Ghettobird209
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like I said test it yourself and you will see.
$60 Mylar roll VS can or 2 of white paint?
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mr2shim
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mylar is said to be 95% reflective, flat white IIRC is around 90%
the test have already been done, i just didnt remember the outcome correctly. thank you mr2shim
absolutely wrong.
Ghettobird209
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hmmm idk I think if you were to do the test yourself (actually in the grow room) with white paint, turn lights on. Then throw mylar up and turn lights on and you be like oh poopsicle.
Ghettobird209
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be kinda easy to remember?
poopsicle ?
LOL Other good reflecting material is german hammertone aluminum reflectors. Commonly used in high end aquaria T5 lighting. Get sheets of that its the bomb.
or if your not concerned about hotspots (I'm not most of my lighting is not spot lighting) get very thin high quality mirrors.
Fazer1rlg
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Exactly why I chose Mylar! Nice
as i stated in previous post.....
viper2020cobra
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Mylar is no way worth the +5% increase of flat white paint..
Mylar sucks ass it gets ripped , wrinkled ,and can get coated in dust and other crap such as nutes
Mylar is a bathroom mirror from hell
Paint can get dirty to but most the time I can't see it..if I can't see it all is good in the world
Mylar sucks ass it gets ripped , wrinkled ,and can get coated in dust and other crap such as nutes
Mylar is a bathroom mirror from hell
Paint can get dirty to but most the time I can't see it..if I can't see it all is good in the world
vilify
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your logic is just flawless....Mylar is no way worth the +5% increase of flat white paint..
Mylar sucks ass it gets ripped , wrinkled ,and can get coated in dust and other crap such as nutes
Mylar is a bathroom mirror from hell
Paint can get dirty to but most the time I can't see it..if I can't see it all is good in the world
I see said the blind man
333maxwell
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I've used both,.. I am a man of practicality and efficiency.. and I am prone to being cheap and lazy.
White paint for the score.
Mylar tends to reflect heat around a bit more than white walls (or it sure 'seems like it) as well as seems to hold humidity in like it was designed for it as well.
That's just my take.. but I'm nuts.. try convincing me I'm not.. wont work.
White paint for the score.
Mylar tends to reflect heat around a bit more than white walls (or it sure 'seems like it) as well as seems to hold humidity in like it was designed for it as well.
That's just my take.. but I'm nuts.. try convincing me I'm not.. wont work.
bwest
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To his deaf wife.I see said the blind man
SeeRockCity
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I use mylar... the roll only cost me $28 on Amazon...
it doesn't rip...not even when I drag a heavy 5-gal bucket over it...
it does get pretty dirty though..
I took the extra and made tree-skirts for all my ladies in flower....
I've heard white paint works wonders too...easier to clean...cost effective. less maintenance...
to each his own... dank buds either way.
it doesn't rip...not even when I drag a heavy 5-gal bucket over it...
it does get pretty dirty though..
I took the extra and made tree-skirts for all my ladies in flower....
I've heard white paint works wonders too...easier to clean...cost effective. less maintenance...
to each his own... dank buds either way.
Dsmwarrior
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Thing I've come across in researching the subject is that flat white reflects the full color spectrum of the light without reflecting the heat as well or cause focal points or hot spots, and if I'm not mistaken the spectrum of light is what you want reflected