Thanks Jonce. I wouldn't have known that. Very helpful! Neil. On Wed, Aug 18, 2010 at 2:04 PM, Jonce Fancher <streetbugs@frontier.com> wrote: > 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.
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