Question about window tinting
My factory windows are dark but not reflective. My uneducated thought is that the dark actually creates more heat. Would a reflective window tint film be an improvement?
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ford truck guy wrote:
my daughter had her trailer windows down yesterday... They are coming back next Saturday to do the door and 2 bedroom windows - The place that did hers does NOT offer reflective..
Looks nice, but with that much glass and that dark of tint, without a reflective property I suspect they will find it gets a bit hotter near the windows.
Here is a pix of my trailer..
Click For Full-Size Image.The door window is non tinted obscurity glass, there is a curtain in the inside which has a white backing.
The picture window beside the door came tinted a dark brownish color (its from the 1980s when brown colors were the rage) IN THE GLASS.
I can assure you that the darker windows in my trailer create hot spots around the window..
Never noticed it with the previous trailer I had which had non tinted windows.
We finally broke down this year and have added "thermal/blackout" curtains to see if we can curb some of the radiated heat gain.. These curtains have a heavy white backing that in theory should reflect some of the heat instead of absorbing heat. That big picture window we have was a nice thought but we found that it often gets too hot to sit there and look out the window when camping in 95F+ temps.
