white paint

i was going to paint my closet walls white but i just read on this site i believe somewhere in the grow FAQ section where it talks about bad room syndrome that painting your walls can relase harmful vapors or fumes that are dangerous to your plants, not just fresh paint but even older paint. what do you guys think about this/

hmm well it is true that paint (even after its been left on walls for a long time) can release harmfull fumes, id suggest (if money is tight) to cover most of walls with foil paper or Mi-Lar (its like metalic paper)

flat white paint is the best.

0ptipl3x said:

hmm well it is true that paint (even after its been left on walls for a long time) can release harmfull fumes, id suggest (if money is tight) to cover most of walls with foil paper or Mi-Lar (its like metalic paper)

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COMPLETE BALDERDASH!!

you are totaly giving this guy the wrong advice!! Don't use white paint and use tinfoil ha ha!

Seriously if you don't know what you are talking about, don't try advise people.

Have you even got a grow on the go, or under your belt? or just one of those people who have grown lots of grows in theory??

Ok back to the paint... there is nothing wrong with using flat white emulsion paint at all, fumes??? don't use tinfoil what ever you do as this will cause hotspots and burn your plants. I have my room all painted flat white, and look how my first & second grow are going.

Also im a painter & decorator by trade, so i know what im talking about with the paint

i just threw a coat of flat white paint up in my veg area. i've been meaning to do it for a year now. this thread got me off the couch. thank you.

Lol either you got a small veg room or your one fast painter fdd lol

Baz said:

Lol either you got a small veg room or your one fast painter fdd lol

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a veg shelf.

that was a few days ago. never mind those plants, they are all gone now. i returned them. they were full of fungus gnats. but you can see my walls. i will post after pics once i get a few coats on.

Baz said:

COMPLETE BALDERDASH!!
Also im a painter & decorator by trade, so i know what im talking about with the paint

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Well then, don't you think that a semi-gloss white would be more reflective than a flat white? just sayin........that flat white will absorb light rather than reflect it, don't ya think?

not true, flat white paint is the second most reflective surface besides mylar
glossy paint actually doesn't reflect as much light for whatever reason.. there is faq's about reflectivity all over the net.

and the reflectivity means it reflects ALL spectrums of light, not just brightness that you see and think it's brighter.

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Well then, don't you think that a semi-gloss white would be more reflective than a flat white? just sayin........that flat white will absorb light rather than reflect it, don't ya think?

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flat white is the most reflective. anything glossy has clear gloss in it that diminishes light. true white is the most reflective.

Cannabox said:

not true, flat white paint is the second most reflective surface besides mylar
glossy paint actually doesn't reflect as much light for whatever reason.. there is faq's about reflectivity all over the net.

and the reflectivity means it reflects ALL spectrums of light, not just brightness that you see and think it's brighter.

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i replaced all my mylar with flat white paint. i am 200% happier.

i think mylar only performs at it's best when it's laid perfectly flat with no flappiness or wrinkles. hard to do, especially with fans blowing on it.

Flat white just seems absorbant of all kinds of things moisture, mold (if presant), pollen (yuk) and not as easy to wipe clean.

My grow walls are also flat white but recently i have entertained the thought of painting with semi-gloss, so NO on the semi-gloss, instruction well taken. Besides no painting means no extra work needed.

get outdoor flat white primer, it's mold, mildew and water resistant.

Cannabox said:

get outdoor flat white primer, it's mold, mildew and water resistant.

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thats a good idea does it work just as good as reg flat white paint?

o and did u mean use the white outdoor primer then flat white paint or just the primer

i'm using "Behr". i threw down one coat of primer and one coat of top coat so far. i'm gonna go get some cheese cutting the throw on a final top coat and get to growing.