Which will reflect more light? (pics)

7th1der

7th1der

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OKAY....... MAYBE I JUST NEVER SHOULD'VE ASKED THE QUESTION BECAUSE I STILL DON'T THINK IT WAS ANSWERED. LOL I think I will just try to get my hands on some mylar.

Thanx a bunch guys!
 
MrHowardMarks

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E S said:
cuz foil can't burn plants smartass. this is a myth spread by people that don't know what is what. Don't blame the aluminum because you didn't know how to work it.
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Actually foil will create hotspots, but if you're using flourescents it's not a big deal.

I didn't read all the pages, i saw a bunch of flames within the first 10 posts, so here's my 2c.
 
Arrid

Arrid

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7th1der said:
OKAY....... MAYBE I JUST NEVER SHOULD'VE ASKED THE QUESTION BECAUSE I STILL DON'T THINK IT WAS ANSWERED. LOL I think I will just try to get my hands on some mylar.

Thanx a bunch guys!
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I said in the first post i made that those would work....

:)
 
MrHowardMarks

MrHowardMarks

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Jesus Christ! ES, what's your problem?? There are tons of people here that aren't telling lies, foil=hotspots=bad choice.

Paint it white, get mylar, or panda.

(Funny shit though) Ml Frank's complete guide to marijuana horticulture reccomends drapeing foil from your lights, but it was written before mylar and panda was around.

ES is on the 70's knowledge, pre-HID. :clap:
 
potlike

potlike

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Our ignorance??? What fantasy land are you living in? Dude that has been proven time and time again.... I just think someone (named E S) is mentally challenged.



-potlike
 
icurbyou

icurbyou

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Aluminum foil is what? $5 for a box?

I got all the mylar needed for my project (32 square feet) for $5...

So the question is... What is the BENEFIT to using aluminum foil? Are you saying it is cheaper? Cuz its not..

So for the same price, why would someone go with something that is typically unaccepted?
 
E

E S

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Cuz people can't normally just snap their fingers and have mylar drop into their lap for $5.
 
icurbyou

icurbyou

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Weird.. i didnt snap my fingers.. I have no hook-up or anything. Just picked some up. Not a big deal.

Keep upping your post count.
 
potlike

potlike

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For $10-15 you can go to about any hardware store, or walmart and pick up a gallon of elastomeric paint which has reflectivity properties of 90-95%. Not the MOST reflective material but certainly VERY efficient and no hotspots.



-potlike
 
MrHowardMarks

MrHowardMarks

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You know, a simple observation that I've found is that when people like ES participate in a thread, it really brings out a lot of information that is confirmed by a bunch of different growers.

So...

7th1der just got a bunch of excellent answers brought on by one person acting like a dumbass.

In conclusion, people like ED do have a good place on these boards... Call them... Info-generators!


:clap: :mrgreen: :bigjoint: :peace: :bigjoint: :mrgreen: :clap:
 
7th1der

7th1der

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This is actually a good INFOWAR for being stoned. And in my research, I found another hydro store not too far from my house, so I think I will be going there just to get the mylar because everyone around me is charging about 80 bux for a big ass roll of panda film.
 
tusseltussel

tusseltussel

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7th1der said:
This is actually a good INFOWAR for being stoned. And in my research, I found another hydro store not too far from my house, so I think I will be going there just to get the mylar because everyone around me is charging about 80 bux for a big ass roll of panda film.
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for a few extra bux the hydro shop near me has mylar with a mesh backing supposed to be a lot stronger and easy to clean check it
 
E

E S

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icurbyou said:
Weird.. i didnt snap my fingers.. I have no hook-up or anything. Just picked some up. Not a big deal.

Keep upping your post count.
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Is there some prize for an upped post count I don't know about or are you somehow offended by something I said?..... shit... you got sensitive on me real fast.
 
DubB83

DubB83

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In my experience, the shiny side of the foil "in some cases" burnt the plants... while the other side, the matte side of the foil worked great. Nearly as well as a good smooth surface as flat white paint. The problems come with the material being so weak that it tears all the time. I had some on a micro grow with a 150W HPS back in the day of Overgrow.com and it worked ok, but there are definitely better setups. I ended up with flat white for clean-up and durability. Panda film is about as reflective as paint. Mylar is more so. Nothing is more durable than paint on a hard surface.
 
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