No-Burn Paint (fireplace, ceiling, colour, ceilings)

[stenback]

Hey

I saw a TV Home show where the painters used a paint called NO-burn. The paint would not catch on fire Anyone hear of the paint and where to purchase it. I have looked at Lowes and Home Depot no luck.

[brokensky]

Originally Posted by stenback

Hey

I saw a TV Home show where the painters used a paint called NO-burn. The paint would not catch on fire Anyone hear of the paint and where to purchase it. I have looked at Lowes and Home Depot no luck.

Do you remember what show you saw it on? Maybe if you look on the website (like- HGTV) they will have some info on it.

[travlingrlclt]

You have to order directly from their website. It's pricey too at $80 a gallon.

[Cornerguy1]

Depending on what colour(s) you're interested in and what your application is, you might do just as well with some high-heat paint formulated for barbecues, exhaust manifolds, or stove pipes.

[Samantha's Dad]

I found and additive for paint and coatings from Cool It Mfg (dot com). It's much cheaper ($20.00 per gallon additive + less to ship than a gallon of paint) than the No Burn brand and sounds very simular except with one important difference. The additive is a thermal insulator first and when applied to the applilations recomendation is also fire retardant.

I saw a video where they painted a cardboard core and the guy put his fingers inside the core, placed a penny on top and used a blow torch with map gas. They had a themal gun to show the tempature was over 1350 degrees and the penny melted, the cardboard charred, but did not catch fire and his fingers were not burned ... crazy right?

The logic is everyone pays a utility bill and with my savings at 37% one year later this stuff has paid for itself in utility savings. The bonus is the fire retardant barrier that hopefully I will never have to test, but I live in Southern California so who knows.

[gentlearts]

I guess I'm wondering what benefit this really has? If your house is on fire, you still must worry about the floors, ceilings and drywall burning. Would paint slow the fire down that much?

[South Jersey Styx]

I saw it on HGTV too. I think it was Carter Osterhouse's show. The homeowners were re-designing a room with a fireplace and they wanted to paint the inside of the fireplace solid black. Said they were using "nonflammable paint" and it was in a spray can.