[Public-list] Interior Paint

[Gordon Laco]

Hi Roger and the rest of you guys...

I used a ceramic insulating paint during my days running a sailing ship
operation that sailed a pair of 50 ton steel hulled brigantines.  We needed
something that would offer some degree of inhibition to the creation of
condensation, which is the killer of steel hulls.

I forget what the stuff cost us but we used it everywhere we could not
properly insulate the hull and deck heads.  I think it made a diff. But even
the manufacturer confessed that the R value of even properly applied
material was small and the best defence against condensation was
ventilation.

Cheers - Gord #426 Surprise




> I wrote earlier about an insulating interior paint that was $250 a gallon.  I
> did some research on a less costly solution and found these guys
> http://www.hytechsales.com/heat_transfer.html who make a ceramic additive that
> works with any paint.  Just add 1 quart of their magic dust per gallon of
> paint.  A quart costs $13, they recommend two coats minimum.  It can be spray
> painted (remove the filters); you can add thinner to make up for the
> thickening caused by adding the ceramic powder.  They also claim, the additive
> makes the finish harder and easier to clean and helps with acoustic
> absorption.  They did not say, however, that it clears up dandruff.
> 
> If anyone is interested, their site explains the technology. It is a NANA 2003
> Spin Off Technology Product.  For $26 more, I think I will give it a try now
> that I am finally ready to paint the interior of #148; of course, I thought I
> was ready three months ago.  I sure hope that long term masking tape works.
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