Insulating paint!

quietobserver

Anyone used it? How did you find it?

I was passed the link by a friend, thought it was a joke.

Id consider it as a solution to my problem if i could get some feedback for any users of it?

http://www.igoe.ie/cms/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=316&Itemid=68

ruffmut

I came across this also and you can get a additive to mix in any paint you have. I am looking at painting some of this on my walls.

A work mate of mine got a sample of this paint from a uk web site. He painted part of a wall upstairs in his house and said that he can feel the area he painted is warmer than the part of the wall is not painted. Weather or not it is actually insulating I don't know.

conormccarthy92

ye actually my mummy put it on in our kitchen there a few weeks ago. surprisingly it actually kept it warmer. nd the heat from the oven nd radiators stays for ages now

quietobserver

thanks ill see can i get a sample of it and do a test. i just thought it looked like a farce
thanks for the comments

ART6

I've never heard of this before, but heat is transmitted by convection, conduction, and radiation, and the first two don't work in a vacuum. There would probably be some conduction through the paint film and around the shells of the micro balls, but the 25% heat loss reduction claim sound possible. I can't resist trying the stuff.

Thanks for posting that OP:D

quietobserver

ART6 if you do use some will you let me know how it works for you, i would be looking at using it on a very large scale if it was beneficial. Thanks

ART6

quietobserver wrote: »

ART6 if you do use some will you let me know how it works for you, i would be looking at using it on a very large scale if it was beneficial. Thanks

Will do!

danjo

When I read the title I put it in the realms of striped paint.

I would be amazed if it could save 25% heat loss but am very interested in hearing from anyone who tries it out.

antoinolachtnai

Is there an agrement certificate for this?

_Whimsical_

I was just doing a search on this as we were thinking about trying it out too. There are two other threads from boards.ie if anyones interested in having a look. Neither are very impressed with Thermalite insulating paint or paint additive unfortunately.

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055083288

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=62708407


There's also a review here by someone who has used the paint and done a bit of research. Doesn't make for encouraging reading .

If anyone has had any good experiences I'd still be delighted to hear about them. It'd be great if it did work.

cnocbui

THis stuff has as much chance of doing what it claims as cold fusion has of solving the worlds energy problems.

The old adage applies - if it sounds to good to be true, it probably is.

Wertz

Anyone that falls for this BS deserves all they (don't) get.

If this stuff was so good don't you think the major paint makers would have it all sewn up as a shelved product, and that it'd be in high use in cold countries?
Paint films are in the order of 80 microns thick...when people talk of insulation like foam cavity or rockwool it's measured in 10's of centimetres; that's 1000's of times thicker than a layer of paint.

quietobserver

danjo wrote: »

When I read the title I put it in the realms of striped paint.

I would be amazed if it could save 25% heat loss but am very interested in hearing from anyone who tries it out.

thats what i thought too when i found the website, thats why i posted, im very skeptical, but wanted to see it anyone had used it

Sinann

Any more news on this paint?
I have no interest in it's heating abilities but wonder if it would stop damp coming through the walls.
Ventilation isn't the problem just single block very exposed walls.
Water runs down them at this time of the year but the house isn't worth spending much money on as it will be knocked down sometime in the next 10 years or so.

robbbbo

tried it out, just in case it would work.. trust me though, it makes no difference whatsoever..i paid 15 quid for a bag of sand to mix into my paint...mind you, it did create a very interesting sandy texture on my walls!!

cormirl

robbbbo wrote: »

tried it out, just in case it would work.. trust me though, it makes no difference whatsoever..i paid 15 quid for a bag of sand to mix into my paint...mind you, it did create a very interesting sandy texture on my walls!!

I was just about to buy this paint and went through forum after forum wanting to beleive there was some benefit in using this paint...I decided now not to buy even though its not that expensive

gman2k

Fools and money easily parted. And this 'product' is very expensive.
The retailers that sell such blatant nonsense should be ashamed of themselves.

As for people who feel that their room is warmer after painting with this muck, please look up the term placebo effect.

owen85

any more stories on these insulative paints? my dad was thinking of using it, but so far it looks like complete B.S

Dtp1979

owen85 wrote: »

any more stories on these insulative paints? my dad was thinking of using it, but so far it looks like complete B.S

If it looks like a duck, walks like a duck then chances are ........

Sleeper12

The government gives (or did until recently) up to €4000 grant to insulate your home. They won't give a penny towards this paint. I think this speaks volumes.

Look on sei website

I wouldn't waste your money on it