reflextics - well the shiny bubble wrap type stuff

[Snikwahjm]

Blue tarp in Walmart parking lot. You bet.

[TWIH]

Blue tarp in Walmart parking lot. You bet.

ok then, maybe clear?  

[Snikwahjm]

Looks like INSIDE Walmart receiving. None of the employees would notice if you parked near the dock...

[John61CT]

Of course VHT FlameProof paint comes in White.

Now what were we doing with it?

Why would white coroplast sheet inside your windows attract *less* attention than a true deep black fabric say stretched over foam pressed right up to the glass?

[Snikwahjm]

The van is maroon... maroon paint inside?

[heron]

If you're at WalMart, who cares? But anyway, black paint/material, etc. is the best way to go, probably. When I was building sets, back in the day, the watch word was, "Paint it black, it'll never read." People just don't see it.

[heron]

Someone mentioned cleaning with rubbing alcohol, first. I did that, then stuck on velcro. Put my reflectix shades on and off several times, to check, and it worked finest kind. Left them on for a few days, and when I took them off, both sides of the velcro came right along with the darn things. Don't care about the side windows, but I'd like to be able to stick that big rear one down properly, and take it off easily, because we'll be traveling.
Also, those darn lexan windows in the roof. I'm hoping my fibreglas expert stepson will help me take the damn things out and rebuild that area next summer, but in the meantime, one of them has a small leak in it, and they've all been siliconed to a fare-thee-well. Accepting that I don't have a place to get this thing in out of the cold, so likely can't do anything substantive in terms of getting rid of the old caulk, what should I get that might work, and that I could use to do it properly when I get to the warm places, please???

[Snikwahjm]

We spaced screws with washers around the big vinyl frame windows. Then we attached magnets to the edges of the reflectix. This did not work with taping on the magnets. So I sewed covers for the reflectix and sewed on the magnets. To do it over, I would either just make them a bit oversized and cram them in or I would no sew- lay the cut panels on some very light weight fabric. Mark panels where washers and magnets will touch. First cut the fabric an inch or so too big all the way around. Lay panel on fabric. Tape or hot glue magnets to the marked edges of the panels, then pull fabric up and tape to panel. The tape we used was metal looking duct work tape. And it may come unstuck. There is tape made for reflectix. Pull opposite side up and tape. Then tape sides. Magnets will be covered by fabric but it it is light enough weight it should hold. Be sure to test. Fabric can add a bit of weight. That also leaves the reflectix bare on the back to allow them to reflect the sun off the window. The rear and side doors don’t need washers because the frame is metal. The covers can be turned pretty side out/reflectix side in by changing them to the opposite window at least on our van. Test to see what works for you.

[Cammalu]

On my motorhome, above the dash window are pieces of Velcro that are screwed down for the window cover.


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[Snikwahjm]

Yup screw it down on the van and sew it to the reflectix