ᐅ Frosted windows for the bathroom

kati1337 schrieb:

Experience with UV Protection Films

Protective films against solar heat were recently installed in our apartment. I assume UV films are similar. I really dislike the films because they make the apartment quite dark. In September, it suddenly felt like November, and we had to turn on the lights much earlier. I can’t believe they actually help with heat reduction.

Pinky0301 schrieb:

Protective films against solar heat were recently installed in our apartment. I assume UV films are similar. I find the films quite awful because they make the apartment very dark. In September, it suddenly felt like November, and we had to turn on the lights much earlier. I can’t really imagine that they effectively reduce heat.

Although in this specific case, that shouldn’t matter since the roller shutters were always kept closed until now. That’s the maximum level of darkness.

Tarnari schrieb:

Have you looked into display cabinets for this? Obviously, collecting something like this is not very common, but many people collect “something.” So there must be a market for this kind of thing.

Sort of, but it only helps to a certain extent. Even with special display cabinets, I can only partly keep the shutters open. A Super Nintendo console in its original packaging won’t fit into standard display cases, and the original game packaging also needs protection from sun fading.

Pinky0301 schrieb:

Recently, window films to reduce heat from the sun were installed in our apartment. I assume UV films are similar. I find those films terrible because they make the apartment really dark. In September, it suddenly felt like November, and we had to turn on the lights much earlier. I’m not convinced they actually help reduce heat.

We are not concerned about reducing heat at all; it’s exactly the “November” effect we want to avoid. UV rays are great outside in the garden and in the living room, but I don’t want them on my games and original packaging.

Tarnari schrieb:

In this particular case, it shouldn’t matter anyway since the shutters have always been closed. That’s the maximum level of darkness.

That’s only relevant for that one room. I wouldn’t put films on windows throughout the whole house—I’m past my goth phase.

kati1337 schrieb:

Yes and no, that only helps to a limited extent. I could also only partially keep the roller shutters open with special display cases. For example, a Super Nintendo console in its original packaging doesn’t fit into the usual display cases, and the original packaging for the consoles also needs protection from sun fading.

It’s not about reducing heat at all; it’s exactly about the “November” effect. The UV rays are great for the garden and the living room, but I don’t want them on my games and original packaging.

This only matters for that one room—I wouldn’t cover them in the whole house; I’m past the goth phase.

But seriously, there must be something out there. I once had a special display case in mind, similar to a cubby box for figures. If I remember correctly, it had some kind of specialty glass designed specifically for purposes like this.
Have you asked at your local comic shop if they have any recommendations? They often sell collectibles and need to protect them accordingly.

Pictures are also protected with special glass, right?

Yes, then I would probably have to replace the entire window with glass like that, which I think would be quite expensive (if such glass even exists).
A single display cabinet or two wouldn't help me much. The items are too large / spread out for that.