Lava™ Shield - Carbon Fiber Look Heat Shield
Adhesive backed heat barrier for firewalls, floorboards, and other components can reduce radiant heat as much as 80%
- Reflects up to 80% of radiant heat
- Great for fire walls, hoods, body panels, floorboards
- Sticks to most clean smooth surfaces
- Made in the USA
Made from crushed volcanic rock, Heatshield Products exhaust wrap and Lava™ Heat Shield Mat has heat shielding capabilities with a carbon-fiber look. This insulator helps to reflect and dissipate heat, making it perfect to be an airbox heatshield or heatshield barrier to protect the paint on your carbon-fiber/fiberglass hood. Due to the natural chemical and acid-resistant properties of basalt (a mineral from volcanic rock), Lava™ Heat Shield is excellent to use in harsh environments.
Lava™ Shield may be used on a firewall to shield radiant heat, and is also perfect to shield heat in transmission tunnels. Keep the look of carbon fiber but have the functionality of the Lava™ Shield heat barrier. It can be used with less than 1 inch of airspace, but 1/2 inch minimum is recommended. It is also better to use Lava™ Shield on applications where there is little airflow, making it a superior insulator to aluminum and gold barrier fabrics in these conditions. Lava™ Shield withstands 1,200 degrees F direct continuous temperatures and 2,000 degrees F intermittent.
Q. Why don't you recommend using Lava™ Shield on rough, unfinished fiberglass or carbon?
A. Self adhesive backings cannot fill in the surface irregularities that occur on unfinished glass or carbon. For these applications, it is better to use a spray on adhesive.
Q. Can I cut the Lava™ Shield and "overlap it"?
A. Lava™ Shield cuts easily with a pair of scissors of a utility knife. We do not recommend trying to overlap the Lava Shield, because of it's coating. The coating may prevent the Lava Shield's adhesive to stick.
