We did this to our asphalt shingle roof. There was a huge difference in temperature, temps taken same conditions, time of day etc. Our roof went from 160 degrees to ambient temperature, or about 86 degrees. The inside of the house was then between 2 and 8 degrees cooler than ambient temperature 24/7 with no A/C, just cross-breeze. It used to get hotter than outdoors and stay that way all night prior to the SuperTherm. We live in South Texas. Whereas our temp was unbearable in other summers, this summer was much better after the SuperTherm. Michael Polanco from San Antonio, TX can do this for you.
@@fbottone We applied SuperTherm to the TOP of our shingled roof. First, we sprayed on one layer of a basecoat/primer they sell for non-metal substrates, and then 10 mm of SuperTherm. Update: we were able to do the Gulf coast summer without air conditioning. The house stayed 1-11 degrees cooler than outside, with the 11 degree difference being during the hottest part of the day. This was with screen doors and windows open, three ceiling fans running in an uninsulated house. SuperTherm is amazing and really does work. We plan to put it on a quonset hut and a motorhome next.
Very questionable results! This is not evidence of anything. I see many trees outside, roof angle the produce shade etc. Conduct a better comparison please.
We took the temperature of the roof in the sun before applying it (10 AM) and then took the temperature in the same spot, in the sun, at 10 AM another day after applying. The difference was staggering. The low temp on the roof can be detected every single day with a laser tool. We also put some SuperTherm on a metal sheet and applied a blowtorch. It was unaffected and didn't retain heat. If you have thick trees, then you have natural protection from UV, but not infrared. The SuperTherm reflects both. Here on the Gulf Coast, we can't have our waterfront houses surrounded by thick trees because they will fall on our house in a windstorm. Our roofs bake in the sun all day.
I don't believe it is questionable, but rather question if it is practical. The trick is that it is a metal roof, which radiates heat. Thermal paint is a radiant barrier ONLY. It is NOT a substitute for insulation. The sun's heat is radiant, so it blocks the direct effect of the sun. But it does nothing for preventing the transfer of ambient heat energy, which will go right through it.
@Daveinet that's right, Super Therm does insulate. The definition of insulate is: Insulation is material designed to prevent heat or sound from being transmitted from one area to another. So if the radiant heat is being blocked it's insulating...you're left with ambient. Bulk insulation does the same except it slowly allows the full heat to transfer. Using air pockets to slowly allow the heat through. Once the material insulation is full, or heat flux it all flows through. Then it's no longer ambient. The goal is to work with both. Block the heat load then the material insulation works to regulate the ambient better inside the home. Super Therm is 100% true. Tested by the Department of Energy in Texas, Florida and Denver along with NASA for fire protection. It's designed as a closed film multi ceramics insulation coating that blocks UV, Infrared and Visual heat. Results are exactly as they are because they are true!
why is the uninsulated one warmer and the insulated one colder if you say it is 33 degrees outside then what is going on .I am looking at adding the hytechsales online ceramic coating to my paint and do my subfloors before I lay vinyl plank flooring 13. dollars for the additive to 1 gallon of paint .I am also adding a mold a mildew additive called concrobium .I saw it here on you tube where the guy put it under his vinyl plank floors
It is possible that I wasn't clear. We live on the hot, mosquito coast of South Texas, near Mexico. It is hot for five months a year, with heat indexes stretching from 105 to 122 degrees F during the hottest months. The acidic air from the hypersaline Laguna Madre (back yard) was corroding our new air conditioners within months of installation. We couldn't afford to keep replacing them, so we decided to SuperTherm the roof and just acclimate to the base air temps. We were pleased that the inside stayed at 82 to 84 degrees even when outside base temps were near 100 - basically the day temp indoors was similar to the lowest temp during the night. If we were in a cold climate, I would paint the roof dark. However, in a climate like ours, we want to reflect all possible UV and infrared (heat) away from the house. The entire process, including labor, cost way less than one central A/C replacement.
