Instant Sun Shade - Great Idea !!

[Zulee]

Maybe I am the last person on earth to learn about this great idea...

A couple weekends ago my hangar neighbor was heading out for a quick $100 hamburger and asked if i would like to tag along.  Since he has one of he most incredible RV-10's I've ever seen, I decided, "who knows, maybe he will let me fly this puppy"...and he did.  Yay me !

Our flight was midday, the skies were severe clear and the sun was pounding the side of my head and arm.  I tried to keep my mouth shut and not be a complainer but I failed and the next thing I know, he's digging in the pocket behind my seat.  When he handed me a folded black trash bag I had no idea what the heck I was supposed to do with that, and then he explained it was static tint.  

Static what???

If anyone is already onto this little trick please make me feel like I have contributed and play dumb.

I have a Rosen suction cup sunshield along with several other gadgets I've purchased over the years to block the sun and they either fall off, leave suction cup marks or just do not fit our curved Mooney side windows.  So when i unfolded the black material, he had cut several pieces in various sizes and he said, "just lay it against the window and smooth it out with your hand".  It was amazing...INSTANT shade and when we landed I simply pulled it off, folded it up and stuck back in the seat pocket.

I went straight to Walmart and purchased my own roll (a whopping $12) and now have my own stash in both seat-back pockets.

I've included a picture of the product if any of you are interested in a $12.00 sunshade fix.

Rick

[INA201]

I used Gila static cling and had been great. Went by these guys recommendations.  I've read a couple of places that you want the "static" film. I did the back a couple of months ago and will do the rest now that it has held up.

http://csobeech.com/windowtint.html

[steingar]

One nice thing about living in the frozen north is that you don't have to worry about blazing sun all to often.  Still, nice tip, thanks.

[Raptor05121]

Yup, I've got a small one of these. I did not realize that Wal-Mart carries them, so I will go purchase some more. Awesome tip. The only think I don't like about my "round windows" on my 63 is the sun is ALWAYS blazing unless its high noon. I need some eyebrow tint BAD

[Zulee]

1 hour ago, steingar said:

One nice thing about living in the frozen north is that you don't have to worry about blazing sun all to often.  Still, nice tip, thanks.

And we don't shovel much snow...hahaha

[Zulee]

37 minutes ago, Raptor05121 said:

Yup, I've got a small one of these. I did not realize that Wal-Mart carries them, so I will go purchase some more. Awesome tip. The only think I don't like about my "round windows" on my 63 is the sun is ALWAYS blazing unless its high noon. I need some eyebrow tint BAD

Yea it comes in a pretty substantial roll.  

I noticed you live in Live Oak, I have family in Cross City and fly into CTY fairly regularly from St Louis.  Natures country in that part of the state.

[Raptor05121]

Oh I love Cross City. Let me know if you are ever down here.

[Zulee]

24 minutes ago, Raptor05121 said:

Oh I love Cross City. Let me know if you are ever down here.

I will do that, take care

[Cruiser]

Looks like this installed and it really helps with reducing the heat inside the cockpit

 

Rick, I just ran out and bought some based on your recommendation . Quick and easy to install.

[Skates97]

I installed it on my rear windows along with a strip along the top of the front windows and the top of the windshield as well. Makes a big difference, especially the piece on the windshield. I wrote up the step-by-step if anyone is interested. 

http://intothesky.us/window-tinting/

[jaylw314]

7 hours ago, Zulee said:

Maybe I am the last person on earth to learn about this great idea...

A couple weekends ago my hangar neighbor was heading out for a quick $100 hamburger and asked if i would like to tag along.  Since he has one of he most incredible RV-10's I've ever seen, I decided, "who knows, maybe he will let me fly this puppy"...and he did.  Yay me !

Our flight was midday, the skies were severe clear and the sun was pounding the side of my head and arm.  I tried to keep my mouth shut and not be a complainer but I failed and the next thing I know, he's digging in the pocket behind my seat.  When he handed me a folded black trash bag I had no idea what the heck I was supposed to do with that, and then he explained it was static tint.  

Static what???

If anyone is already onto this little trick please make me feel like I have contributed and play dumb.

I have a Rosen suction cup sunshield along with several other gadgets I've purchased over the years to block the sun and they either fall off, leave suction cup marks or just do not fit our curved Mooney side windows.  So when i unfolded the black material, he had cut several pieces in various sizes and he said, "just lay it against the window and smooth it out with your hand".  It was amazing...INSTANT shade and when we landed I simply pulled it off, folded it up and stuck back in the seat pocket.

I went straight to Walmart and purchased my own roll (a whopping $12) and now have my own stash in both seat-back pockets.

I've included a picture of the product if any of you are interested in a $12.00 sunshade fix.

Rick

 

Looks like a great idea, although I'd suggest taping some kind of tag on the corner to make it easier to get off.  Also, if it's like the vinyl window tint for cars, it does NOT block UV radiation, so you can get sunburned without realizing it.  Regular adhesive window tint does frequently block UV radiation, but not the stick-on vinyl kind.

 

[kris_adams]

definitely checking it out in preparation for next summer's heat!!  Thanks.

[gsxrpilot]

I used @Skates97 method and love it. 

[Zulee]

It has UV protection, at least that is what the box says and getting it off was very easy...at least when I used it in  my friends plane, it was.  Thanks for the feedback