Emergency Blanket Reflector

soldier4632

Active Member

• Aug 15, 2011

• #1

I am going to start my first indoor grow and for the sake of my budget i have chosen to use a emergency blanket(mirror like)to line my walls of my closet do you think that is will be worth it instead of mylar

 

cacamal

Well-Known Member

• Aug 15, 2011

• #2

most of those are aluminum coated and not that great for reflectors...i would just paint the walls a flat white if possible but if it is not I would rock the blankets

 

lee6

Well-Known Member

• Aug 15, 2011

• #3

mirror surfaces aint the best, i'd go with what cacamal said and try paint it white.

 

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thefridge

Member

• Aug 15, 2011

• #4

lots of emergency blankets are made of thin mylar

 

Malus420

Active Member

• Aug 16, 2011

• #5

There are many types of emergency blankets maybe you can post a picture of it? You did mention though that it's mirror like, and regardless of what most people think, mirrors do not reflect light well. Flat white paint is your best bet if you can't afford like 10 bucks for some mylar sheet.

 

jimmy5800

Active Member

• Aug 16, 2011

• #6

I use emergency blankets and they have worked for me very well, they obviously raise the temps but that was good in my case. the ones i got were mylar and have done my plants good.

 

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thefridge

Member

• Aug 29, 2011

• #7

Malus420 said:

There are many types of emergency blankets maybe you can post a picture of it? You did mention though that it's mirror like, and regardless of what most people think, mirrors do not reflect light well. Flat white paint is your best bet if you can't afford like 10 bucks for some mylar sheet.

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http://www.ebay.ca/itm/1-Emergency-...650?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2a138cd722

this is a mylar emergency blanket, for 1 whole dollar

 

kang420

Well-Known Member

• Aug 29, 2011

• #8

thefridge said:

http://www.ebay.ca/itm/1-Emergency-...650?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2a138cd722

this is a mylar emergency blanket, for 1 whole dollar

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i grow in a wardrobe painted white inside and think i could improve with mylar so am interested if this would be better. i have an old secret jardin tent i was thinking about taking a pair of scissors too and cutting it up and put it on the walls but its abit of a waste

 

Xcon

Active Member

• Aug 29, 2011

• #9

jimmy5800 said:

I use emergency blankets and they have worked for me very well, they obviously raise the temps but that was good in my case. the ones i got were mylar and have done my plants good.

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^this. Mylar emergency blankets are fine and they look nice too.