We painted SuperTherm (and base) on the outside only. The roof was dark gray shingles, and now is white. My neighbor, CIO at a big refinery, smart technical guy, said it was the cleverest redidential hack he has seen in the neighborhood.
@@davidbryant3532 not 15. I commented on my roof a few years back. Not sure how a high school is linked to my roof painting success. I painted the outside of the roof. I rarely ever make comments online about anything.
You don't have to paint the windows. You can paint the metal, then use reflectix or other insulation covers for the windows and still have access to them when you need it.
@@regurkilu going to save up me pennys, having a red roof is not the best thing, plus going to put some kind of rubber on first, to cut down rain tap tap, tap, then use that stuff on top, to cut down heat
It is been 84 degrees F inside when the heat index is 115 outside, combo of air temp near 97+ and humidity. We use security screen doors (open) and windows open. We are on the coast and have a cross-breeze. We acclimated to the average warm season temps of 77-84 degrees F. Our roof registers the outside temperature, while nearby concrete garden structures register in the 149 degrees F. We are a family of engineering and IT backgrounds, and enjoy the process of testing. We expect the roof to last an extra 10 or more years (if no hurricanes) due to the effect of the SuperTherm bonding the shingles together as well as bonding to the shingles. We also expect for the performance to continue to be about the same. We spent $2200 or so on base, paint, and labor to do our roof, for perspective.
I bought it from Superior Coatings www.superiorcoatings.net.au/protective-coatings/products/super-therm/super-therm-applications.html They are in Melbourne. Are you in Australia?
What you have proved is that the 'insulated' side is at the same temp as outside but the non insulated side is considerably warmer!!! If fact all you have shown is that one side of your building is in shade.
The SuperThermed top of the roof is as cool as ambient temperature, or even cooler. The inside of the house has the same results. It is not hotter in the house, but cooler in the house than it is outdoors.The exception is nighttime, when the house temp reaches the night low outdoors. Keep in mind that we are applying living techniques we learned in Central America, which means taking advantage of windows, security screen doors, etc. for cross-breeze.
If we had our house all closed in, like most Americans, and put SuperTherm on the roof, we would have huge savings on air conditiong bills, similar to lining the inside of the roof with 6" of styrofoam (we did this in Central America - blocked all heat from the metal roof there).
@@regurkilu We had no shade either at the time of measurement. We saw immediate effects of UV/heat reflection upon application of SuperTherm to our asphalt roof. The roof looks much prettier now too.
I found something similar on hytechsales online 13 dollars for additive to 1 gallon of paint .Check out the vinyl plank installer that did this to his subfloor on youtube
Nope, you need to understand the difference between radiant heat and convection. This will reflect radiant heat from the sun - basically make it like you are standing in the shade. But if the air is hot, because it is a hot day out, it will do nothing for you.
We did this to our asphalt shingle roof. There was a huge difference in temperature, temps taken same conditions, time of day etc. Our roof went from 160 degrees to ambient temperature, or about 86 degrees. The inside of the house was then between 2 and 8 degrees cooler than ambient temperature 24/7 with no A/C, just cross-breeze. It used to get hotter than outdoors and stay that way all night prior to the SuperTherm. We live in South Texas. Whereas our temp was unbearable in other summers, this summer was much better after the SuperTherm. Michael Polanco from San Antonio, TX can do this for you.
160°F = 71°C
86°F = 30°C
Where did you paint the shingled roof? The underside of the roofing boards on the inside basically? This sounds great!
Thanks for sharing your experience
fbottone you paint the shingles themselves.
@@fbottone We applied SuperTherm to the TOP of our shingled roof. First, we sprayed on one layer of a basecoat/primer they sell for non-metal substrates, and then 10 mm of SuperTherm. Update: we were able to do the Gulf coast summer without air conditioning. The house stayed 1-11 degrees cooler than outside, with the 11 degree difference being during the hottest part of the day. This was with screen doors and windows open, three ceiling fans running in an uninsulated house. SuperTherm is amazing and really does work. We plan to put it on a quonset hut and a motorhome next.
