Where can I purchase bubble wrap that has been treated with UV protection. I have been using standard packaging bubble wrap for greenhouse insulation, but find that it begins to fall appart in less than one year. Lots of sun and UV in Arizona.
Thanks all for your help.
Arizona Russ
The idea is to remove the bubble wrap once the weather warms up, not to leave it there all year.
The only thing you can use which may last longer is pool cover which helps keep heat in the water. You can also use a second layer of greenhouse UV protected film by building another frame outside the current greenhouse. That way you will have double insulation. To my knowledge, there is no such thing as greenhouse UV protected bubble wrap, only the pool cover stuff.
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Look for shipping companies that have outposts on Mars. Any packages shipped to Mars need extra UV protection, as the radiation there will penetrate normal shipping containers and typically UV-treated bubble wrap is used as an additional line of defense.
Use a top covering of UV treated plain plastic on top of the bubble wrap. I have used rather fragile films on the inside, as part of a sandwitch to trap air for insulation, but the outside was UV proof, and it kept the other material for much longer than if it had been exposed.
hermine
Don't know where in US you will fins it but here is a link for UK, They might be able to tell you of US stockist.
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Yes, it is superior but hard to find. I ended up calling BWI for some prices. Even though they are a national company, the material still is on the pricey side. The client I was quoting decided to forego the project.
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