THERMO-SHIELD® HAS BEEN WIDELY TESTED IN ACCREDITED LABORATORIES AND IN ACTUAL FIELD-TESTS.

THERMO-SHIELD® ROOF COATING RESULTS ON AMERICA’S ASTM TESTS

TENSILE STRENGTH                                                     ASTM D-412

Tensile stress at 25% elongation                         525 psi

Tensile strength at break                                                615 psi  elongation 70%

DETERIORATION BY HEATING IN AIR                ASTM D-865

(Tensile strength after heating 21 days at 150° C)

Tensile stress at 25% elongation                         515 psi

Tensile strength at break                                                640 psi  elongation 85%

IMPORTANT: These two tests show THERMO-SHIELD® ROOF COATING ACTUALLY GETS STRONGER AND MORE DURABLE WITH AGING

WATER VAPOR PERMEABILITY                                   ASTM D-1653

AND PERMEABILTIY                                                     ASTM E-96

Both tests show ROOF COATING with 8.8 perm in. rating. This is excellent Permeability: it has 160 times more than one of our main competitors claiming the same properties.

WATER ABSORPTION                                      ASTM D-570

After water saturation for 5 weeks “NO CHANGES IN APPEARANCE ON ROOF COATING AFFER RECONDITONING”.  IMPORTANT! The above 3 tests show ROOF COATING will stand up to ponding water, yet has the ability to BREATHE OUT trapped water vapor when weather conditions are dry - WATERPROOFING WITHOUT BLISTERING

BRITTLENESS                                                  ASTM D-746

ROOF COATING passed the 90° bend test at -37° C.  FLEXIBLE AT VERY COLD TEMPERATURES

SURFACE OZONE CRACKING                           ASTM D-1149

70-DAY EXPOSURE TO OZONE, Time to failure, “NONE OBSERVED IN DURATION OF TEST”

CHEMICAL RESISTANCE                                              ASTMD-1380

16-hour spot test to 26 harsh or staining chemicals.  ROOF COATING blistered only with some concentrated acids, stained only with gasoline, aircraft hydraulic fluid, and lipstick.  ROOF COATING undamaged by animal urine, battery acid, bleach, de-icing chemical, 40% salt solution and others.

STEADY STATE HET FLUX MEASUREMENTS AND

THERMAL TRANSMISSION PROPERTIES                      ASTM C-177 / ASTM C-l045

ROOF COATING (at 5-MIL thickness)      K Value 0.0454  (R 22) NOTE: Some specialists say the ASTM formula for R Values in this test “R = 1/K” is oversimplified, and does not take enough information into consideration.

JAPANESE INDUSTRIAL STANDARDS TESTS “JIS” (Materials must pass strict limits on these tests before they can be sold on the Japanese market) THERMO-SHIELD® ROOFING, INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR COATINGS have all passed the required tests:

LOW TEMPERATURE STABILITY                                               JIS A 6906 (1984) 5.5

RESISTANCE TO CRACKING DURING CURING 

AND DRYING STAGE                                                                JIS A 6906 (1984) 5.7

ADHESION STRENGTH TEST                                        JIS A 6909 (1984) 5.8

Normal Condition Test, THERMO-SHIELD® has 3 times the minimum requirement for Adhesion.  After Saturation Test, THERMO-SHIELD® had

8 times the minimum requirement for Adhesion.

REPEATED TEMPERATURE CHANGE                           JIS A 6909 (1984) 5.9

***No peeling, cracking, blistering, discoloration or dullness***

TEST FOR WATERPROOF                                                        JIS A6909 (1984) 5.10

***Maximum to pass test is 1.0 CM rating, THERMO-SHIELD® WAS 0.1 CM TEN TIMES better than required***

WASHABILITY                                                              JIS A6909 (1984) 5.11

IMPACT; SHOCK TEST                                                  JIS A6909 (1984) 5.12

***Did not crack, peel, nor change shape or form under impact***

AKALINITY TEST                                                                       JIS A6909 (1984) 5.13.2

***Did not crack, blister, peel, gum, change color or dull***

RESISTANCE TO WEATHER & CLIMATE           JIS A 6909 (1984) 5.14

***Did not crack, peel or discolor to minimum scale color of #3*** THERMO-SHIEL® maintained a 4-5 scale, EXCELLENT, best of any paint tested by the Japanese National Testing Lab.

