View Full Version : No Mylar at Home Depot or Lowes...Where else can i get it??
1puff2puff3puff
09-05-2007, 04:52 AM
Hello Peeps,
Been looking for mylar and no luck, i have been to 4 HD and 3 Lowes and none have it... Can anyone help??:(
NorCal Grown
09-05-2007, 05:02 AM
Grow shop?? Online??? Shouldn't be hard to get at all.....
1puff2puff3puff
09-05-2007, 05:18 AM
Got any name of websites and such??:)
socialistpete
09-05-2007, 05:37 AM
High Tech Garden Supply (http://www.htgsupply.com/products.asp?categoryID=6)
Best place IMO
1puff2puff3puff
09-05-2007, 05:43 AM
GR8 !! Thanks!!
killerweed420
09-05-2007, 06:18 AM
I bought the mylar blankets off fleabay.They're cheap
blink_inc
09-05-2007, 10:53 AM
mylar rescue (heat) blankets at a camping supply store or fishing store.
trynagethigh
09-05-2007, 01:47 PM
they sell the emergency blankets at walmart too
stinkyattic
09-05-2007, 02:22 PM
walmart, camping section, $1.35 each I think
You hvae to glue them to a piece of cardboard, or reinforce the edges wiht duct tape
Zcomp
09-05-2007, 04:07 PM
I chose walmarts auto section for windshield reflectors, because I believe they are easier to work with and caught my eye on the reflection %.
Divestoned
09-05-2007, 05:11 PM
mylar is not as reflective as flat white paint ....so if paint is an option go w/it.
Dive:stoned:
evertking
09-06-2007, 02:36 AM
Puff.. mylar is MORE reflective then flat white paint.. but flat white paint will help!
Divestoned
09-06-2007, 05:21 AM
Puff.. mylar is MORE reflective then flat white paint.. but flat white paint will help!
I got my info from ed rosenthal and mel frank..........where did you get your info????
any way in the indoor marijuana horticulture book by ed rosenthal and mel frank,it is well proven and documented that flat white paint reflects more light than any other popular surface.
Dive:stoned:
Divestoned
09-06-2007, 05:24 AM
[quote=Divestoned]I got my info from ed rosenthal and mel frank..........where did you get your info????
any way in the indoor marijuana horticulture book by ed rosenthal and mel frank,it is well proven and documented that flat white paint reflects more light than any other popular surface.
I think evert should continue to use mylar or aluminum foil or emergency blankets or sumthin,the rest of us should go w/whats proven to work best.
Dive:stoned:
Divestoned
09-06-2007, 05:29 AM
not sure how i double posted....but maybe that get the point across better :)
Dive:stoned:
socialistpete
09-06-2007, 06:53 AM
Anything I've ever read says mylar reflects 98% of light while flat white reflects about 70%.
blink_inc
09-06-2007, 10:52 AM
aluminum foil is shite. hot spots and crinkles easy.
Mylar is far more reflective than flat white paint.
BeforeYourTime
09-06-2007, 11:14 AM
Like blink says aluminium foil will cause problems, do not use it.
White paint is ok but not nearly as good as mylar.
Try to get domed or diamond mylar, its the best.
Holland Hydroponics - Reflective Material (http://www.hydroponics.co.uk/reflective-materials.htm) reflectivity chart
ignore the poly and film , they may melt :)
stinkyattic
09-06-2007, 01:40 PM
Mylar is for microgrows.
Panda film or flat white paint are ideal for larger spaces.
The drawback of mylar is that the slightest bit of dirt or pesticide overspray will dull the surface and make it really unreflective. Be prepared to clean and replace it regularly.
I no longer use mylar at ALL in any of my grow spaces. Panda Film is the bomb diggity.
Zcomp
10-01-2007, 04:20 PM
FYI Good flat white paint has lots of titanium dioxide in it. That makes it more reflective than mylar I believe. Although I use mylar because I believe it has more intensity.
FireTheft
10-02-2007, 02:43 PM
party supply stores have plenty of mylar too
BlackBerry
10-02-2007, 11:09 PM
local garden store
coreysloan
10-13-2007, 01:14 AM
i got 3 18" x 36" sheets of the stuff at a party store (the kind that sells balloons n costumes n crap like that) for .99$
the image reaper
10-13-2007, 01:36 AM
after using high-quality Mylar for 3-4 years, never again :(... after cleanings, it dulls badly, and doesn't reflect nearly as well as Panda plastic, or flat-white paint ... just the other day I made comparisons with my light meter, wasn't even a contest ... I'm building my new cabinet with flat-white paint :smokin:
Jerry Garcia 2007
10-13-2007, 09:41 PM
Just go to home depot and buy 4'x8' sheets of 1/4" white board for $11.00 each. sturdy, no painting, easy to clean.
I built mine out of this stuff and before I sealed the cracks with aluminum tape any light leak was like a laser beam with a 600w mh in a 4'x4'x8' box. Mylar is only an added expence that is not needed IMAO.
the image reaper
10-13-2007, 09:59 PM
Just go to home depot and buy 4'x8' sheets of 1/4" white board for $11.00 each. sturdy, no painting, easy to clean.
I built mine out of this stuff and before I sealed the cracks with aluminum tape any light leak was like a laser beam with a 600w mh in a 4'x4'x8' box. Mylar is only an added expence that is not needed IMAO.
I took my light meter to Home Depot about a month ago, and checked those very panels you speak of :thumbsup: they reflected better than anything else I could find in the store ... I would buy them , but am going with an oak finish paneling, (painted white on reverse side), purely for cosmetics ... :smokin:
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