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Re: [Shop-talk] rigid insulation board

To: Frank Vantacich <rustymetal@sbcglobal.net>
Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] rigid insulation board
From: David Hillman <hillman@planet-torque.com>
Date: Sat, 1 Jun 2013 10:53:30 -0400 (EDT)
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On Fri, 31 May 2013, Frank Vantacich wrote:
> I need to insulate the ceiling in my barn, 18'x30',  and am thinking of using 
> 2"
> rigid insulation board or otherwise called polystyrene. One side has a
> reflective foil on it and the other has  some kind of a plastic wrap on it and
> it is this side that I would like to paint white to cover up the blue 
> printing.
> Is this feasible and does any one recommend a particular paint.

    Why not just put the reflective side facing down, and leave it be? 
That's what my father-in-law and I did ( two garages ).  Looks fine for a 
garage ceiling, and even helps with lighting a little.  Throw some 
aluminum tape on the seams and call it done.

    Painting it sounds like a right bitch, to be honest.

--
  David Hillman
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