ddubia
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Our local Middle School has sixteen, 41-7/8" W x 25-1/2" H windows high along the East side of their gym. Throughout the morning hours the sun comes in those windows nearly blinding anyone in the gym who is facing East.
They want us to block out the light coming in and while we're at it put a single letter on some of them so that it spells out some school pride slogan across the windows.
I first thought to use something we use a lot of which is 3M IJ35C-10 which is a 3mil comply film with gray adhesive. I figured the gray adhesive, which blocks out whatever it is placed over, would also block out the light coming in those windows. I could print the letters they want on them, apply to the windows and done.
However, I'm now second guessing the gray adhesive's ability to block out all the light. I'm concerned that the adhesive may show blotchy with such a strong light coming in.
I'd also thought about using a standard digital vinyl like Grimco's BL203 thinking that it would not block the light but at least diffuse it so that the windows would "light up" in the strong sun. That would eliminate the glare and look good as well. But again, I'm concerned about the adhesive showing up blotchy.
Are my concerns valid? I've never really had an issue of light showing blotchy through calendered vinyl before but thought it may be different with digital vinyl. Why I don't know.
I'd thought about just using Oracal 651 from a 30" roll. I'd apply that then apply vinyl letters. But I'm concerned the letters would look dark and crappy stacked on the vinyl like that.
It's tough to test this out without a similar window to try it on and odd as it seems, we don't have one.
Right now today I've got more concerns than know-how.
Has anyone done a similar job or have a different idea how to do this?
They want us to block out the light coming in and while we're at it put a single letter on some of them so that it spells out some school pride slogan across the windows.
I first thought to use something we use a lot of which is 3M IJ35C-10 which is a 3mil comply film with gray adhesive. I figured the gray adhesive, which blocks out whatever it is placed over, would also block out the light coming in those windows. I could print the letters they want on them, apply to the windows and done.
However, I'm now second guessing the gray adhesive's ability to block out all the light. I'm concerned that the adhesive may show blotchy with such a strong light coming in.
I'd also thought about using a standard digital vinyl like Grimco's BL203 thinking that it would not block the light but at least diffuse it so that the windows would "light up" in the strong sun. That would eliminate the glare and look good as well. But again, I'm concerned about the adhesive showing up blotchy.
Are my concerns valid? I've never really had an issue of light showing blotchy through calendered vinyl before but thought it may be different with digital vinyl. Why I don't know.
I'd thought about just using Oracal 651 from a 30" roll. I'd apply that then apply vinyl letters. But I'm concerned the letters would look dark and crappy stacked on the vinyl like that.
It's tough to test this out without a similar window to try it on and odd as it seems, we don't have one.
Right now today I've got more concerns than know-how.
Has anyone done a similar job or have a different idea how to do this?
