Aluminum Foil?

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Waiakeauka

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May 27, 2011

• #1

I placed an order for mylar to line the inside of my starter grow box, but in the mean time would it be ok to use aluminum foil temporarily? I was going to paint the inside of the grow box white but since my seedlings are already growing I was worried about the fumes from the paint affecting the plants. Can fumes from the paint affect starters?

Mahalo Nui Loa,
Waiakeauka

 

cannabis420420

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May 27, 2011

• #2

just wait for the mylar its great stuff and aluminum foil causes hot spots

 

malignant

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May 27, 2011

• #3

yeah foil burns your plants

 

secretweapon

Active Member

May 27, 2011

• #4

... should only be used to make hats for your head

Foil tape made by duct tape is much better choice.

 

Sr. Verde

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May 27, 2011

• #5

wikipedia.org said:

A space blanket (also known as a Mylar blanket, first aid blanket, emergency blanket, thermal blanket or weather blanket)

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Mylar blanket, $2 at wal mart..... in the camping section (it's in a litttle packet)...... way better than tin foil, and way easier to work with...


Just put that shit flat against your walls... 1 blanket is quite large

 

Dizzle Frost

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May 27, 2011

• #6

reminds me of trailer park boys lol

 

malignant

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May 27, 2011

• #7

you should only use space blankets if you live in a trailer park...

 

Dizzle Frost

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May 27, 2011

• #8

space/secirity balnkets are tight, i use em. And they cost like 3 bux, so if you rip em, oh well.....its rip and replace lol

foil sucks

 

ROBSTERB

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May 27, 2011

• #9

mylar is only 1.50 gbp(3$) for a 2 x 1 metre strip, how big are those blankets?

 

BigGMoney

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May 27, 2011

• #10

Sr. Verde said:

Mylar blanket, $2 at wal mart..... in the camping section (it's in a litttle packet)...... way better than tin foil, and way easier to work with...


Just put that shit flat against your walls... 1 blanket is quite large

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That's the ticket!

Foil WILL burn your babies, without a doubt.

 

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drcheat

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May 27, 2011

• #11

ROBSTERB said:

how big are those blankets?

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I would very much like to know the dimensions of them as well.

 

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stephaniesloan

Active Member

May 28, 2011

• #12

just paint it with a white emulsion, water based paint. it wont hurt your plants and dries in 30 minutes.

 

Brimi

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May 28, 2011

• #13

Agree with all these clever people.
Tin foil won't reflect much light for the plants - flat white reflects much more light.

Here are the dimensions on some cheap mylar blankets - the best way to go in my opinion too (even though i use flat white - just easier for me):
Dimensions: 62" x 82"

http://www.colonialmedical.com/product.php?productid=20334

 

scunkworm

Active Member

May 28, 2011

• #14

When it comes to tin foil you got to use the dull side and not the shiny coz that will burn your plants, i painted the in side of my growroom with brilliant white paint and coz i onlt had 2 propagator lights i made a reflecter out of foil and it didn't do anything to my plants, mylar is much better but if thats all you got untill you get it as long as the dull side is used it will be safe' like i said didnt do anything to mine.

 

dam612

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May 28, 2011

• #15

i saw hotspots in a thred of weed growing myths, i feel like most people havent done an exact side by side and just assume