Largely manufactured from recycled glass (e.g. windscreens) and mineral base materials such as sand and without the use of binding agents. The ingredients are melted into molten glass, which is cooled and crushed into a fine powder. The powdered glass is poured into molds and heated (below the melting point) in a "sintering" process that causes the particles to adhere to one another. Next, a small amount of finely ground carbon-black is added and the material is heated in a "cellulation" process. Here, the carbon reacts with oxygen, creating carbon dioxide, which creates the insulating bubbles in the (material). CO2 accounts for more than 99% of the gas in the cellular spaces.
Cellulose insulation is a material made from recycled newspaper. The paper is shredded and inorganic salts, such as boric acid, are added for resistance to fire, mould, insects and vermin. The insulation is installed either blown or damp-sprayed depending on application.
Wood fibre
The success of wood fibre insulation derives from an attractive environmental profile combined with a whole bag of functions including rigid insulation, sheathing and sarking for timber frames, roofs and flooring as well as flexible insulation for studs and rafters.
Wood of course is renewable, it sequesters carbon during its growth and product production is relatively free from pollution. The insulation value of wood fibre boards is not as dimensionally efficient as some of the orthodox petro-chemical materials - but it's no slouch either - typically coming in with a 'k value' range of between 0.038-0.043 W/mK depending on format.
Hemp
Hemp fibres are produced from hemp straw of the hemp plant. Most hemp is imported, but an increasing amount of home-grown crop is becoming available. Hemp grows up to a height of nearly 4 metres within a period of 100-120 days. Because the plants shade the soil, no chemical protection or toxic additives are required for hemp cultivation. The product is composed of, usually, 85% hemp fibre with the ballance made up of polyester binding and 3-5% soda added for fire proofing.
Straw
Straw is an agricultural by-product, the dry stalks of cereal plants, after the grain and chaff have been removed. Straw makes up about half of the yield of cereal crops such asbarley, oats, rice, rye and wheat.
Blue Dolphin is a manufacturing company that specialises in production of specialty substrates and non-solvent adhesives. In fact, the company has been manufacturing tapes for 15 years. In addition to a modern machine park, which guarantees the quality of a professionally-produced tapes in which the laboratory tests bring their products and strip its competitors by providing the recipient of the highest quality. Proprietary HYBRID plastic tapes have the most unique characteristics of extra strong waterproof backing that tears like paper, along with a dual-type of adhesive for polar and non-polar surfaces which makes them the most advanced and versatile tapes on the market. Moreover, most of tapes are manufactured with the greenest process in the field, exceeding even the strictest environmental regulations, while still producing superior results.
The tests are performed daily, which prevents the marketing of products, which in any way deviate from the parameters provided by the manufacturer. With company commitment and systematic in monitoring and verifying the quality of tapes, Blue Dolphin products offer the highest quality. More importantly, Blue Dolphin products are designed and manufactured to meet the needs of the professional painter.
Hanging plastic sheeting to protect the surface or sealing-off entire rooms could not be done easier and faster when using Blue Dolphin Polyhanging Tape.
BLUE DOLPHIN® PRODUCT RANGE
Blue Dolphin offers various products including: masking tape, painter’s tapes, cloth tapes, plaster’s tapes, exterior tapes, polyethylene joining tapes or double sided tapes.
BLUE DOLPHIN® MASKING TAPE
Blue Dolphin masking tape is a universal super smooth paper masking tape with excellent adhesion and a solvent free formula, used mainly as a protection in plastering and rendering jobs. This professional tape leaves no residue on the substrates and protects the painted surface for up to 7 days. Masking Tape Blue Dolphin can be used in a variety of applications like: painted walls, trims, lacquered varnished woodwork, glass, plastic, metal and more. This tape is an easy-to-use product which comes in 50 metres long rolls.
