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product_id: 3388080
title: "10396 Reflect-A-Gold 2\" x 15' | High-Temperature Reflective Adhesive-Backed Insulation Tape/Wrap | Made in USA"
brand: "design engineering"
price: "R1111"
currency: ZAR
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reviews_count: 8
category: "Design Engineering"
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# Handles up to 850°F continuous heat UV resistant for long-lasting durability Strong pressure-sensitive adhesive backing 10396 Reflect-A-Gold 2" x 15' | High-Temperature Reflective Adhesive-Backed Insulation Tape/Wrap | Made in USA

**Brand:** design engineering
**Price:** R1111
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Summary

> 🔥 Shield your ride with pro-grade heat defense!

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** 10396 Reflect-A-Gold 2" x 15' | High-Temperature Reflective Adhesive-Backed Insulation Tape/Wrap | Made in USA by design engineering
- **How much does it cost?** R1111 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
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## Best For

- design engineering enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted design engineering brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **Made in the USA:** Crafted domestically with premium polyamide polymer for trusted quality and performance.
- • **Reliable Adhesion:** Pressure-sensitive adhesive bonds securely to metal, plastic, and composites for lasting performance.
- • **UV-Proof Durability:** Engineered to resist UV degradation, maintaining integrity and appearance in harsh environments.
- • **Extreme Heat Defense:** Reflects radiant heat up to 850°F to protect critical engine and industrial components.
- • **Versatile Application:** Perfect for automotive, marine, motorsports, and industrial heat shielding needs.

## Overview

Design Engineering's Reflect-A-Gold is a high-temp reflective insulation tape designed to withstand continuous temperatures up to 850°F. Featuring a strong pressure-sensitive adhesive and UV resistance, this 2" x 15' roll offers versatile, durable heat protection for automotive, marine, and industrial applications. Made in the USA, it ensures professional-grade performance to keep critical components cooler and extend their lifespan.

## Description

Reflect-A-Gold by Design Engineering, Inc. is a high-performance heat reflective tape engineered for extreme temperature environments, constructed from a metalized polyamide polymer laminated glass cloth with a high-temperature pressure-sensitive adhesive for superior durability and heat protection. Designed to handle continuous temperatures up to 850°F, this lightweight, flexible heat shield wrap reflects radiant heat and helps protect firewalls, fuel cells, engine covers, under hoods, engine compartments, bulkheads, seat bottoms, floors, and other high-heat areas. The adhesive-backed insulation is easy to apply and remove, making it ideal for automotive, motorsports, marine, and industrial applications where thermal barrier protection is critical. Available in rolls or sheets, this high-temp reflective insulation tape provides professional-grade heat shielding performance for demanding environments.

Review: Simple but seems to do the job - This tape seems simple but appears to do a good job of reflecting heat so it doesn’t heat your intake pipe through exposure to hot temperatures in the engine bay. Many years ago, when I was young and less informed, I decided to install a “cold air” intake in my 2002 Expedition because it looked cool, sounded cool and promised additional numbers I quite did not understand. Fast forward almost two decades and now that I really appreciate my cars, I was left hoping I had not throw away the original intake assembly. Having thought of installing a closed-box intake to reduce exposure to hot air, I decided to first try these type of products before spending a couple of hundreds in another kit. As far as testing, I ran the car without the tape in the early morning, with a Miami temperature of 89 F, while taking my kid to school, and noticed that within 15 minutes of driving, the temperature spread between the intake and the ambient temperature was between 30-40 degrees (89F ambient, 119-130 IAT) at idle. While cruising at 35-45mph, the temperature difference was between 9-15 degrees, which is not bad. Once I taped the intake, I idled the car for about 20 minutes and noticed that the temperature spread was not more than 5 degrees more or less (87 ambient, 90-92 IAT). Obviously this is not an apple to apple test, yet, since the engine is bound to get hotter during periods of acceleration and idling while routine driving, so I am looking forward to testing it tomorrow in our morning drive to school, at the same time, same route, same speeds and likely similar ambient temperature Installing was easy but patience is key. I did, however, not have enough to fully wrap the pipe components with this 15’ roll, and am weary about spending another $30 for another roll unless I see true benefits. I did see other much cheaper rolls listed here, but probably are just gimmicks so didn’t want to waste my time as this brand was recommended by multiple online reviews. In theory, it seems like a sure way to care for your engine by providing it fresh ambient like air temperatures, which translate into better performance and likely less strain, more so for an older engine like this. And seeing how I like to drive my 2002 Expedition more than my 2025 Suburban, I want this thing to last as long as I can get it to!
Review: Great tape, add some spray adhesive to be safe - Absolutely gorgeous, definitely keeps my intake temps down. As per the heed of other peoples reviews around the internet with premature peeling of the tape, I first sprayed the item I was wrapping with 3M super 77 spray adhesive. In my case I wrapped a turbo inlet I built as it is located across my turbos hot side. Before wrapping the intake, my first few drives with the car showed heat soak after full strong pulls, especially when it is hotter outside. I installed the tape by measuring the diameter (3" in my case) and added roughly 1/8" just for complete coverage. It took a while, but I flipped every strip over and also sprayed the 3M adhesive to the back side. After a few hrs of operation, one with higher engine temps the tape performed as expected, was cool to the touch shortly after shutting down the vehicle and showed zero signs of sagging or peeling up. A few drives and days later and same results. Even sprayed it off with water to clean the road debris off. One last thing worth mentioning, any sort of radius is going to be difficult to wrap. For this I cut the wrap in half and used shorter 1.5"-2" strips to get 180 degrees of coverage properly. If you are wrapping an intake or intercooler piping and your filter or coupler is rated for same diameter, I recommend leaving the gold tape back just enough for your filter to clamp on. In my case I am running a K&N 3" cone and it was too snug to fit over the gold wrap. After a few frustrating attempts I eventually ended up scrapping one 3" section as it had gotten too beat up during attempts to install my filter to consider presentable. See attached picture of my engine for reference.

