Best treatment I've seen for completely blacking out windows

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2/22/13 at 5:37pm

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It's called blackout EZ and it's basically the best thing I've ever seen to COMPLETELY black out a window. Really good if you're looking to totally control the room light in a theater with windows during the day. It is essentially a vinyl sheet that you cut to size and then fasten to the edges of your window to totally eliminate any light whatsoever from entering the room through the window. Around $25 for smaller windows and $35 for larger windows and you can get it in custom sizes if you need to cover a sliding glass door etc. I posted about this in the "general home theater" section but it applies here to so I'm cross posting here for some more visibility.

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Website:
http://www.blackoutez.com/

And Some amazon reviews:

http://www.amazon.com/Blackout-EZ-Window-Cover-Large/dp/B006S65GAE

It'd be interesting to see if people had success with this in a theater that has a window that has given them problems in terms of light leakage
Edited by MikeK614 - 2/22/13 at 5:45pm

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2/23/13 at 2:24am

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Thanks for posting this. This will be a great product to refer to my clients.

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2/26/13 at 6:41am

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I just installed a set of these last night to cover up 112" * 60 section of windows.

I was so impressed with the fitment and initial look I decied to search to see if anyone has used them. it landed me on this thread.

Its been rainy around here but am waiting on full blown sunlight to see the outcome. I cant imagine any light leaking unless the plastic/fabric has tiny holes.

My only concerns will be:
1. Does the material hold up to the heat.
2. Does the velcro glue hold up to the heat over time.

Although I got black/white combo, the black on the inside isnt that appealing, so I will end up inserting some acoustic panels with artwork into the area for a better look.

I ordered custom cut sizes. When installing dont be a fool like the amazon user- remove the existing blinds so you have room to work. :-)

I will post a photo when massive sunlight comes...

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2/26/13 at 6:25pm

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I think the black/white combo was probably because people thought it made it feel like it was "darker" or somehow blocked out more light, and with "blackout" in the name of the title maybe they thought it just made sense to have the inside be black....? But yeah, white/white is definitely the way to go and I cant imagine a lot of scenarios where you would actually prefer black on the inside for aesthetic reasons. White blocks the light out just as good and obviously looks more like the color of a traditional blind.

The website says they chose materials/adhesives that were supposed to do particularly well in very cold/hot environments so we'll see how they hold up over time.

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2/27/13 at 9:16am

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So here are two photos....sun directly on the windows. Full blast.

1. I have alarm contacts in the middle of the 2 outer windows, so the leakage around there is from the hump.

I noticed the middle strips are not sticking to the metal frame well. I will make an attempt to clean the metal and attach new velcro.
One with flash and another without.