Hi UV Reflective is a waist of time if "inside" the Van. It will reflect the heat to the back of the window and it will be trapped in side and heat the inside of the window. This is a common issue with Heat and Cold. A Dull white or off white material is you best bet. Reflective is great if OUTSIDE of the Van. We have made prototypes of inside and outside thermals and found that inside ones are a waist of time. will stop the sun from fading the interior but nothing for heat. If on the outside of the Van it will stop the thermal transfer of heat and or cold from coming to the inside of the vehicle through the glass. Sorry for the Rant. Just thought you would like to know before doing. C-ya Jonce
>Unlike Mr. Squirrel, I don't need anything more cheerful (really. what >could be more cheerful than brown? <grin>) but like the idea of >adding UV reflective material to help keep my Westy cooler. > >Sheilah. You wrote: "I just sewed my fabric in the center, in the >actual panel, so all I had to do was sew a big square (or rectangle) >onto each. I'm not sure that helps. Feel free to ask, if interested." > >I know nothing of sewing beyond fetid patches on jeans and attaching >wayward buttons. > >Did you attach the new fabric by stitching it to the center of the >original panels or to the edges? My guess is the edges. If so..... > >Did you use just a few stitches every few inches or so on the edges? >How did you align the new panels? Was a second set of eyes needed? >(assuming one doesn't remove the existing curtains) > >Thanks, > >Neil. > > > >On Wed, Aug 18, 2010 at 7:42 AM, Sheilah Rogers <sheilah@sheilah.org> wrote: > > wow, I really am pre-Tea: just realized that you really don't want to DIY. > > fair enough, but below is the way to DIY if'n you don't know how to sew. > > > > s. > > > > > > > > On Aug 18, 2010, at 7:27 AM, Sheilah Rogers wrote: > > >.... > >> So instead of sewing the entire curtain, including creating the > parts of the curtain that have either hooks or a "tunnel" for the > rod to pass through, I left all that very much alone. I just sewed > my fabric in the center, in the actual panel, so all I had to do > was sew a big square (or rectangle) onto each. I'm not sure that > helps. Feel free to ask, if interested. > > >> > >> > >> On Aug 17, 2010, at 5:28 PM, Rocket J Squirrel wrote: > > >>> Something with cows and chickens, daisies, romping puppies, or > >>> polka-dots on them? Sunbrella not required nor desired, it's a creepy > >>> fabric -- how many houses have Sunbrella curtains in them? > >>> |
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