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Old 05-24-2014, 03:36 PM   #7 (permalink)
j12piprius
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radiant barrier foil & white paint

The moon roof on my civic let the sun and heat in right on the top of my head, and there was no sliding shelf to close off the glass. I tried wearing hats, which only helped a little. Attaching a kitchen towel below the glass with binder clips helped quite a bit. Then I did the same with radiant barrier foil and the heat disappeared entirely. The car is now quite comfortable in the heat.

I stapled the same radiant barrier foil to the rafters of my house a couple of years ago. Last week the temperature got up to 104 degrees outside, and my house was a comfortable 76. If anyone has ideas for attaching the foil to the ceiling of my chevy celebrity, let me know.

I've also now painted the dark green civic to white.
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