Concourse wrote:I looked up the MCD shades and they look like old school pull down vinyl house shades.
They are similar in many ways, but one difference is that they don't go up and down quite the same. Whereas on the old school ones you pull down and get them to "catch" then pull down again and they "fly" up, on the MCD's you pull down and then just let go and they stop, and then when you want them to go up you pull down slightly again and they go sedately up to a set stop point. I'm not saying it's a huge thing, but it makes a big difference to some people, and also allows the electric/remote operation.
I have also seen kits where you can make your own that are sort of a hybrid - they go up and down in controlled fashion but it is via you pulling on an "endless loop" chain that hangs on one side.
Concourse wrote:I like the stock string Specialty ones also because they are held to the wall instead of flapping around. Plus I can slide those silver sun shade things behind the strings (shades up) when parked outside to prevent UV damage to the interior and to reduce temps inside so it doesn't bake out everything.
I hear you on that! I use those strings for Reflectix panels too. In fact, if I go to curtains instead, I'm going to try to keep/mount some strings just for that reason! I just want curtains for other reasons (total privacy, ability to open slightly to match open window gap, ability to peek out easily, ability to open close even more easily, and better view out top of window).
