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Old 09-02-2016, 10:20 AM   #21
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So, how did your trip work out? Is she talking to you yet?
she never removed the Reflectix from the inside like she always has before, we went for just three days and are back home now(have a parking pad beside our garage) and the Reflectix is still in place,.... very unusual for her, but since she didn't, she still doesn't know the dome is painted,.... I'm out in the trailer almost every day doing something, and there have been times when she would remove the Reflectic even here at home, but hasn't yet this time,.... I figure this is to my good, whenever the painted skylight is discovered, now I can claim "oh, I did that a LONG time ago",..... that might work and then again it might not,.....
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Old 09-02-2016, 10:45 AM   #22
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Vent covers and a little spray paint are good investments.
I too have painted all kinds of plastic on the roof with good results. I'm waiting for the rain to stop down here to paint the skylight in the shower.
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Old 09-02-2016, 02:54 PM   #23
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Thanks for the tip. Just sprayed mine today. Blocks the sun (heat) but still lets the light in.
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Old 09-03-2016, 07:41 AM   #24
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If I ever was able to have a custom built RV it would be WITHOUT skylights !!!
I used to work on Manufactured homes,,, seamed like about 70% of them leaked !!!
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Replying to the comment on my bubble wrap alternate fix. I guess we all run I different circles of RVing. In my neck of the woods ... the bubble wrap install has been around for several years and has worked for a lot of RV'rs. I put it on my 3 previous Montana's and now my Silverback since the shower skylight is the same across brands. It does reduce the heat coming in, but it doesn't address the light issue that some are balking at. We don't mind the light, so that part isn't an issue to us. No worries on the stuff melting ... it just stays in place and knocks down a lot of the incoming heat.
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Old 09-05-2016, 09:36 PM   #26
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I did the white paint on the outside of our skylight and I was amazed at how much the heat was reduced while still letting in some light. Prior to this I had the Reflextic sandwiched between the inner and outer domes. That did help a lot but eliminated all of the light. The wife is happy with the new look so I guess I'm happy to.
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I did the white paint on the outside of our skylight and I was amazed at how much the heat was reduced while still letting in some light. Prior to this I had the Reflextic sandwiched between the inner and outer domes. That did help a lot but eliminated all of the light. The wife is happy with the new look so I guess I'm happy to.
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Interesting. Our bathroom has a large skylight and we have never had a problem with it being hot in there, even with camping in NC summers.
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Solar Film on Skylight

At this year's rally, friends explained how they went to Lowe's to get some solar film to put between their skylight. So, off to Lowe's for the solar film (located by the screen replacements), picked up a roll and split it in 1/2 with another CC friend. Ours works and still lets in some light - but does not allow the heat of the day to overwhelm you. It takes a #2 square drive and 8 screws to remove the inner part.
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Had a crack in mine, talked to repair shop said life of dome is 5 years. I didn't like that answer so I fixed the problem, I made one out of aluminum. Now no more light heating up bathroom and no more worrying about changing out done.


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Old 09-07-2016, 06:52 PM   #31
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At this year's rally, friends explained how they went to Lowe's to get some solar film to put between their skylight. So, off to Lowe's for the solar film (located by the screen replacements), picked up a roll and split it in 1/2 with another CC friend. Ours works and still lets in some light - but does not allow the heat of the day to overwhelm you. It takes a #2 square drive and 8 screws to remove the inner part.
Glad it worked for you...hopefully it was as easy to install as I claimed
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Replying to the comment on my bubble wrap alternate fix. I guess we all run I different circles of RVing. In my neck of the woods ... the bubble wrap install has been around for several years and has worked for a lot of RV'rs. I put it on my 3 previous Montana's and now my Silverback since the shower skylight is the same across brands. It does reduce the heat coming in, but it doesn't address the light issue that some are balking at. We don't mind the light, so that part isn't an issue to us. No worries on the stuff melting ... it just stays in place and knocks down a lot of the incoming heat.
When I think of bubble wrap I think of the stuff that shippers use,,,
Is that what you use ???
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When I think of bubble wrap I think of the stuff that shippers use,,,
Is that what you use ???
We use this...

https://www.amazon.com/Reflectix-ST1...ble+insulation

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At about 2 years old our skylight cracked due to a combination of poor materials, poor workmanship, and a hail storm. I replaced it with one made of white lexan. It is fantastic...the heat has been greatly reduced without any noticeable reduction in light vs before. It seems to be the best of both worlds.

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Old 09-10-2016, 09:44 AM   #35
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Made a cover for ours with a blanked out section to remove for cleaning. Just Eternabonded it to the roof 4 yrs ago and it still works. Sure cut the heat down.
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Old 09-12-2016, 09:43 PM   #36
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Just finished tinting the inside plastic of the sky light and painted the outside of the skylight trim black to keep the light down and to stop the uv. In hindsight now I should paint over the black with white to keep the heat down. My intention was to cut the light down not the heat.
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Old 09-15-2016, 09:45 AM   #37
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What type of paint?
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Where you painted the outside of the trim I used an insulation material to help block heat. It's 1/4" thick by 1 1/2" wide medium density foam, a "Rubitex" branded pipe insulation with a sticky side, comes on a roll. Seems to help so far.
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Old 07-06-2018, 05:09 PM   #39
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said I wanted to, ... two yrs. later, finally did,

yes, this is an old thread, ... and the original reason for this thread is explained on page 1/post #1, with pics, ... this post is a follow up from that, ... two years later, but finally got the ac cover painted white, ... really like the results, two coats of white "Flex Seal" plus a coat of gloss white paint over that, ... and it certainly will be cooler than the black, ... will eventually do the vent covers to match(and of course that will reduce the heat from them as well), just hope it doesn't take another two years to get them done, ...
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Hey Fella, ever shoot the temp of the roof itself? Before selling the Hyper Lite, I was cleaning the light gray EPDM and moving around on it, I was surprised how hot it was. I could not leave my hand there. I would think pure white would help with the heat. Of course, there is insulation between the roof / plywood and ceiling material, but not much. It also had black side walls on the slideout... I had white paint to coat it with but never did. The inside wall surface on slide wall in direct sunlight was at 89 degrees, I think the outside was around 114, while the a/c was running almost constantly in 95 degree temps having difficulty cooling the living area down to 79. Its so nice to talk about something other than weights, Half-ton trucks, brands, hitches and diesel vs. gas... LOL!
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