Curtains Made With Aluminum Coating for Privacy

Blinds

• Aluminum blinds have long been used for the purpose of providing privacy from the outside world. Aluminum blinds also serve as a barrier between more traditional curtains and outside sunlight. Lighter blinds can serve as a reflective material to deflect sunlight and decrease the amount of light getting into and heating up the home during summer months. They also can be adjusted for the purpose of increasing or decreasing privacy.

Skylight Coverings

• Skylight curtains and coverings are often aluminum coated to increase reflectivity. The fabric in these types of skylight coverings usually is spray-coated with an aluminum alloy. This alloy increases the ability of the curtains to keep out light and heat. From a privacy standpoint, spray-coated curtains tend to be denser and thus able to keep prying eyes from looking through the material.

Curtains

• Curtains containing aluminum-powder spray coatings are similar to those used to cover skylights. They also are used in other locations, such as greenhouses, because of their reflectivity and their ability to keep out any unnecessary heat. Those used in greenhouses also have aluminum strips often used to reflect light back into the greenhouse for the purpose of trapping additional heat as necessary.

Materials

• Aside from spray coatings, aluminum curtains also are made a part of a composite material that consists of a combination of aluminum alloy and polyester or acrylic. These often are constructed in such a way that they are made from finely interwoven threads that can be resistant to fire as well as ultraviolet radiation.