Sno-Coat®

ADVANCED ROOF COOLING PAINT 

Sno-Coat® is an advanced roof cooling paint as well as radiation barrier for buildings. Our product can reduce internal temperatures to below ambient, leading to significant cost savings on air conditioning and also contributing to environmental sustainability.

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Sno-Coat® has the following properties

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Colours

( Light colours are the most effective but white is best )

The Cosmo-Dec warehouse has also been coated with Sno-Coat ® ( IBR roof 2015 )

 Sno-Coat® on a harveytile roof

Sno-Coat® on  a concrete roof

you can also cool shipping containers with SNO-COAT®

Sno-Coat® consistently keeps roofs cooler

Product information

Sno-Coat® is an advanced roof cooling paint ( Infrared Thermal radiation reflector) that is applied by brush, roller as well as spray applicators. Use Sno-Coat® on the roof of the building or structure as well as the walls where necessary, for the purpose of cooling the building or structure dramatically.

Furthermore, our coating can drop the interior temperature of a building to below ambient. This exceptional thermal coating is the very best available, and also encompasses a modern approach to this technology.

For this reason, Sno-Coat® has superior adhesion propensity, better opacity, extended coverage as well as a higher cooling capacity. In addition, It is chip, blister, crack and also peel resistant.

This product is a liquid paint coating, radiation barrier and is also highly effective as reflector of radiation, confirmed by SABS tests.

In short, Sno-Coat® is an exciting development in the paint industry. The product is also water based and consists of a dispersion containing state of the art particles.

It is unaffected by ultra violet light, is acid resistant, waterproof, hard wearing, long lasting, flexible as well as impact resistant.

Furthermore, our advanced roof cooling paint can be applied to ANY surface including galvanized iron and also glass without the necessity for an undercoat.

Sno-Coat® has a wide variety of applications including factory roofs, house roofs, poultry houses, pig sties, warehouses as well as shops.

In addition to the above, When used by the fresh fruit and vegetable industry. Our product helps to significantly reduce inside storage temperatures, thereby prolonging shelf life which translates into huge financial savings.

Our advanced roof cooling paint is a one pack system and also has a prolonged shelf life. When applied outside in dry weather, the drying time will be approximately 30 minutes to the touch.

Uses

Shopping Centres as well as Cash and Carry wholesalers.

Hotels, Lodges as well as Churches.

Poultry houses as well as Farm houses,

Seed warehouses as well as Grain Silos.

Fruit packing, processing sheds, fresh vegetable sheds as well as warehouses.

Tobacco sheds, Food wholesalers as well as supermarkets.

Houses, Factories, Schools as well as Clinics.

Office Buildings, Store rooms as well as Convention Centres.

Garages, dormitories, astronomical observatory domes as well as Dish Antenna.

Bus/Taxi ranks, informal shelters as well as under cover out door markets.

 In Addition to the above, any structure with a roof that is too hot.

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SNO-COAT® ON AN IBR METAL ROOF

ADVANTAGES

Thermal Insulator (Cools) as well as Acoustic insulator

Seals asbestos fibre roofs (Government regulations) and also saves electricity and Energy

Waterproofer as well as Rust Protector/Inhibitor

Water-Based, Non Toxic as well as Long Lasting

Easy to apply as well as Inexpensive

Addresses climate crisis issues as well as Combats climate change

MORE ABOUT SNO-COAT®

Our advanced roof cooling paint prevents thermal shock to roof sheets as well as ensuring no roof bolts pop or slip loose which also means a prolonged roof life.

In relation to the above, Sno-Coat® applied to flat concrete roofs helps to prevent thermal shock here, to a remarkable degree, thus putting an end to expansion and contraction of these structures which in turn prevents these roofs from cracking and leaking. Consequently, a feature of these types of structures. In addition, architects, builders engineers etc. often go to enormous lengths, at great expense to achieve similar results. However, on flat concrete roofs Sno-Coat® will always be the best option.

