I was in the shower when it happened. Crash! Something fell on my head. Ouch! I opened my eyes. Aggh! – shampoo in my eyes – it burns! When I finally rinsed my eyes and got myself collected, I discovered that the skylight in the shower – a plastic dome that lets in light and provides a little extra headroom – had chosen that exact moment let go. Apparently after 20 years of quiet service it had decided to go out with a bang.
Of course, there are no exact replacements for a 20-year-old RV skylight, so it was off to the internet to find one that was the correct width, length, height, reveal, etc. I found one that looked promising. It matched the dimensions. The only issue was that the dome was clear rather than frosted white. I could work with that.
When the replacement arrived, I was hopeful. It looked like it should be an exact fit. It wasn’t. This wasn’t the fault of the new skylight, but rather the person that cut the original hole in the ceiling. The edges of the hole looked like they had been cut by someone that had consumed three martinis at lunch before returning to their hole cutting duties at work.
If you have ever worked with fiberglass, you know it is the devil’s creation. Lacking a full hazmat suit I did the best I could to cover up every inch of skin before starting to trim the excess fiberglass. The rotary tool I used made short work of the job. It also made copious amounts of super fine, super itchy, dust that covered me and every surface in the bathroom.
After an hour or so of clean up I could test fit the skylight. Success! It fit. Almost. The mounting holes for the new skylight were in slightly different locations. More drilling. More dust. More cleanup. But finally, we have a new skylight that won’t provide any mid-shower excitement. One can hope!
Below the Line
Get Frosty
To solve the issue of the skylight not being frosted we tried a Rust-oleum product called Frosted Glass. You shake and apply just like you would traditional spray paint, but the product goes on clear and shiny, then dries to a semi-transparent matte finish.
Overall I would give the results a sold meh. The product does create a cloudy, semi-transparent finish, but it was very difficult to get an even effect. Additional coats did not seem to make the finish more opaque like you would expect using paint. It worked okay for our application, but I think I would have been disappointed if we had used it on a window to provide privacy, which I believe is the intended application.
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