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The COOLWALL® with Kynar® IR exterior coating system uses the same heat reflective technology the military uses to reduce the “heat signature” (the solar heat absorbed by planes and vehicles). Much like a military vehicle, your home absorbs heat from the sun too. But unlike the military, your home’s enemy isn’t another army – it’s the escalating cost of electricity.
The COOLWALL® with Kynar® IR exterior coating system has been specially formulated to reflect solar heat by changing the invisible portion of the light spectrum, thereby helping to reflect heat without changing color.
The COOLWALL® System now incorporates industry leading Kynar Aquatec® Polyvinylidene Fluoride (PVDF) resin technology. The chemical make-up of the Kynar® PVDF is very closely related to that of Teflon®, giving it similar non-stick properties and enhanced chemical resistance, enhanced heat resistance, and increased reflectivity. The Kynar® PVDF resin is a natural barrier to mold, mildew, and dirt pick-up due to its low water absorption and low surface tension.These properties are inherent in the Kynar® resin so they last the lifetime of the coating and will not leach out over time as mildewcides do in conventional paint.
Tex-Cote, LLC. recently utilized a state-of-the-art infrared thermal imaging cameras, designed specifically to capture surface temperature differentials, to show the incredible capabilities of its revolutionary COOLWALL® infrared heat reflective wall coating system. The thermal imaging cameras were used to compare the surface temperature of COOLWALL® to the surface temperature of conventional paint when applied in the exact same visual color.
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Comparing energy use on colors that are different than the color previously applied to a homeowner’s home will give inaccurate results. Even though COOLWALL® is typically over 200% more reflective in dark colors compared to traditional paint in the same color, darker colors will inherently absorb more infrared radiation leading to increased heat build-up and lighter colors will reflect more infrared radiation leading to decreased heat build-up. The color chosen for the DOE study was “Underseas”, which is a medium color. Comparing the same color in a traditional paint to COOLWALL® for this color, we are over 100% more reflective. This is what DOE used in coming up with their cooling cost savings chart. When comparing dark colors to the same or similar color in COOLWALL®, these darker colors will yield higher savings (The increase in reflectivity with COOLWALL® for dark colors is more substantial than the increase in reflectivity for lighter colors).
Comparing the same color of traditional paint to COOLWALL® in lighter colors, the percentage of increase in reflectivity, while still substantial, is lower and therefore will yield lower cooling cost savings. In order to obtain accurate comparisons, the color chosen must be the same or similar to the color being used for comparison. If a customer chooses to go from a light colored traditional paint to COOLWALL® in a darker color, the percentage of savings may not be as high as those obtained in the DOE study. If a customer goes from and extremely light color to a dark color in COOLWALL®, there may not be any surface temperature reduction and in fact be an increase in cooling costs. Consequently in order to make a proper comparison and analysis of surface temperate reductions and cooling cost savings, the color chosen by the homeowner needs to remain in the same family of color. ( Colors are typically classified as light, medium or dark.) Any comparison in surface temperature reduction and cooling cost savings needs to be done with the same or similar color. If the color chosen goes from light to dark there may actually be an increase in surface temperatures and cooling costs. The proper analysis should always be to compare the original color to the same or similar color in COOLWALL®.
Comparisons must be for periods when experiencing the same or similar climate conditions in order to be accurate.
Changes in the shading from landscaping and surroundings on walls, windows, or roofs will affect surface temperatures and cause energy use comparisons to be inaccurate.
Changes in utility rates will cause comparisons to be inaccurate if dollar amounts are used for comparison purposes. Comparisons should be done on units of energy usage only.