However, In-Situ applications, there is no need to stop production or interfere in any way with on going activities in order to apply Sno-Coat®, Quiet interference free applications ensure this, no fumes, no problems!

In conclusion, Cosmo-Dec`s hi tech approach to it`s coating technology means we are always at the forefront when it comes to new innovative ideas.

Surface preparation

The substrate should be clean dry and also stable.

Coverage

4 to 5 square metres per litre depending on the substrate as well as method of application.

Colours

Sno-Coat® is available in snow white and also 5 light colours

Application

Above all, Ensure that the surface is free of loose paint, dirt, grease as well as grime. In addition, the substrate must be dry prior to applying Sno-Coat®. Apply by brush roller as well as spray applicators

Moreover, when used in conjunction with our primer Dead-End®, Sno-Coat® achieves a 100% adhesion as tested by SABS.

THE BEST PRIMER TO USE WITH Sno-Coat® IS DEAD-END®. 

Dead-End® provides a fantastic interface between the surface as well as the coating, making the paint go further and the finish last longer!

Technical Information

Sno-Coat® is a wet in the can paint on coating with thermal insulating, IR reflective, rust preventing as well as other properties, which cools substrates and structures to below ambient temperatures! A veritable air conditioning system in a can and also a major breakthrough!

Can reduce air conditioning installation as well as running costs by up to 25%.

Also Reduces thermal shock by up to 50%.

Increases rust onset as well as degradation time by up to 300%.

Also Prolongs substrate life by up to 300%.

Increases live carry capacity by at least 25% (Chicken house).

Decreases heat stress mortality by more than 90% (Chicken house).

Summer inside temperatures also decrease by up to 25%.

Also drops roof substrate temperatures by up to 45%.

Excellent waterproofing properties and also aesthetically pleasing.

ADVANCED ROOF COOLING PAINT

Saving Energy with Roof Cooling Coatings

Special roof coatings as well as advanced roof cooling paint can save huge amounts of money energy in hot climates and also help utilities in warm climates reduce peak demand.

Subsequently, Architects are using special coatings to cool off buildings in hot climates, but until recently there was little research on the measured cooling-energy savings of these roofs.
Over the past two years, however, researchers in Florida and California have examined the impact of these roof coatings on air-conditioning energy use in retrofits of monitored homes. Therefore, simulation analysis suggests that a specially coated roof can cut a building’s cooling load by 10-60%, the higher numbers are associated with uninsulated roofs.

Additionally, cooling coatings are increasingly being used for manufactured homes in the Southeast, based on homeowner reports that such coatings can reduce summer air conditioning costs. Until now, however, no investigation in a cooling-dominated climate examined the effect of coated roof on time-of-day air conditioning electrical demand in occupied residential buildings–important information for utilities where summertime peak demand is a concern.

Subsequently, One of the earliest whole-building studies that measured cooling-energy savings from cool roof coatings was performed by the Mississippi Power Company. Moreover, the utility monitored two identical side-by-side single-story commercial office buildings after the roof of one had been covered with a cooling coating. As a result, both existing buildings had R-11 roof insulation.

The results of the experiment?

In short, summertime air conditioning was reduced by 22% in the building with the reflective roof coating.

In addition, researchers at LBL measured very significant cooling-energy savings from applying cooling coatings to three buildings in central California . Moreover, at one site, energy demand for space cooling was nearly eliminated. However, regardless of the potential of cooling roof coatings in California, Florida’s higher humidity and nighttime temperatures make prospects for near elimination of space cooling energy use in that state very unlikely.

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How Long Will It Last?

Degradation of reflective roof coatings is of practical concern because their high-albedo property is primarily responsible for the cooling-energy savings. Moreover, cooling roof coatings may have good longevity when applied properly. For example, a five-year old swatch of an elastomeric coating applied to the cupola roof of the FSEC`s Passive Cooling Laboratory still showed a laboratory reflectance of 0.73–very close to the initial properties of such samples (0.70-0.79) The reflectivity of the roofs in FSEC’s experimental homes was measured seven months after the coatings were applied. However, some minor stains due to disintegrated leaves and dust were evident at Site #1, whereas no signs of degradation were in evidence on the flat roof at Site #2.

