Paint With Glass Microspheres For Acoustic Damping and Thermal Insulation ?

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Does this product work as advertised ? Has anyone here done an interior paint job with it ? How good or bad was the result ?
There are several companies that make paints, sealers, roofing material, etc. with an additive that is supposed to be microscopic glass spehres with a vacuum center, like tiny thermos balls I guess.
They say that thir paints will reduce noise, add some extra R-value keeping rooms cooler in the summer and warmer in the winter, and it will look like premium quality paint too. Priced at between $25-35 per gallon, but the coverage varies dramatically between their thin products (maybe about 325 sq. feet /gallon) and their thick noise control paints (100 sq. feet per gallon)...

They say "The combination of a high loading of the Ceramic Microspheres with their vacuum centers and the absorbent pigment fillers reduces sound transmission and reflection by 30%. Echo within the room is reduced dramatically."
Hypothetically sounds great to me, three functionalities rolled into one product. They've been making these clains for about 10 years and I haven't seen them accused of false or misleadng advertising, so I figure they have to be legit enough to stay out of FTC enforcement. So if this paint can do all of these things, why isn't everybody using it then ? Ignorance ? Indifference ? Lack of proof ? Product doesn't work ?
I'm getting mentally prepared to paint my place, Lord knows it needs a good paint job, looks terrible now but the hassle was too much. Any opinions, should I go for it ?

what is this stuff, anyway ? (Open in New Window)

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Topic - Paint With Glass Microspheres For Acoustic Damping and Thermal Insulation ? - tonemaniac 11:07:27 06/12/04 (4)

30% compared to what? - beach cruiser 15:46:55 06/15/04 (0)

Re: Paint With Glass Microspheres For Acoustic Damping and Thermal Insulation ? - MylesJ 12:28:26 06/14/04 (0)

I used this stuff a lot in a past life . . - Pjay 11:51:13 06/12/04 (1)

it sounds.. - dave c 13:52:16 06/12/04 (0)

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