BLUE DOLPHIN® HYBRID PAINTER’S MASKING TAPE
Blue Dolphin hybrid painters masking tape is an ultimate 14 day UV stable, creped masking painters tape with non-yellowing solvent free adhesive, used for indoor or outdoor applications. This professional tape will remove cleanly from painted walls, trim, woodwork, glass and metal surfaces for up to 30 days, and up to 14 day externally when exposed to the sun and other weather conditions. Hybrid Masking Tape is a highly durable, high-performance plastic which tears as easily as paper, leaving behind residue free paint lines. The next generation hybrid backing combined with a UV modified non-solvent adhesive makes this tape an ideal solution for use on exterior smooth surfaces, lacquered wood, glass, plastic, and vinyl.
BLUE DOLPHIN® WASHI PAINTER’S TAPE
Ultra-Premium Washi painter’s tape is based on very unique washi paper and proprietary adhesive which features extra-strong ultra-flat paper and residue-free removal making it an infinitely superior product for ever-challenging painting work. Blue Dolphin Washi painters tape is an excellent quality rice paper tape that demonstrates phenomenal results in painting work with no signs of adhesive residue after peeling off the adhesive tape. Japanese washi painter's tape is an ultra-thin rice paper tape that blocks the ingress of paint under the tape and creates razor-sharpened paint lines and can be removed cleanly up to 60 days after the job is completed. Washi painters tape is a premium product specifically designed for use on: painted walls, finishes, varnished wood, glass, plastic, metal and other articles.
BLUE DOLPHIN® PAINTER'S BLUE PAPER TAPE
Blue paper tape is a 14 day paper tape designed either for internal and external use.
It can be used on previously painted walls & ceilings, baseboards, door & window frames, lacquered/varnished woodwork, metal knobs & hinges, plastic outlets, ceramic & natural stone tiles or countertops, glass & mirror, and many more.
BLUE DOLPHIN® ALUMINIUM TAPE
The aluminium tape can be used, for example, in the metal, electronics, glass and building industries. The aluminum foil is suitable for sealing ventilation systems, joining metal and plastic pipes, sealing and insulating aluminum foil and cold rooms. Aluminum tape is also the right choice when it comes to tape resistance to heat, for example- for sauna insulation. Moreover, the tape is great for connecting the films together. In the electronics industry, tape is used for heat reflection and protection. Thanks to good heat management, the tape is also well suited for underground use for protecting water pipes.
BLUE DOLPHIN® RED TAPE
Red tape is a 60 days tape designed for window frames, glass, aluminium, wood and marble protection.
BLUE DOLPHIN® DUCT TAPE
Duct tape is a silver reinforced tape designed to be used for sealing heating and cooling ducts and sealing joints.
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30mm Blue Dolphin Washi Painters Tape is an excellent quality rice paper tape that demonstrates phenomenal results in painting work with no signs of adhesive residue after peeling off the adhesive tape.
Japanese washi painter's tape is an ultra-thin rice paper tape that blocks the ingress of pain..
30mm Blue Dolphin Washi Painters Tape
60 days of UV resistance - Medium stickiness
Ultra-thin rice paper technology
Easily peeled off in over 60 days - 50m roll
No adhesive residue after peeling off the adhesive tape
30mm Blue Dolphin Masking Tape (50m roll) is a universal super smooth paper masking tape with excellent adhesion and a solvent free formula, used mainly as a protection in plastering and rendering jobs.
This professional tape leaves no residue on the substrates and protects the painted surface fo..
36mm Blue Dolphin Hybrid Painters Masking Tape (41.1m roll) is an ultimate 14 day UV stable, creped masking painters tape with non-yellowing solvent free adhesive, used for indoor or outdoor applications.
This professional tape will remove cleanly from painted walls, trim, woodwork, glass and met..
Blue Dolphin 48mm Masking Paper Tape (50m roll) is an excellent smooth paper masking tape with super adhesion properties and a solvent free formula, used mainly as a protection in plastering and rendering jobs.
This professional masking paper tape leaves no residue on the substrates and protects ..