Heat Reflective Paint: What Works, What Doesn’t, and Where to Get It

Heat reflective paint isn’t new, but the hype around it is. If you’re sick of sales pitches and want the facts, you’re in the right place.

Cut Through the Marketing & Buy What Actually Works.

Every brand claims their paint will cool your roof, slash your energy bills, and maybe save the planet while it’s at it. But here’s the truth: some work, many don’t.
We break it down for you—no jargon, no glossy nonsense. You’ll find:

  • Real comparisons between brands sold in Australia
  • Which coatings actually reflect heat, and which reflect the sales lights
  • Where to buy at a fair price
  • Why some products aren’t what they claim to be


We also track what’s genuinely made in Australia and who’s just importing and relabelling. If you want to stop guessing and start buying smarter, keep reading.

Why Trust This Site? We’ve Done the Homework.

Four Reasons to Use Us:

We test the tech, not the marketing.

Forget what the labels promise. We focus on actual performance—real-world data, not brochure buzzwords.

We expose the pretenders.​

Some paints sold as “heat reflective” wouldn’t keep a dog kennel cool. We’ll tell you which to skip.

We track Australian-made options.​

If you care about supporting local manufacturers and avoiding cheap imports, we’ve got you covered.

We compare prices so you don’t have to.​

Stop hopping from site to site. We track the best deals and tell you where to buy without the hassle.

Read Our Blog — Get the Facts Before You Buy​

The blog is where we dig deeper.
From myth-busting common marketing claims to reviewing specific heat reflective paints, we cover what other sites won’t touch. Whether you’re painting a tin roof, a factory, or just curious about how this tech really works, we’ve got the insights you need.

Don’t buy blind. Read the latest posts and shop smarter.

Compare Brands

Find detailed reviews of each Australian roof paint manufacturer’s heat reflective or insulating products. We cover their SRI ratings, typical pricing, where to buy, and what the manufacturer actually says, and sometimes what they don’t.

The many names

Different Names for heat reflective paint

Heat reflective paint goes by a lot of names. To help you shop smart—and understand why the same product keeps getting rebranded—we’ve pulled together a list of the most common terms under which it’s sold. Click any name to see what it really means.

Just a heads-up: Some lower-quality products use these names too. Check our what it’s not page before you buy.

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