| Insulation and Window Tint [message #174769] |
Wed, 27 June 2012 12:36  |
gbarrow2
Messages: 765
Registered: February 2004
Location: Lake Almanor, Ca./ Red Bl...
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Some P.O. installed Reflectrix above the 1/4" masonite he used for a new headliner in my Palm Beach. Probably better than nothing but the coach still gets extremely hot in the California sun.
I also have a 76 Eleganza that currently has the head liner, cabinets,furniture and wall panels removed. So I have an opportunity to install the best insulation I can afford.
What about spraying Lizard Skin or some such product over the factory foam insulation in the walls and ceiling cavities and then adding spray foam, Reflectrix, or whatever over the Lizard Skin???
Does the GMC gain/lose as much heat through the window glass as it does through the aluminium skin?
My PB has Dark tint on all windows,including a strip at the top of the windshield.
Yesterday about 5:00 pm while driving north on I-5 in the Central Valley the sun was beating down on the drivers side of the coach. Not too hot outside.
I used an infared thermomator to measure temps of the cockpit ceiling, tinted windshield, and clear portion of the windshield.
Tinted windshield was 105* Clear windshield was 99* and ceiling abover drivers seat was 85*.
So the question is; Does window tint absorb and transmit more heat to the coach interior than clear windows? Seems so to me.
Is there a tint/film that will reduce HEAT as well as light?
The Eleganza windows are factory stock; so I can use what ever is the most effective for heat reduction and get it installed now while the cabinets and furniture are out of the way.
All info and suggestions cheerfully accepted.
Thanks to all.
Gene Barrow
Lake Almanor, Ca.
1976 Palm Beach
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