How to Frost Garage Windows for Privacy ?

[chemqueries]

*************************************************************************** Yes, I got some of this at Home Depot. I had originally seen it advertised in a catalogue, but I couldn't find the catalog, so I went to Home Depot and asked for that clear/opaque contact paper that you can put up on bathroom windows for privacy. You can't see through it, but light does get through. I've used this on garage windows and bathroom windows. It's probably the least elegant, but also the least expensive, way of dealing with the problem. You could start out by trying it, and then if you'd prefer something else, you can just peel off the contact paper and try something else.

[zxcvbob]

Sandblast it.

Seriously, Bob

[Bob S.]

I have sheer window curtains with a small cafe rod top and bottom. Easy to make with minimum sewing, and stays in place when the door is raised.

[Bubba]

Yall liss'n here. I kaint believe all the ghetta responses, chit why not just duck tape plastic Wal-mart bags over the winders. Ya reckon?

[effi]

the op indicated translucency is "good"

the bags ain't as translucent as something more translucent

is this lucid?

[Jim]

Instead of a garage this applies to rear facing windows. New construction behind me makes me wish to alter the transparency of my windows. First thought is a reflective film that would allow persons inside to easily see out but block viewing from outside. Day and night.

Suggestions?

[Edwin Pawlowski]

Another consideration is the placement of the panels. If the lights are at the top, they are least visible compared to the seconds from the top.

[effi]

curtains?

plant a hedge?

build a tall fence?

[Beachcomber]

Wax Paper?

Beachcomber

[MilkyWhy]

Heat up your pot o "hide glue". Ladle some on any window, then stand back as she dries. It pings off the glass and gives frosted look.

[Oscar_Lives]

1. Hit it with a sandblaster

or

1. Etch it with hydrofluoric acid.

[Mortimer Schnerd, RN]

You can laugh, but I used a roll of brown paper like they use to wrap packages for the post office on mine, leaving a slit window for me to look out along the tops of the windows. I just stretched out a piece long enough to reach across all four panes and secured it with thumb tacks. Since the outside of the door is a kind of bronze color, the combination is actually pretty attractive and now I don't have to sweat one of the neighbors looking in and seeing me working out there in my boxers.

It cost essentially nothing, lasted almost ten years before I had to replace it, and is instantly reversible if you need it to disappear for some reason.

[Philip Lewis]

Another option is to find a store still selling holiday leftovers and look for with spray frost or spray snow.

OR

You can make your own frost mix by saturating isopropol alcohol with epsom salts and a *little* table salt.

Just mix it and sponge on the windows. (I imagine a spray bottle would work if you just "misted" the window)

Some of these say use beer, other say water. I suggested isopropol since it will evap quickly and not leave any organics like beer will.

A slight word of warning, the salt is hydrophilic (attracts water)... I wouldn't use it in a high humidity enviroment.

Good luck

[Camster]

buy some frosted glass spray. "The winds of God are always blowing, but you must set the sails"

[Marina]

[e-mail] (Camster) wrote in news: [e-mail]:

That spray is great. My hubby used it years ago and only now is it in need of a touch up. Marina

[easyfix]

replying to Magnusfarce, easyfix wrote: Question: with these loose covers - tape at top only, etc. do they not get in the way of the door opening mechanisms, chain, etc. when the door is opened?

[ItsJoanNotJoann]

Another clueless dope from HomeMoanersHub dragging up a TWELVE YEAR OLD post. They're answering just like they thought the original poster was hanging around all these years awaiting their advice.