Re: [VAC] Vista Vues

["tylerbears@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <tylerbears@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Eric,

Think long and hard on this one. I could 
not bring myself to remove the vista vue 
windows and try to repair them nor could 
I bring myself to break the interior pane.
I've seen the results of the break out 
method and was aghast at how primitive it 
looked. Maybe it can be done so it's 
aesthetically pleasing to look at afterwards. 
I'd want to see one first and talk to the 
person who actually did it.

The route I took was to use a cloudy colored 
magnetic film, cut to size and inserted on 
the inside. Each of us is different, I know. 
But to me, the vista view windows look like 
a diffuse light source (a la sky light with 
opaque plastic).Visitors don't notice the 
flaw unless I call attention to it (or 
maybe they are just being polite). Sometimes
I draw down the shades when I suspect a 
visitor may be unkindly critical. There is
no benefit to subjecting myself to talk
on features I'm already displeased with.

For me, it was and is more important to 
maintain the integrity of those windows as 
water tight and having a heat retaining 
quality. We are often in cold weather and 
sometimes in hot weather (using a/c). I'm 
very reluctant to degrade anything that 
relates to creature comforts. 

If I was really, really bent out of shape
by the cloudy appearance, I'd begin an 
intense quest to replace them. This would
include hounding the boneyards in the 
southwest desert and becoming aware of 
an actual person who did the job successfully.
I'd either pick his brain or hire him. 

Terry