Response to lightproof cloth

My darkroom is a small office and adjoining bathroom with a total of 3 windows and a door. Since it is used for other purposes, my window treatment has to be completely reversable and quick to install and remove. I found some plastic corregated sheets at TAP plastics (like sheets of cardboard but made from plastic) which I cut to exactly fit over the windows fitting tightly within the inside edge of the window frame. I covered these with "blackout" plastic available in rolls from photo stores. I then obtained some densely woven black cloth at a fabric store which I cut to hang over the outside edge of the window frame. I sewed small rings into the top edge of the fabric, which I hang on little eye hooks set at the top of the outside edge of the window frame. The combination of the plastic sheets and hanging cloth is completely light tight, can be set up or taken down in about 30 seconds for all three windows, and is stowed easily when not in use.

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