Smokey.Mc.Pot
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ive looked all over for mylar (i live in aus and im wondering if its called something else here) and i was wondering whats the next best thing to mylar? would a mirror be any good?
best reflective material?
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Budda_Luva
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no mirrior aint no goods at all the next best thing would probably be flat white paint or go to a party store, dollor stor or anything of the sort and look for gift wrapping paper thats silver on the inside ITS MYLAR for 2 dollars a roll
Smokey.Mc.Pot
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cheers, ill go for the wrapping paper.
hey wat about you know those things they put on the car windscreens to blcok the sun? there shiny, would they work?
ill probably still go the shiny shit from $1 store tho
i'm not sure what the windscreen stuff is. It could possibly be mylar. But then again it could be something similar to aluminum foil (or tin foil not sure what it's called in Aus), & foil is not a good substitute for mylar as it can cause hotspots that can burn plants. have you considered just going to a hydroponics store or ebay or something to just order some 2mil or 4mil double sided mylar?
SpruceZeus
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Dont mess around with that reflective dollar store crap, find some panda plastic, its pretty rugged plastic, black on one side, white on the other, you should be able to find it at a hardware store, grow shop etc...
Smokey.Mc.Pot
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fuuuuuuuk, im screeeewed, the dude at bunnings didnt even know wat mylar was, and now i cant even use dollar store wrapping paper :] hahahaha.
aaww.. theres a hydro store up the coast, i might send em an email and see wat theyve got for how much.. thanks anyway guys
aaww.. theres a hydro store up the coast, i might send em an email and see wat theyve got for how much.. thanks anyway guys
Budda_Luva
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WTF are u talkin bout click my sig the mylar alt it IS mylar wtf.... n if that plastic gets to hot one side will melt and that panda plastic only reflects like 60% light the flat white paint does more than that
Budda_Luva
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yeah man they should definantly have some mylar and alot of other shit u could find useful ot ur grow
seedfarmer123
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2 Mil Mylar, Ebay, $30 FREE SHIPPING!
Yeh! IF YOU WANT TO GET BIG BUDS, BIG YIELD THEN UR GOING TO HAVE TO INVEST A LITTLE BIT!
Yeh! IF YOU WANT TO GET BIG BUDS, BIG YIELD THEN UR GOING TO HAVE TO INVEST A LITTLE BIT!
smokeyloki
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Since when does panda film only reflect 60%????
AlphaMale706
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wow i got good news for you...SHOCK blankets...like the one in first aid kits...are made of mylar...look at wal-mart or any store like it..camping stores...they are like 2 bucks....
Budda_Luva
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n yeah the car reflectors work good almost like an other mylar its pretty good
Budda_Luva
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but it saves money on the elec bill
W h a t ? ?
speedhabit
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Really? The panda plastic reflects less the 60% light.... (if you shine a light at it is it really 40% dimmer then the flat white wall its next to?)
Seriously what made you say that? Panda plastic is awesome, mylar is hard to hang and it creases and tears easily. It all has its uses, panda plastic is lightproof in addition to being highly reflective....
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So has it just sucked in your experience or what?
And ES, if you....."drop a light down in that shit" the shit might burn. Regardless you always waste light, people who use reflectors waste less, there is no argument about that.
Smokey.Mc.Pot
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yea im gonna chek out this hydro store today, and if i cant get any for cheap then im probably gonna have to go with 1 of these shock blanket things or a car reflector thing, thanks for ur help everyone
not "gloss" but "flat white".
