mylar vs tin foil the big question

[duppy man]

I stick with mylor Mods the guy who i take advice off owns a hydro centre and is very well up to date with growing, mylar he said is the best reflective material made, with over 98% reflectivity

[red662]

i found a shop in town sells mylar 5euro a square mtr, but seein as white paint is been given the tumbs up from the mods ill stick with that after all they know a lot bout this stuff thnxs again peeps as always very insitefull.

[Zandor]

I stick with mylor Mods the guy who i take advice off owns a hydro centre and is very well up to date with growing, mylar he said is the best reflective material made, with over 98% reflectivity

dont get me wrong...I use Mylar in every room and cabinet I have. The next best thing IMO is the panda plastic black on one side white on the other, then flat white paint.

[Beeblebrox.420]

Nah, aluminized Mylar isn't THAT reflective. The data I've seen suggest between 90 and 95% reflectivity, depending on quality, which is still pretty damn good. 98% or better reflectivity is only achievable with special 1/4 wave optical coatings, which wouldn't hold up well on the Mylar.

[duppy man]

cool so you paint the white side in white emulsuion and that adds to the reflective qualities I must tell him, as the Mylar he sells is matt white on one side anyway, I never though off painting it I thought it was ok the way it was

[monstermunchies]

could white cartridge paper work as a reflector?

[duppy man]

monster..it might but i would not waste a penny on it.........Mylar is in my opinion the best reflective material that is available at the mo. and im pretty sure 99.99% that these guy's who supply it know better than most people on this site as they do it as a job and make a very good living at it, results speak for themselves

ps we cannot know all things,,,,,know what I mean