In addition, the average of the measurements at Site #1 indicated a reflectance of 0.69 with greater variation in the readings over the roof surface. The tested reflectance at Site #2 was 0.73, however, Although both aged values were lower, a statistical test of the means revealed no significant differences in the data taken immediately after the coating were applied and those obtained seven months later. More recently, however, FSEC examined the roofs at Sites #1 and #2–18 months after they were coated. Although the flat roof at Site #2 still showed little sign of weathering, some staining was becoming apparent on the coated asphalt shingles at Site #1.

The research

The most significant research on the longevity of cooling coated roofing systems was also performed recently at LBL. Furthermore, this research examined 26 spot measurements of aged “high albedo” roofs of various types and found that most of the weathering and reduction in solar reflectance occurred in the first year after application or even within the first two months.

However, for a gravel coating the albedo was reduced by 8% over six years, but 6% of the drop occurred in the first year. Furthermore, other reflective roofing types experienced reductions to albedo of up to 24%. In addition, The LBL researchers also experimented with washing cooling roofing systems, and found that it was possible to restore roofs to 90% of their initial values.

Advanced Roof Cooling Paint

Many considering the potential of cooling roof coatings are also concerned about colour. However, The FSEC has evaluated the solar reflectance of some 37 different roofing materials, with the measured data showing that white roof materials generally exhibit the best performance.

In addition, they are highly reflective across the solar spectral bandwidth, while being highly emissive in the far-infrared region–this is another way of saying they strongly reflect solar heat and any heat they absorb will readily re-emit to the cooler sky temperatures. Of course, it may seem a bit counter-intuitive, but silver reflective aluminum paints do not perform nearly as well as others. Although the aluminum flake paints have a high solar reflectance, they also have a low infrared emissivity–they tend to hold whatever heat they absorb–negating the cooling properties.

Fortunately, for those who demand non-white roof colors, it appears possible to tailor paints and pigments so they are not so reflective in the visible solar range, but are very reflective in the “invisible” near infrared region.

The military

The Navy has also conducted research in this area to help develop infrared reflective coatings. Since then, paints have been created that are twice as reflective in the near infrared as in the visible region. In addition to this, Researchers with LBL are examining spectrally selective paints that offer the possibility of significantly increasing the solar reflectance of even darkly pigmented colors. However, physics suggests green-colored pigments with large particle size may further enhance the performance of solar reflective non-white paints.

Even so, such coatings will not likely perform better than materials that are uniformly very reflective as well as access the solar spectrum, particularly since the energy intensity of solar radiation is greatest in the visible bandwidth. Regardless, such developments promise to provide improved roofing materials with high albedo, while still preserving the designer’s palette of colors.

Additionally, It may also be possible to tailor the properties of white reflective coatings to create superior performance. However, the ideal coating would be very reflective across the entire solar spectrum, while being very emissive in the long infrared region so that heat is readily re-emitted. Furthermore, research shows promise in this area. However, One specialty coating, used to coat astronomical observatory domes, has a 98% solar reflectivity–so high that the temperature of the material is only slightly higher than air temperature under moderate solar intensity. Thus, it may be possible to tailor the composition of roof coatings to further optimize their performance.

Lifestyles are changing as a result of climate change, and this is creating a blueprint for more energy-efficient homes of the future.

Furthermore, in his Nobel Prize-winning documentary on climate change, An Inconvenient Truth, former US vice president Al Gore made the point that something needs to be done urgently if the world is to avoid a crisis caused by global warming over the next few decades.

As quoted, “We can already see the effect of climate change on lifestyles as more and more people become aware of this fact,” says Mike Bester, CEO of Realty1 International Property Group,“ However, the South African residential building industry does not yet have this issue at the top of its priority list.”

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