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shades [message #248772] Tue, 29 April 2014 06:26 Go to next message
appie is currently offline  appie   Denmark
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Looking for a way to stop bystanders to look into Olga at night when the lights are on
Heavy draping would it of course, but I would like to avoid that

Dreamin about a foil that sticks on the glas, but can be ripped of again and reused

Any idears ?


Appie eleganza 76 "Olga" now sadly sold 6 wheel discbrake Quadrabags Springfield stage 2 462 olds Manny tranny ( pictures at http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/g6489-olga.html Fulltiming in Europe july 2014 til july 2016 Denmark
Re: [GMCnet] shades [message #248774 is a reply to message #248772] Tue, 29 April 2014 06:42 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Ken Henderson is currently offline  Ken Henderson   United States
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Appie,

There are available "honeycomb" blinds which have a horizontal closed cell
arrangement. Those cells can even be lined with aluminum, yielding a very
good insulator, and complete blocking of light. Ours are now 14+ years
old; they look and operate as well as they did the day they were installed.
If enclosed all the way around, especially at the bottom, they
significantly reduce the intrusion of cold air, which is trapped between
the glass and the shade.

They raise and lower with a cord, just like a venetian blind, which makes
them MUCH easier to manage than would be your removable foil.

JWID,


Ken H.
Americus, GA
'76 X-Birchaven w/Cad500/Howell EFI & EBL,
Manny Brakes & 1-Ton, etc., etc.
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On Tue, Apr 29, 2014 at 7:26 AM, lenze middelberg wrote:

>
>
> Looking for a way to stop bystanders to look into Olga at night when the
> lights are on
> Heavy draping would it of course, but I would like to avoid that
>
> Dreamin about a foil that sticks on the glas, but can be ripped of again
> and reused
>
> Any idears ?
> --
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Re: shades [message #248779 is a reply to message #248772] Tue, 29 April 2014 08:36 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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I bought 12 flexible car sunshades, the fabric kind that are reflective on one side. They are just about the right size to wedge the flexible edges into the window channels on the inside. Absolute privacy and a pretty good heat reflector in the summer time, stow behind the couch, and easy to replace if they break.

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Re: [GMCnet] shades [message #248781 is a reply to message #248774] Tue, 29 April 2014 08:51 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Appie,

Ken has given you the upside of those blinds, here's the downside, once they're down you get no airflow if you open the sliding
windows.

With venetian blinds you can set them so that people can't look in but you still can get airflow with the windows open.

Regards,
Rob M.

-----Original Message-----
From: Ken Henderson

Appie,

There are available "honeycomb" blinds which have a horizontal closed cell
arrangement. Those cells can even be lined with aluminum, yielding a very
good insulator, and complete blocking of light. Ours are now 14+ years
old; they look and operate as well as they did the day they were installed.
If enclosed all the way around, especially at the bottom, they
significantly reduce the intrusion of cold air, which is trapped between
the glass and the shade.

They raise and lower with a cord, just like a venetian blind, which makes
them MUCH easier to manage than would be your removable foil.

Ken H.

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Re: shades [message #248784 is a reply to message #248772] Tue, 29 April 2014 09:12 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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people please pictures, links

suggestions sound good but need visual


Appie eleganza 76 "Olga" now sadly sold 6 wheel discbrake Quadrabags Springfield stage 2 462 olds Manny tranny ( pictures at http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/g6489-olga.html Fulltiming in Europe july 2014 til july 2016 Denmark
Re: [GMCnet] shades [message #248786 is a reply to message #248784] Tue, 29 April 2014 09:25 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Appie,

Go to the photo site (http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/) and do a search for:

A) blind

B) shade

C) curtain

Regards,
Rob M.

-----Original Message-----
From: lenze middelberg

people please pictures, links

suggestions sound good but need visual
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Re: [GMCnet] shades [message #248790 is a reply to message #248774] Tue, 29 April 2014 10:51 Go to previous message
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ken do you have a picture of these?


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