Yes it will work, You can use Metaltec TC and role it on
Very questionable results! This is not evidence of anything. I see many trees outside, roof angle the produce shade etc. Conduct a better comparison please.
We took the temperature of the roof in the sun before applying it (10 AM) and then took the temperature in the same spot, in the sun, at 10 AM another day after applying. The difference was staggering. The low temp on the roof can be detected every single day with a laser tool. We also put some SuperTherm on a metal sheet and applied a blowtorch. It was unaffected and didn't retain heat. If you have thick trees, then you have natural protection from UV, but not infrared. The SuperTherm reflects both. Here on the Gulf Coast, we can't have our waterfront houses surrounded by thick trees because they will fall on our house in a windstorm. Our roofs bake in the sun all day.
very questionable results.....lol...gtfo. the poster has no need, inclination to do this. notice when he posted it,2016?
I don't believe it is questionable, but rather question if it is practical. The trick is that it is a metal roof, which radiates heat. Thermal paint is a radiant barrier ONLY. It is NOT a substitute for insulation. The sun's heat is radiant, so it blocks the direct effect of the sun. But it does nothing for preventing the transfer of ambient heat energy, which will go right through it.
@Daveinet that's right, Super Therm does insulate. The definition of insulate is: Insulation is material designed to prevent heat or sound from being transmitted from one area to another. So if the radiant heat is being blocked it's insulating...you're left with ambient. Bulk insulation does the same except it slowly allows the full heat to transfer. Using air pockets to slowly allow the heat through. Once the material insulation is full, or heat flux it all flows through. Then it's no longer ambient. The goal is to work with both. Block the heat load then the material insulation works to regulate the ambient better inside the home. Super Therm is 100% true. Tested by the Department of Energy in Texas, Florida and Denver along with NASA for fire protection. It's designed as a closed film multi ceramics insulation coating that blocks UV, Infrared and Visual heat. Results are exactly as they are because they are true!
I wonder if I can paint my bronco with this!
why is the uninsulated one warmer and the insulated one colder if you say it is 33 degrees outside then what is going on .I am looking at adding the hytechsales online ceramic coating to my paint and do my subfloors before I lay vinyl plank flooring 13. dollars for the additive to 1 gallon of paint .I am also adding a mold a mildew additive called concrobium .I saw it here on you tube where the guy put it under his vinyl plank floors
It is possible that I wasn't clear. We live on the hot, mosquito coast of South Texas, near Mexico. It is hot for five months a year, with heat indexes stretching from 105 to 122 degrees F during the hottest months. The acidic air from the hypersaline Laguna Madre (back yard) was corroding our new air conditioners within months of installation. We couldn't afford to keep replacing them, so we decided to SuperTherm the roof and just acclimate to the base air temps. We were pleased that the inside stayed at 82 to 84 degrees even when outside base temps were near 100 - basically the day temp indoors was similar to the lowest temp during the night. If we were in a cold climate, I would paint the roof dark. However, in a climate like ours, we want to reflect all possible UV and infrared (heat) away from the house. The entire process, including labor, cost way less than one central A/C replacement.
Did you paint insulation paint on inside, outside or both? Is the un-insulated outside roof white also?
Both sides, but the roof top ha layer of corrugated iron also.
We painted SuperTherm (and base) on the outside only. The roof was dark gray shingles, and now is white. My neighbor, CIO at a big refinery, smart technical guy, said it was the cleverest redidential hack he has seen in the neighborhood.
@@wendycastellanos4044 hack? Are you 15?
@@davidbryant3532 not 15. I commented on my roof a few years back. Not sure how a high school is linked to my roof painting success. I painted the outside of the roof. I rarely ever make comments online about anything.
@@wendycastellanos4044 it's the use of the word "hack" so over used.
Aloha hi this looks good.
Can I purchase this product in the Philippines 🇵🇭?
