Quote Originally Posted by RockyMtnDezL
Um where in the fuck does everyone decide flat paint more reflective than anything?? As a person who applies and sells industrial coatings, flats carry a sheen value of 0-6% where in the hell anyone get 80+% of reflection or sheen value from is a lie.This info is on MSDS sheets peeps. Gloss latex acylic enamel has a reflective value of 80-95% I can have you all do a little excercise paint a wall in flat and paint a section in gloss...which one can you see a reflection in?? Flat paint is made from the leftovers strained shit left over from making good paint, latex enamel is breathable,flexable,washable and has anti-fungicides/mildwecides built in to the paint...now I suppose you want to mention you can add it in. Latex acrylic enamel in satin or higher sheen is what you people need. Everyone runs around quoting Cervantes and shit, I met him..have proof..and I am currently submitting an article to him, at his request. Im rewriting the book on bullshit flat wall coatings. Hate meimp:


Ok, well go do numerous light studies, I'm talking about studies involving the footcandles observed in to scale models of LEAD certified buildings. Look through the books and facts. Reflective surfaces absorb light/energy. White, being the presence of all light(additive system) it is as bright as you can get. And seeing as flat white paint absorbs less than gloss white, that means that flat white paint is AS reflective as you can get without using mylar, which, if wasn't made from the insulating material it is made of, would not reflect as much seeing as it is glossy and absorbs/retains more light/energy.

-C