Need To Tint Skylight

[TucsonJim]

Have any of you ever tinted the interior portion of a skylight? I have two skylights in my current rig and they are letting in too much heat and light.

I don't want to use blinds, curtains or anything that blocks them. I just need to darken them up. Do any of you have experience with this type of project that you could share?

Jim

[Bayerlake]

Vinyl stick ons from Amazon. They look like stained glass. You can get just about anything. Still give light but very filtered.

[Tin-bender]

X3 on the white Krylon Fusion
Had it on all the skylights and vents for several years and it seems to help with the heat transfer plus it helps protect the plastic from the UV rays.
Tinbender

[JIMNLIN]

For some unearthly reason every used RV we bought had a skylite in the bathroom of all places. If I ever had money to buy a new unit it sure wouldn't have a skylite.

I put two coats of white elastomeric Kool Seal on them which cuts the summer sun heat and helps with the noise during a rain or hail storm.
In the winter a cut closed cell 2" Ethafoam to fit up in the skylite opening to keep the cold out and heat in.

[Jebby14]

Spray it with that night shade taillight tint that the "cool" kids put on their rice rockets.

[TucsonJim]

proxim2020 wrote:
To apply tint to a curve like dome skylights you just need a heat gun. Apply the tint starting in the middle and work your way outward. The areas where the tint starts creasing, use a heat gun to shrink and smooth out the area. It's similar to applying tint to curved rear windows of cars.

Terrific info. Thank you very much.

Jim

[Community Alumni]

To apply tint to a curve like dome skylights you just need a heat gun. Apply the tint starting in the middle and work your way outward. The areas where the tint starts creasing, use a heat gun to shrink and smooth out the area. It's similar to applying tint to curved rear windows of cars.

[TucsonJim]

Bumpyroad wrote:

Ductape Dave wrote:
What about using window tint film and apply it to the skylight, and you can choose how dark you want it.

the tint I have used is not flexible and would not look decent.
bumpy

That's my concern too. Due to the shape of the interior dome it probably won't look right. But I've found some that works by clinging instead of adhesive. So I might try it out.

Jim

[Bumpyroad]

Ductape Dave wrote:
What about using window tint film and apply it to the skylight, and you can choose how dark you want it.

the tint I have used is not flexible and would not look decent.
bumpy

[Ductape_Dave]

What about using window tint film and apply it to the skylight, and you can choose how dark you want it.

[TucsonJim]

Bumpyroad wrote:
it would be easier to just get some of those padded fillers made to stuff in the opening.
bumpy

I thought about that, but those pillows won't work due to the shape of the skylight. And I don't want to block it off, I just want to darken it.

Jim

[Bumpyroad]

it would be easier to just get some of those padded fillers made to stuff in the opening.
bumpy

[Ductape_Dave]

I installed vinyl siding J channel on three sides and just slide in a piece of foil faced bubble wrap into the channel, it has an R value which helps block out the heat and can be removed when I want light.

[Bumpyroad]

Big Love wrote:
I did both...painted the outside dome with white Krylon paint (hopefully sealing some spider web cracks forming after 7 years in the sun) and put stick on window tinting on the inside bottom panel. Nice and shaded inside now, but still an adequate amount of translucent light in the shower.

I was going to mention Krylon myself, and I see they have a couple of new and "improved" stuff.
bumpy

[Big_Love]

I did both...painted the outside dome with white Krylon paint (hopefully sealing some spider web cracks forming after 7 years in the sun) and put stick on window tinting on the inside bottom panel. Nice and shaded inside now, but still an adequate amount of translucent light in the shower.