You can get Metaltec TC. Just reply here
Did you mix up which roof you insulated?
hahah. I like that
Would it work on a bus roof?
Kevin Hornbuckle Yes it would. But you would have to close all of the widows and paint them with the paint as well for it to be effective.
You don't have to paint the windows. You can paint the metal, then use reflectix or other insulation covers for the windows and still have access to them when you need it.
@@passedhighschoolphysics6010 It is also existing ceramic IR reflective windows films, so you can still see true
What's the temp delta in Fahrenheit degrees? I'm a dumb U'merikin.
Thank you.
61°C = 142°F
31°C = 88°F
can I put this on my van roof as I live in it, it gets a bit hot
Absolutely yes.
@@regurkilu going to save up me pennys, having a red roof is not the best thing, plus going to put some kind of rubber on first, to cut down rain tap tap, tap, then use that stuff on top, to cut down heat
How is this working after 3 years?
It is been 84 degrees F inside when the heat index is 115 outside, combo of air temp near 97+ and humidity. We use security screen doors (open) and windows open. We are on the coast and have a cross-breeze. We acclimated to the average warm season temps of 77-84 degrees F. Our roof registers the outside temperature, while nearby concrete garden structures register in the 149 degrees F. We are a family of engineering and IT backgrounds, and enjoy the process of testing. We expect the roof to last an extra 10 or more years (if no hurricanes) due to the effect of the SuperTherm bonding the shingles together as well as bonding to the shingles. We also expect for the performance to continue to be about the same. We spent $2200 or so on base, paint, and labor to do our roof, for perspective.
Where do you buy this pain from?
I bought it from Superior Coatings www.superiorcoatings.net.au/protective-coatings/products/super-therm/super-therm-applications.html
They are in Melbourne. Are you in Australia?
You can look at ThermoCool - Thermal Insulation Coating www.macles.com.my/products/thermocool/
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Was it sprayed on the interior or exterior of the shipping container?
Metaltec TC has an industrial version, they use on process vessels at 200C to drop temperature to below 60C
Where can i buy it in the US?
in a shop.
What you have proved is that the 'insulated' side is at the same temp as outside but the non insulated side is considerably warmer!!! If fact all you have shown is that one side of your building is in shade.
How did you arrive at this conclusion, I wonder? In fact, both sides had no shade on them at that time of the day
MrSailbadthesinner the purpose of the SuperTherm is to keep infrared heat out.
The SuperThermed top of the roof is as cool as ambient temperature, or even cooler. The inside of the house has the same results. It is not hotter in the house, but cooler in the house than it is outdoors.The exception is nighttime, when the house temp reaches the night low outdoors. Keep in mind that we are applying living techniques we learned in Central America, which means taking advantage of windows, security screen doors, etc. for cross-breeze.
If we had our house all closed in, like most Americans, and put SuperTherm on the roof, we would have huge savings on air conditiong bills, similar to lining the inside of the roof with 6" of styrofoam (we did this in Central America - blocked all heat from the metal roof there).
@@regurkilu We had no shade either at the time of measurement. We saw immediate effects of UV/heat reflection upon application of SuperTherm to our asphalt roof. The roof looks much prettier now too.
IAM looking for this paint so where can I get it to buy
I found something similar on hytechsales online 13 dollars for additive to 1 gallon of paint .Check out the vinyl plank installer that did this to his subfloor on youtube
We bought it from the South Texas distributor, Michael Polanco. He runs ads on Craigslist usually. He has a family-run business.
@@wendycastellanos4044 do you have a number?
Wow that’s good 32deg is cold
I smell something....
I'm looking for examples of poor science.
Can i use your vid for my project?
Absolute BS. If you fall for this you deserve to be scammed
Nope, you need to understand the difference between radiant heat and convection. This will reflect radiant heat from the sun - basically make it like you are standing in the shade. But if the air is hot, because it is a hot day out, it will do nothing for you.
Hollow microspheres is something NASA has been working on for some time, and it seems to work. 😊🌎🌟