around and put-up the shades. You could still see out, but it was like he had put sunglasses on the boat, sort of like those flip-down sunglasses that fit on a regular pair of glasses. If you really wanted to make it slick, you could probably use some spring-tension hinges and then just be able to flip them up or down as needed. Just a thought for ya... Jeff
dark tinted plexiglass and cut it to fit over the inside of the existing windows. Make them slightly larger than they need to be and hold them in place with velcro. I saw this sort of thing on a fellows boat and it seemed to work pretty good. In the morning the shades would be off. As the sun started to get hot he would go around and put-up the shades. You could still see out, but it was like he had put sunglasses on the boat, sort of like those flip-down sunglasses that fit on a regular pair of glasses. If you really wanted to make it slick, you could probably use some spring-tension hinges and then just be able to flip them up or down as needed. Just a thought for ya... Jeff
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another possibility
If you want light and not clear through visibility is to use a very fine sandpaper on an ROS sander and make the plex translucent. On the inside it looks like a florescent light. I saw a situation where a fellow did this on the coach roof of his 65 footer. He placed a half dozen of these on the coach roof. When he didn't want the light, he blacked it out with a dark shade/cloth held in place by velcro.
If you want light and not clear through visibility is to use a very fine sandpaper on an ROS sander and make the plex translucent. On the inside it looks like a florescent light. I saw a situation where a fellow did this on the coach roof of his 65 footer. He placed a half dozen of these on the coach roof. When he didn't want the light, he blacked it out with a dark shade/cloth held in place by velcro.
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