LizardSkin Ceramic Insulation

[Snowdrift]

Hello everyone. I am planing a off road teardrop build in the future. I want to use it in the winter so I have been looking at insulation and found this stuff. Thought every one here would like to see it.

www.lizardskin.com

[jimqpublic]

It claims the microspheres are air filled. The following URL claims that their spheres have a vacuum.

http://www.hytechsales.com/insulating_paint_additives.html

The Hy-Tech spheres added to epoxy on a woody roof could be an interesting experiment.

From personal experience a small RV suffers from radiant solar gain, so it seems a reflective coating would be a good thing. I can feel the sun's warmth through our Chalet's low mass insulated panels (1/24" fiberglass, 1" foam, 1/8" wood) instantly upon sunrise. R-values don't tell the whole story. Filon has much better R-value than aluminum, but aluminum reflects radiant heat much better.

That said, lots of claims from both companies without a lot of test data to back it them up.

[Snowdrift]

Good find looks like the HyTech would be easer to apply.

[brian_bp]

That kind of stuff is good to protect car interiors from parts such as nearby hot exhausts, but the total insulating value of any reasonable thickness is neglible by housing standards. Try to get an "R-value" (total or per unit thickness) and maybe this will become apparent; plastic foam insulation is typically R4/inch to R6/inch.

[starleen2]

Looks interesting

Now come on folks - the REAL question is: How many lizards did they have to skin for one pail of product?

[Esteban]

I don't begin to understand the stuff. They avoided giving an R value saying it's not the proper test or measure. I did a Google search on insulating paint to see what I could learn. From the little I learned they do not insulate against heat being conducted through material. They are more reflective. But then I go back to my first statement, I don't understand the stuff and their claims make me wary.

Using an outer aluminum skin, or painting with a white paint will also be very reflective.

The foam insulation I'm using is rated at R5 per inch and has an aluminum skin on both sides. It should be more than adequate. Time will tell.