INSULATING PAINT FOR OUR WANDERLODGE ROOF?

[George Burke]

Donn, you are right on about this product. I read about it on a Eagle bus forum, if I recall correctly. The folks  that used it were converting a bus into a motor home, and used it on the inside, because they had the bus stripped, and thought that it would last longer there. It can be used on the outside, you just have to use the outside paint version, not the paint made for inside application. They did their own study, painting a section with one coat, then a section with two coats, and finally a section with three coats. They checked the temp. difference on a 90 degree sunny Texas day, and were totally shocked at the difference between the area with one coat, and the area with three coats. This was a husband/wife team, building their own motorhome, not someone just trying to sell paint.There was a fellow that had a do-it-yourself column in the local paper some years back that did a write up about it, (I wrote to him and got the total spill on it, but like most things, don't know where it is now). Anyway, he was sold on it. Gave all the technical low down, showing the savings. Oh! Just came to me, his name is James Dully. Sharp guy he is. You may be able to google his name, or google ceramic paint. As I remember, he mentioned a couple paint stores that carried it, companies that had been around for quite a while. Again, it it comes premixed, or buy the ceramic spores/particles, and mix it into the paint of your choice. G.Burke 1977FC 31 Charlotte

On Wed, Jul 27, 2011 at 6:31 PM, D.E. (Donn) Barnes <"donn@phudpucker.com"> wrote:

 

I've read about both additive and premixed paint, and from what I can tell

the ceramic content is the same thing. Buying additive allows for paint type

and color selection to a greater degree than premixed. This is the same

material as you hear advertised as "radiant barrier" for home insulation.

Two companies I can think of that produce the stuff are Koolcoat and

Hi-Tech.



The claims are spectacular, but I've found very little independent

evaluation and a whole lot of skepticism. The greatest proponents seem to be

the people selling the product. I'd be interested if there were study

results available proving the skeptics wrong.



Donn



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> The ceramic coatings I am talking about go on the outside of

> the roof,, not a bunch of magic beads mixed in paint.

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