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  1. HP Stealth Shield™ Heat Barrier Test

    HP Stealth Shield™ Heat Barrier Test

    Keeping heat out of your car or truck’s interior can make the ride a lot more enjoyable. Heatshield Products thermal barriers, insulation and other heat control products significantly decrease the heat transferred to the interior of the vehicle. To show what our product line is capable of and what you can expect, we conducted a test using the HP Stealth Shield™ heat shield interior insulation and thermal-barrier material.

    HP Stealth Shield is a lightweight material that feels like felt cloth and is based on the same proprietary technology and specially formulated material used in our welding blankets. It blocks heat and can even withstand direct contact with flames. At

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  2. Sticky Shield and Stealth Shield Floor Pan Heat Simulation

    Sticky Shield and Stealth Shield Floor Pan Heat Simulation

    Heat rises. Always has, always will. It’s one of those physics things that’s indisputable and constant in the universe. It’s also why the heat from the exhaust system on a car or truck will always radiate upward. As that heat goes up, it hits the floorboard, then is transferred to the interior, which increases the amount of heat that the air conditioning system (if the vehicle has A/C) has to deal with – not to mention it’s felt by the feet, legs and even rearend of passengers.

    Heatshield Products has multiple products that can reduce this heat, including our Heatshield Armor exhaust insulation. We know that some people don’t want to put anything on th

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  3. Keeping Heat Out Without Adding Significant Weight

    Keeping Heat Out Without Adding Significant Weight

    In a production car or truck, adding pounds of noise- and heat-blocking insulation is often done to keep the cabin quiet and comfy, even on the hottest days. It’s a stark contrast to the world of racing, where modifications are evaluated for necessity versus a tenth-of-a-second or mile-per-hour of speed, since the additional weight could make the difference between victory and defeat. Strict focus on performance versus weight often means driver comfort is sacrificed. Another issue is that the exposure to high heat could result in component failure or performance loss.

    Heatshield Products has developed thermal barriers and insulation engineered to keep heat out–or in—without adding significant weight. Decades of R&D work as well as being hands on with racers led us to create solutions for these problems. We recently worked on the T-Rex project, a car being built

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  4. Use Thermal Barriers to Prevent Vapor Lock

    Whether your vehicle has a carburetor or fuel injection, vapor lock can bring it to a standstill, causing hours of frustration. If you’re a racer, it can put the car on the trailer well before you’re ready to leave the track. But proper use of thermal barriers can prevent vapor lock, no matter how hot the day gets.

    Vapor lock happens when the temperature of the fuel heats up enough to transform it from liquid to vapor. And since fuel pumps are designed to pump liquid, not air, vapor lock effectively starves the engine of fuel. Without the proper volume or pressure of fuel, the car will run rough or completely stall. Vapor lock typically happens during summer months, when high outdoor temperatures are combined with high engine and exhaust heat. And high altitude also makes a vehicle more prone to vapor lock.

    The solution is to protect the fuel lines from getting hot in the first place.

    For carb-equipped vehicles, one of the easiest solutions is to use a t

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  5. Stick It! Thermal Barriers from Heatshield Products, Featuring Built-in Adhesive Backing

    We’re betting that while you want a thermal barrier that controls heat, you don’t want to puncture the mounting surface or make any modifications in the process. The good news is, Heatshield Products offers several thermal barriers with built-in adhesive backing for easy installation—and one that does not require cutting, modifying or spraying adhesive on anything.

    The integral adhesive backing on these products has a special high-temp design that won’t lose its adhesive properties, even after numerous heat cycles and long exposure to heat.

    If you’re unsure which thermal barrier is right for your application and heat concerns, use our handy Heatshield Products thermal barrier materials guide. We have explained each product and clearly defined its maximum intermittent and constant-heat exposure temperatures.

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