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Old 01-04-15, 12:50 PM   #2
ecomodded
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I tried Bubble wrap and was thoroughly disappointed with it , to the point that I will suggest you stay far away from bubble wrap. Instead head toward the light , the clear poly plastic light.

Not so much the pathetically thin plastic window insulation kits you see at the hardware store but the actual Poly sheet you find in Rolls at the hardware store. I suggest the thickest clear poly you can find or at least the thicker plastic , not the whispy thin plastic sheeting they use for drop sheets etc.

I used 10 mil over my sliding glass doors frame and it went up without wrinkles with no effort and is invisible to my neighbors / neighborhood. I rolled the edges and used finishing nails to secure it to the door frame then I hung up a old comforter for insulation.

My IR thermometer says I have the same insulation value as my wall beside it now.
Try that with bubble wrap , you will find bubble wrap is just a hair above useless. As I found out when testing by IR thermometer.

In conclusion the bubble wrap looks the part but performs like ------ / feces.

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