hi, i need somthing to use as a reflection system. first off, IS TIN FOIL A BAD IDEA??? if so whats bad about it and what wuld happen if i would use it ? please reply its important because im CFL growing in a small closet
bad, reflects heat mostly and not the light. although with cfls , and fluorescent tubing , im not sure , cuz they dont put off alot of heat, so it may be ok.
thats a terrible idea......tin foil creats hot spots...and its just a dangous idea.....if ur not goin to by mylar i would just paint the walls white....that works just fine for other people...i just use mylar though...
buy some of the present wrapping paper with the mylar on the underside. that bright shiny wrapping paper, its probably just as cheap as tinfoil, if not cheaper at the dollar store.
Hey man. I'm using aluminum foil in my closet. The shiny side is almost 90% reflective. I noticed a big difference as soon as put some up. Follow the link in my sig and feel free to comment.
tin foil reflects pretty good but it doesn't evenly distribute the heat. it will create hot spots on your plants. you can paint your room flat white, get mylar, or panda film
socom3riot, is right if you can't get mylar, get the wrapping paper it works, really well! pictures below...
I would flip it around on the backside where there's no pictures n stuff lol , but it may work the same on both sides.. dunno?
If you use aluminum foil make sure is is completely even and wrinkle free. It can reflect unevenly and create hot spots. I use white poster board. If you use a light meter and check the strength of reflection, you will find that white poster board reflects more light than aluminum foil and does so very evenly. Reflectors are made of aluminum but they are specially molded to produce an even reflection. Hard to do with foil.
ya hard to do for sure, pretty much impossible to not wrinkle foil unless u take like 10 hours doing ur place and do it absolutely perfectly. even then , ur bound to get some wrinkles.
^ this was the, shiny side & the other side, is plain white others said, my wrapping paper, is like, a bonus, because, of the flares? lol
ive got a question ive been postin on this like trend ive got for like a month...its my first grow...but ive got a lot of research put into it but no one ever comments on it....ive got pics and everything...why dont people post ...click my sign to see.i delete the pics from the early post to keep tha photo bucket clean but if you go to my last pages there all up to date
tinfoil is bad 4 plants good 4 hats any1 sez it reflects light gud doesnt know what their talking bout never use foil white paint or mylar that wrapping paper sounds good 2
lol what ever happened to the tin foil hat contest???? flat white paint is a winner.. foil is and always will be a loser
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