I just saw this product on ebay and wondered if anyone had experiecne with it. IS this something new or just glorified "kool-seal" for more $$$$$?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Cooler-Reefer-Trailer-Cut-Fuel-Costs-w-Nanotechnology_W0QQitemZ260084864405QQihZ016QQcategoryZ50466QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
It's water based...
Translucent... probably polyurethane based. ( would make it inhibit mold due to sealing of surface )
To do what it says, It contains ceramic beads. aka any number of methods and products.
I get the beads mix here in Florida and they can be added to any type of paint ( including kool-seal ).
( 5 gallons of paint to 12 lbs of ceramic ). email me off board if you want a link to the mfr....
Way cheaper than $85 a gallon....
Hi Chuck,
From what I read, 1 gallon will cote 450 to 550 sf. Seems that you would only need topps, 2 gal.'s
price per gal isn't bad. http://www.pioneer-builders.com/purchase_nansulate.htm
Nick-
Nick,
But I think they say 3 coats. And for some reason, it just seems that it would take closer to 3 gallons or more to coat the top. I guess that still isn't all that bad of a price.
I too, wonder how good it is.
Insulating myself from the rest of the world,
Chaz
The Kool Seal that I put on my roof a few years ago made a noticible difference in the summer temps inside the bus. It does however, have a tendancy to mildew and the visible area has to be scrubbed a couple times a year to look OK. It did eliminate any seeping leaks in the roof. I was just wondering if this was new technogoly.....DD I like the thought of adding them ceramic beads into Kool Seal. I may try that and put on another coat.
I'm with DrDave on this, I bought some of the ceramic beads to mix with the Koolseal. I read an article on it a while back and decided to take a chance since the price was right.
I haven't got it on yet since I'm working on the clearance lights and the drip rails, (weather permitting) the roof coat will be last.
Ed
Hey Chuck,
how did your Kool-seal hold up after a few years? How does it look right after you apply it. Does it look like paint or does it have alot of texture to it?
The product advertised on ebay says 10 gallons to do a good job on a trailer, it seems like it would take at least 5 gallons to do a coach.
Phil Zisakis
Phil, the Kool Seal is flat white and shows leaf stains in the fall, also other things that don't discolor automotive paint. But it will pressure wash clean fairly easy.
My drip rails hide it pretty good from the ground.
I bought a 5 gal. can of it and have 2 coats applied. I still have over half the can remaining. I applied it with a roller.
Ed
My experience is exactly as Ed describes.......thanks ED, saved some typing 8)
I slopped about 5 gallons of the Kool Seal and ceramic mix on my mc9 over a year ago. Note "Slopped" it looks like it too.
The ceramic gives the finish a very grainy feel and appearance and it does take truly at least 2 coats or more if you can do it.
The results were;
Interior ceiling surface temps dropped over 25 degrees in direct sunlight. The interior metal factory ceiling panels no longer sweat on cooler days when the interior temps are down and humidity up. Leaks and those irritating and inevitable loose/leaky rivets no longer leak or are loose.
Not very scientific but I did do a bus for someone else with thermal-coat both inside and out a few years back and that worked very well, I sprayed 5 gallons inside on all the metal and base surfaces then insulated and paneled over it.
My pockets are not that deep anymore and I am short on patience so I did the basic down and dirty roof seal treatment. It does get a bit of a green tinge if you park under tree's here in the Florida swamp, But a dose of chlorox usually handles it for a year.
The nice thing about adding your own ceramic is that you are not restricted to using only latex based paints. It will mix and work with oil based and polyurethanes just as well. Only the application method then would be tricky if not messy. A clear overcoat would solve the "green" problem as there are a number of clear coats that would be compatable even with the kool-seal.
Short of using something like Kemlite-filon to make a secondary roof-over with an insulator sheet in between, This is far cheaper and easier if not prettier.
Home of the Ugly Roof......( as long as the inside is dry, who cares! )