Clear dome over tub too hot, need fix?

Made a sliding cover from some spare wood and insulated the top. When not using I store the cover under the bed. Works great.

Casinojunkie wrote:

nremtp143 wrote:
Mine was clear as well and a vacation to Myrtle Beach in July was all it to get me to do something. I cleaned mine on the top really well and taped off the roof and sprayed it with 3 coats of Krylon Gloss White paint. It still lets light in but keeps the heat out.

Question? Did you allow the coats of paint dry before spraying on the next coat?

Yes I did. But like has already been stated, I found something else to do while up there. I took a couple of tubes of sealant up there with me and went around and inspected and resealed the areas around my vents, antenna and end caps. Really doesn't take all that long to do. Just remember to spray the dome in opposing patterns. If you spray left to rigth, next coat should be up and down(or move 90* and spray left to right) or it will really show up the spray pattern when the light hits it! That's how I learned how many coats it takes!:B

What I did was get one of those foil sunshades intended for entry doors, put sticky backed Velcro on all 4 edges on one side, and also on the inside of the skylight. I removed the skylight screws one at a time and put the Velcro on, then put the screw back through the Velcro and the skylight. The glue won't hold in the summers heat, I still need to put an extra screw at each end of the Velcro, and stitch the Velcro to the sunshade. With it in place (my shower is in the bedroom) it blocks 98-99% of the light coming in, and makes it possible to take a nap. Remove it and you have extra light in the shower, and extra headroom. It *may* help with heating as the sunshade has a slight R value, and it does help with cooling as it reflects most of the heat back up in the summer.

BarneyS wrote:
Krylon dries very quickly. Probably 15 minutes between coats would be more than enough time. Take a magazine up there to read between coats. :)
Barney

A magazine sounds good, or a cool drink as long as I don't fall off!!!LOL

Krylon dries very quickly. Probably 15 minutes between coats would be more than enough time. Take a magazine up there to read between coats. :)
Barney

nremtp143 wrote:
Mine was clear as well and a vacation to Myrtle Beach in July was all it to get me to do something. I cleaned mine on the top really well and taped off the roof and sprayed it with 3 coats of Krylon Gloss White paint. It still lets light in but keeps the heat out.

Question? Did you allow the coats of paint dry before spraying on the next coat?

Mine was clear as well and a vacation to Myrtle Beach in July was all it to get me to do something. I cleaned mine on the top really well and taped off the roof and sprayed it with 3 coats of Krylon Gloss White paint. It still lets light in but keeps the heat out.

Casinojunkie wrote:

Dannyabear1 wrote:
Remove inner cover and just place a piece of window tint over it and re install

I think it is only one piece. No inner or outer cover.

On the three TT I have owned, all 3 had 2 pc. skylights. 1 pc is screwed down to the roof and sealed and on the inside is another cover, there is usually about 1" air space between them. Just remove the 6 screws on the inside and it comes off.

Duplicolor makes a spray on paint-like product that would probably work. You can get varying degrees of transparency depending on how many coats you apply. I have seen it used on Powerblock on TV.

Dannyabear1 wrote:
Remove inner cover and just place a piece of window tint over it and re install

I think it is only one piece. No inner or outer cover.