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Mon, 14 August 2017 20:58  |
Olly Schmidt
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Looking at options for privacy and UV protection, I found smart glass
film. Chinese Amazon has it for 100-200USD/sqm which is about 1/6-1/7th
of the price you pay in Europe.
Anyone has experience with this kind of film in the GMC (or elsewhere)?
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'73 Sequoia, on its way to NH
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| Re: [GMCnet] Smart glass film - Anyone with experience? [message #322148 is a reply to message #322145] |
Tue, 15 August 2017 13:05  |
johnd01
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Are there controllable shades of gray between 0 and 90?
On Tue, Aug 15, 2017 at 10:48 AM, Sean Kidd wrote:
> Smart tint is a ~8watt per square meter LCD film, when de-energized is
> `90% obscure, when energized, it is virtually clear.
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| Re: [GMCnet] Smart glass film - Anyone with experience? [message #322151 is a reply to message #322122] |
Tue, 15 August 2017 13:20 |
Olly Schmidt
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> 100 -200 USD for a sq. metre? Please explain. Ask Jim Bounds about
> tint film. Don't go cheap.
Smart glass (film) changes transparency based on applied electricity.
Glass in Germany is around 1500EUR/sqm, whereas film is around
700-750EUR/sqm
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| Re: [GMCnet] Smart glass film - Anyone with experience? [message #322170 is a reply to message #322151] |
Tue, 15 August 2017 18:46 |
Don A
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Don't know about electric tinting but
You really should call Jim Bounds at the CO OP. He loves to share and has mucho experience with tinting windows.
http://www.gmccoop.com/the-co-op-its-window-day/
"ready for tint. Both of these coaches are going with the lighter color but still hi heat rejection ceramic film. "
Don Adams Dallas, TX
'76 26' Glenbrook, '90 Sidekick
rebuilt by R Archer, powered by J Bounds, Koba
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| Re: [GMCnet] Smart glass film - Anyone with experience? [message #322190 is a reply to message #322170] |
Wed, 16 August 2017 08:55 |
Keith V
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I tinted my coach with Limo tint. It sure helps coach temps.
You can still see out just fine and the black windows look great from the outside.
It's a big job, esp that rear window, but it's doable by anyone with any measure of care
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Subject: Re: [GMCnet] Smart glass film - Anyone with experience?
Don't know about electric tinting but
You really should call Jim Bounds at the CO OP. He loves to share and has mucho experience with tinting windows.
http://www.gmccoop.com/the-co-op-its-window-day/
"ready for tint. Both of these coaches are going with the lighter color but still hi heat rejection ceramic film. "
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Don Adams Dallas, TX
'76 26' Glenbrook, '90 Sidekick
rebuilt by R Archer, powered by J Bounds, Koba [IMG]http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/data/6109/G2.jpg[/IMG]
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| Re: [GMCnet] Smart glass film - Anyone with experience? [message #322200 is a reply to message #322145] |
Wed, 16 August 2017 12:45 |
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I believe I'd rather have a film that was NORMALLY transparent and would dim with applied voltage. The way this stuff is described a failure would leave you blinded!
Mac in OKC, OK
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'76 ex P.B.
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> On Aug 15, 2017, at 12:48, Sean Kidd wrote:
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> Smart tint is a ~8watt per square meter LCD film, when de-energized is `90% obscure, when energized, it is virtually clear.
> --
> Sean and Stephanie
> 73 Ex-CanyonLands 26' #317 "Oliver"
> Hubler 1-Ton, Quad-Bags, Rear Disc, Reaction Arms, P.Huber TBs, 3.70:1 LSD Honda 6500 inverter gen.
>
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| Re: [GMCnet] Smart glass film - Anyone with experience? [message #322230 is a reply to message #322200] |
Wed, 16 August 2017 20:59 |
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Watch how dark a tint film you use. There are probably 50 different rules for the 50 different States. Texas, at one time, was very tough. $50 dollar fine per piece of window glass tinted over the 'legal' limit. Police department in Brownsville bought test equipment and paid for it in one week. After that, it was all gravy.
Tom, MS II
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| Re: [GMCnet] Smart glass film - Anyone with experience? [message #322234 is a reply to message #322230] |
Wed, 16 August 2017 22:25 |
johnd01
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Thomas,
That is one reason to go with smart tint so you can control the tint rather
than selecting a tint and living with it.
On Wed, Aug 16, 2017 at 6:59 PM, Thomas Phipps wrote:
> Watch how dark a tint film you use. There are probably 50 different rules
> for the 50 different States. Texas, at one time, was very tough. $50 dollar
> fine per piece of window glass tinted over the 'legal' limit. Police
> department in Brownsville bought test equipment and paid for it in one week.
> After that, it was all gravy.
> Tom, MS II
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| Re: [GMCnet] Smart glass film - Anyone with experience? [message #322247 is a reply to message #322234] |
Thu, 17 August 2017 09:17 |
Keith V
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The only windows that matter are the cockpit windows and the windshield. The house windows can be painted over if you desire.
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Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2017 10:25:48 PM
To: gmclist@list.gmcnet.org
Subject: Re: [GMCnet] Smart glass film - Anyone with experience?
Thomas,
That is one reason to go with smart tint so you can control the tint rather
than selecting a tint and living with it.
On Wed, Aug 16, 2017 at 6:59 PM, Thomas Phipps wrote:
> Watch how dark a tint film you use. There are probably 50 different rules
> for the 50 different States. Texas, at one time, was very tough. $50 dollar
> fine per piece of window glass tinted over the 'legal' limit. Police
> department in Brownsville bought test equipment and paid for it in one week.
> After that, it was all gravy.
> Tom, MS II
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> 1975 GMC Avion
> KA4CSG
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