Microspheres Insulating Paint & Coating Technology

Formulated for all Paint and Elastomeric Coatings

Dehaven Construction is introducing a new product line which contains an insulating paint additive made from microsphere thermal cell technology.

Developed with a NASA research partner, microsphere ceramic beads, when combined with paint coatings, create a thermal barrier. The micro spherical beads have a compressive strength of 6000 psi and a hollow, airless interior (vacuum) that gives them the property to resist thermal connectivity. With a vacuum i.e. dead air space, there is nothing through which to conduct.

The ceramic micro-sphere beads can be added to acrylic latex paint, or Elastomeric coating. The coating result is a beautiful, long lasting, heat reducing coating for your home's exterior finish. Due to the thermal insulating ability, heat and cold transference can save money on heating and air conditioning when mixed with Behr Elastomeric coatings.

The insulating spheres are environmentally friendly, non toxic, can provide stain resistant properties and can be used with most paints and coatings.

It is important that the contractor has the proper equipment and is knowledgeable when using Elastomeric coatings with the ceramic microsphere technology. It is very important to attain the proper insulating mil thickness when the Behr Elastomeric coating with ceramic microspheres is applied. The coating will protect against 98 miles/hour wind driven rain and has superior elongation 600 per cent that allows it to bridge cracks. It is also mildew resistant.

Cooling the surface by adding this non-toxic insulating technology to paint and specialty coatings such as Behr Elastomeric coating offers, not only excellent adhesion, that is resistant to mildew and algae; but also a significant energy savings. Coating your home with a combination of insulating microsphere technology & Behr Elastomeric coating can contribute to energy savings and repainting costs.

Insulating ceramic microspheres can be mixed into most paints and coatings for application on masonry, stucco, interior plaster, dry wall or wood surfaces.

For every one degree of summer heat, the interior temperature increases by an estimated 1.5 %. Insulating additives combined with Elastomeric coating or paint can reduce the demand on cooling & heating for your home or office. This can result in less strain on the power grid and lower energy bills. Add the durability of Behr Elastomeric coating with high water resistance and successful testing in 98 miles/hour wind driven rain (Behr spec) with the heat resistant microspheres; you will have a winning investment.

Insulating microsphere additives are manufactured by companies such as Cold Tec, Hy-Tec, Cool, Insulatadd, and Kool-cote.

As to elastomeric coating, we prefer Behr Elastormic coating as it has superior elongation of about 600 per cent. Behr Elastormic coatings use strong color pigments, are water proof, and have a warranty you can count on. There a number of companies like Textured Coatings of America, PPG, and Benjamin Moore, for instance, that use elastomers in their paints.

Nassau Chemists and Associates have developed a microsphere technology that performs as a radiant heat barrier for paint and coating additives sold and applied by Dehaven Construction.

Insulating technology works by reflecting and dissipating heat that would normally enter exterior walls. This technology was developed in conjunction with NASA. The result of the research was a ceramic microsphere technology, where the spheres have vacuum cores that reduce thermal conductivity.

When the microspheres are mixed with paint, they form a hard, hollow packed film that reflects and dissipates heat. The ceramic spheres refract heat and reduce the infrared ray intrusion by, up to 90 percent. Up to 80 % of ultra violet rays are reflected back into the atmosphere. The technology that was developed, was a blended ceramic, microscopic sphere that could be mixed with paint and Elastomeric coatings.

This long lasting, specialty, architectural coating additive has been engineered to reflect UV and IR light spectrums and creates an R-value of 20., which can subsequently reduce the overall exterior temperature by as much as 40%. Using this additive can reduce sun damage and increase the life of an application.

Elastomeric coatings combined with the insulating microsphere technology developed by Nassau Chemist and Associates, is used as a radiant heat barrier for paint and coating additive sold and installed by Dehaven Construction.

Chemist and engineers, who have worked on space shuttle technology, were consulted in the development of this technology for use as an insulating paint and coating additive. The technology, that was developed, blended microscopic ceramic microsphere technology that could be mixed with paint and Elastomeric coatings.

The ceramic microsphere technology uses vacuum inside each the microscopic ceramic sphere, creating a thermal reflective layer blocking 90 percent of infrared red heat; thus creating a dramatic reduction of reduction of heat infiltration.

This long lasting architectural, specialty coating additive, has been engineered to reflect UV and IR solar spectrums which create a R-value of as much as 20. This coating subsequently reduces the overall exterior temperature by as much as 40%, as well as reducing sun damage and increasing the life of the product. It provides a thermal barrier which refracts the sun's rays/heat away from the substrate.