Can i use foil on the walls to reflect the lite

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iSm0keStaNkee

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• Jan 11, 2010

• #1

or is tht the rlly stupid?

 

growman09

Active Member

• Jan 11, 2010

• #2

you can if you want but it does create hot spots and can burn up your plants mylar works beteer but you can just paint the walls flat white almost as reflective as my lar i tried both and it seems when i added mylar my temps went up quite a bit

 

jeffchr

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• Jan 11, 2010

• #3

iSm0keStaNkee said:

or is tht the rlly stupid?

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foil can cause hot spots which may burn

flat white paint is highly reflective and a better way to go

 

rollingrock

Active Member

• Jan 11, 2010

• #4

iSm0keStaNkee said:

or is tht the rlly stupid?

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not stupid just not recommended.
turn the foil round so the duller side is used, but like the others said white paint or mylar works best

 

DaBombSquad

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• Jan 11, 2010

• #5

You can use foil if you have to. You need to put the dull side out. Not the shinny side.

 

SiL3NT B0B

Member

• Jan 11, 2010

• #6

highly recommend mylar.. a cheap and easy buy that almost cheaper than foil.. go to your local wally world or any store with a camping section and buy those emergency blankets.. they work great.. best of luck with which ever method you go with..

 

whitefrost

Active Member

• Jan 11, 2010

• #7

panda wrap works great and easy to clean if you have a male mishap i also use it as a pan for my 2nd story grow room

 

rollingrock

Active Member

• Jan 13, 2010

• #8

whitefrost said:

panda wrap works great and easy to clean if you have a male mishap i also use it as a pan for my 2nd story grow room

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whats panda wrap??? never heard of it before!!!!!

 

grow4joe

Active Member

• Jan 13, 2010

• #9

No foil man, with foil comes hot spots and its very easy for the ol' bill to see it in their choppers!
the little oinkers!
Paint the walls white or use mylar oe sumit..

 

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killakush215

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• Jan 13, 2010

• #10

they say flat white paint works best.....

 

smppro

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• Jan 13, 2010

• #11

Flat white paint, panda film, mylar, in order of cheapness. (panda film, white on 1 said and black on other.

 

BigBudBalls

Well-Known Member

• Jan 13, 2010

• #12

hot spots LOL!

Yeah sure, its *possible* The crinkle in the foil creating a lens that has the focal point perfecting on the leaf. Yup possible. (not to mention most alum foil guys are using CLFs, not enough intensity by the time the light gets back to the plant.)

No wrinkles, no 1 in a million chance of hot spots.

Mylar is *clear* It made shinny/reflective by guess what? *aluminum*

Just go flat bright white paint. Easy, cheap, and works just peachy.