Letter 043

Heat absorbing/heat resisting paint

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Hello, I hope this is the right address to send a question to. I'm looking for a 'paint' that insulates heat. I think the subject was mentioned in BBC's Tomorrow's World, a nice television program. There was an item paint with water inside, and another item about paint that resisted heat. I'm most interested in the second one, I need it to protect the casing of my ultra-light 'paint-remover' and I'd hate to have to use asbestos. Maybe there is even more in today's world, please let me know.

Ruud H.G. van Tol
- Amsterdam

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I could certainly be misunderstanding you, Rudd, but I think it's difficult to 'contain' the heat even with asbestos, and hopeless to try to do it with a thin layer of paint.

What you probably actually need to do is speed up the removal of the heat, rather than try to slow it down.

Ted Mooney, P.E.
finishing.com
Brick, New Jersey