UV - resistant mat / cover ??

[ks6349]

Hi. I am living in a small flat in a building of a not-very-big country, I have cleared up a lot of useless things but I am really unable to release more space for my "city" except my windowsill of one of my rest room. However, the windowsill is exposed to strong sunlight most of the time in a year and I don't want to shield the windows completely from sunlight.

I know if I don't do something, yellowing or even breakage of the Lego bricks would happen soon.

Maybe a piece of UV - resistant mat / cover is good enough. When I don't look at the Lego, I just put a convenient mat covering everything. Where can I get this thing online? Local shops around don't sell this...

[Peppermint_M]

5 hours ago, ks6349 said:

I don't want to shield the windows completely from sunlight.

Try some film over the window(s):

https://activewindowfilms.co.uk/122-museum-clear-uv-ultra-violet-995-anti-fading-uv-protection-window-film-clear-heat-rejection-sticky-back-film.html

This stuff is really great, it lets the light in, but not the harmful rays that cause damage.

[meliander]

What I usually do when I run out of space is disassembling some older sets, packing them away in a cool, dry place if I want to keep them as is until I move into a larger place or adding them to the parts pool if I plan to use them as parts for MOCs only.

[ks6349]

20 hours ago, Peppermint_M said:

Try some film over the window(s):

https://activewindowfilms.co.uk/122-museum-clear-uv-ultra-violet-995-anti-fading-uv-protection-window-film-clear-heat-rejection-sticky-back-film.html

This stuff is really great, it lets the light in, but not the harmful rays that cause damage.

I've just finished watching its youtube video, it's great, but it's great for permanently closed windows. My windows has to be opened for fresh air because it's my rest room......... It shouldn't work for me. And my lego is just placed directly near the windows

[MAB]

On 11/17/2019 at 10:21 AM, ks6349 said:

Maybe a piece of UV - resistant mat / cover is good enough. When I don't look at the Lego, I just put a convenient mat covering everything. Where can I get this thing online? Local shops around don't sell this...

If all you want to do is cover it up, then why don't you just use a cardboard box or a blanket or anything that blocks sunlight.

 

[dr_spock]

^^ That could provide places for certain type of insects to hide and involve inspection from time to time.  I think OP mentioned he has a bug problem in another thread.

[MAB]

29 minutes ago, dr_spock said:

^^ That could provide places for certain type of insects to hide and involve inspection from time to time.  I think OP mentioned he has a bug problem in another thread.

Yeah, but most coverings will do that. Worse still, any soft covering will knock bits off or out of the window.

Personally, I'd just move the LEGO away from the window.

[BubbaFit45531]

Have you considered fabric with a tight weave that's known to provide UPF sun protection? Maybe a curtain made out of fabric that blocks UV?

I thought certain types of glass inherently block UV light.

[Toastie]

2 hours ago, BubbaFit45531 said:

I thought certain types of glass inherently block UV light.

Yeap. Not only certain types - virtually all do block UV. Unless you have quartz type glass - but you don't. I believe the yellowing etc. does not need UV - temperature and deep blue light or maybe even much of the whole spectrum will do.

Just try it out: No sunburn behind windows. It may get very warm but that's it.

Best
Thorsten