FIRE RESISTANCE TEST - CLASS 1                                          JIS A 1321

***Did not fuse, crevice, change form or bow when cooled. Flame Retention: No flame to remain over 30 seconds after heating is stopped.

THERMO-SHIELD ® Retention was 0.00***

UNDERWRITERS LABORATORIES (ASTM E-108 “FIRE TESTS OF ROOF COVERINGS)

Under UL File reference “R12343, THERMO-SHLELD® ROOF COATING is available with a CLASS A fire resistant rating. NOTE: This is a special “Class-A formula”, not our standard Formula.

Results: Flying Brands Produced            - None

Deck Exposure – None

Lateral Flame Spread - None

HAUSER LABORATORIES TESTS - Comparison of heat transfer through THERMO-SHIELD® vs. other common coatings:

1.       THERMO-SHIELD® INTERIOR PAINT heat transfer 0.871 BTU/hr Sq.-Ft., white paint heat transfer 1.163 BTU/hr Sq.-Ft (Normal white paint allowed 25% more heat to pass through).

2.       THERMO-SHIELD® ROOF COATING Solar heat transfer 6.1 BTU/hr Sq.-Ft., Black Asphalt solar heat transfer 38.1 BTU/hr Sq.-Ft. (Asphalt allowed 84% more heat to pass through).

3.       THERMO-SHIELD® ROOF COATING .005”-thick (5-mil = .127MM) painted on galvanized steel - solar heat transfer 17.2 BTU/hr Sq.-Ft. Untreated Galvanized Steel -heat transfer 48.0 BTU/hr Sq.-Ft (64% more heat pass through)

HEMISPHERICAL LIGHT REFLECTANCE                                    DSET Test 89r12 1001

Test on THERMO-SHIELD® WHITE ROOF COATING, it reflected 82% of the solar light (88% of S-VISUAL LIGHT and 84% of NIR “Near Infra Red”, the portions of light that account for heat - Reflectance of other typical roof systems: Dark pea gravel 12% - Light pea gravel 34% - gravel coated asphalt 23% - black roof 5% - dark gray 15% - white paint 55% - aluminum 40% - aluminum fiber coating 36% - white asphalt shingles 30% - SPM-60 (EPDM) 11%.  (THERMO-SHIELD® Reflects 49% more than 2^nd best, white paint.  SOLAR HEAT THAT

DOES NOT GET INTO THE BUILDING, DOES NOT BECOME A PROBLEM.

WATER EXTRACTABLES - SIMULATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL LEACHING

ROOF COATING leachables are composed of common (non-toxic) elements, predominately Calcium salts.

FIELD TESTS OF THERMO-SHIELD® INSULATING VALUE

JAPANESE TESTS ON 8-TON CAPACITY FIBERGLAS FEED STORAGE TANKS

The interior of the THERMO-SHIELD® coated tank stayed about 40° F cooler during the daytime.

ST. LOUIS COMPARISON TESTS ON THREE HOUSES, ONE WAS PAINTED WITH THERMO-SHIELD® EXTERIOR PAINT.

After one year, the THERMO-SHIELD® house showed 41.6% less electrical consumption.

FLORIDA HOME WITH THERMO-SHIELD® ROOFING

Before coating, daily temperatures in the attic averaged 125° F, with outside temperatures of 87° F.  After coating the roof, the attic temperature dropped to 95° F.  After one year, the customer compared his electric bills and found a 29.4% reduction, $2.08 savings per day.

LONG TERM HEAT FLUX TESTS OF ROOFING SYSTEMS AT OAKRIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORIES, TENNESSEE

Summer-long tests closely monitored on actual roofs showed Thermo-Shield® Roof Coatings reduced heat flux through the APP Bitumen Roofing System by 75 to 85% during daylight hours each week.

TESTS AT A CERTIFIED JAPANESE LABORATORY ON METAL STORAGE BUILDINGS:

Thermo-Shield® Exterior Coating outperformed 2” of fiberglass in the walls and 3” in the roof in keeping the interior cooler. The Thermo-Shield® building also cooled quicker after the sun went down, reinforcing our belief that bulk insulation stores up heat during the day and keeps the building hotter well into the night.