I'm doing my first hydro grow and i need some opinions on what is better. faded white paint as the walls are now or should I cover the walls with a super reflective thermal wrap?
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I'm doing my first hydro grow and i need some opinions on what is better. faded white paint as the walls are now or should I cover the walls with a super reflective thermal wrap?
you mean like mylar?
Stick with the flat white paint. Mylar is a pain to hang up. It gets dirty and doesn't clean up real easily.
I used mylar because I already had it but when I redesign my cabinet after this grow I'll be painting the inside flat white.
Not any hot spots really compared to mylar
its a first aid survival wrap. it says its 90% effective reflection of radiant energy
Yeah, it's a solar blanket. Same thing as Mylar. Mylar is 95% reflective and flat white is about 90% reflective.Quote:
Originally Posted by jtErA
If your survival wrap hadn't come folded up it would probably be about 95% reflective
Radiant energy also means heat yoz.
Stick with Flat white. Mylar also becomes less reflective very quickly, as opposed to flat white which would last through many, many grows.
That being said, I use mylar just because I didnt want to paint anything ;)
And flat white paint REFLECTS cooler too.....sounds weird but I found a difference from 93Fwith the light bouncing off the mylar into my grow space vs 80F bouncing off flat white paint.
Result....cooler grow room.......hey, carinia already said that....:D
Lol Weedhound :) That deserves a rep, to bad i cant give you another one yet. :)
WHITE > MYLAR :thumbsup:
White will produce even light for reflecting, where mylar can reflect in some areas more than others, white is certainly best!
you're not cooking, you're growing :D
alright then im going to leave it white, thanks.
panda plastic over flat white paint
panda plastic over mylar
its easy to use, i believe it reflects better than flat white paint. great all around stuff
Panda Film is a grower's bestest buddy. It's WAY more durable than mylar and also lightproof- you can build rooms of the shit- try doing that with mylar sheeting, lol!
panda plastic?..where could i get some of this
indoor garden shopQuote:
Originally Posted by jtErA
internet
I actually know the cheapest online place (so far I have found) to get panda film hands down, because I researched it for a long time. But I don't think we can post links to sites can we?Quote:
Originally Posted by jtErA
oh, then dont do it ill find it. thanks