How to Properly Insulate a Shipping Container

Shipping containers are the large steel boxes that carry imports and exports on trains and freighters. They are made to be stacked on top of one another, as well as withstand heavy loads. Because of their durability, they can also be used as garages or storage shacks on one's property. If you need to maintain a constant temperature inside of a shipping container, you will need to properly insulate the walls. You can achieve this by painting them with paint that has been mixed with an insulating ceramic additive.

Things You'll Need

• Insulating paint additive
• Paint
• Paint stirrer
• Paint brush

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Instructions

1. • 1

     Add the insulating paint additive to the paint in the ratio designated by its instructions.

   • 2

     Stir the additive into the pain with the paint stirrer. Continue to stir until there are no more clumps of additive in the paint.

   • 3

     Paint the inner and outer walls of the shipping container with the paint brush. Allow the paint to completely dry.