## Features

- VERSATILE HEAT REFLECTION – Ideal heat reflective solution for firewalls, bulkheads, engine covers, floors, seat bottoms, and other high-heat areas.
- HIGH-TEMPERATURE PERFORMANCE – Handles continuous temperatures up to 850°F, helping protect components and surfaces from radiant heat damage.
- STRONG ADHESIVE BACKING – Pressure-sensitive adhesive ensures secure, long-lasting bond to metal, plastic, and composite surfaces.
- UV RESISTANT FOR DURABILITY – Resists UV degradation to maintain performance and appearance over time, even in harsh environments.
- RELEASE LINER PROTECTION – Adhesive is protected by a release liner rated up to 325°F for easier installation and handling.
- Made in the USA

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B0039Z5TYU |
| Best Sellers Rank | #4,752 in Automotive ( See Top 100 in Automotive ) #3 in Automotive Replacement Exhaust Heat Shields |
| Brand | Design Engineering |
| Brand Name | Design Engineering |
| Coverage | 30 square feet |
| Customer Reviews | 4.6 out of 5 stars 1,641 Reviews |
| Global Trade Identification Number | 00607078103963 |
| Included Components | Design Engineering Reflect-A-Gold Wrap/Tape 2" x 15' Roll |
| Item Dimensions L x W | 2"W |
| Item Thickness | 0.01 Inches |
| Manufacturer | Design Engineering |
| Manufacturer Warranty Description | 30 Days |
| Material | Polyamide Polymer |
| Material Type | Polyamide Polymer |
| Product Dimensions | 2"W |
| Recommended Uses For Product | Electrical, Indoor |
| UPC | 094538104941 821079325326 607078103963 191215074532 |
| Unit Count | 4.5 Meters |

## Product Details

- **Brand:** Design Engineering
- **Item Thickness:** 0.01 Inches
- **Material:** Polyamide Polymer
- **Product Dimensions:** 2"W
- **Recommended Uses For Product:** Electrical, Indoor

## Images

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## Available Options

This product comes in different **Size** options.

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Simple but seems to do the job
*by R***Y on September 26, 2025*

This tape seems simple but appears to do a good job of reflecting heat so it doesn’t heat your intake pipe through exposure to hot temperatures in the engine bay. Many years ago, when I was young and less informed, I decided to install a “cold air” intake in my 2002 Expedition because it looked cool, sounded cool and promised additional numbers I quite did not understand. Fast forward almost two decades and now that I really appreciate my cars, I was left hoping I had not throw away the original intake assembly. Having thought of installing a closed-box intake to reduce exposure to hot air, I decided to first try these type of products before spending a couple of hundreds in another kit. As far as testing, I ran the car without the tape in the early morning, with a Miami temperature of 89 F, while taking my kid to school, and noticed that within 15 minutes of driving, the temperature spread between the intake and the ambient temperature was between 30-40 degrees (89F ambient, 119-130 IAT) at idle. While cruising at 35-45mph, the temperature difference was between 9-15 degrees, which is not bad. Once I taped the intake, I idled the car for about 20 minutes and noticed that the temperature spread was not more than 5 degrees more or less (87 ambient, 90-92 IAT). Obviously this is not an apple to apple test, yet, since the engine is bound to get hotter during periods of acceleration and idling while routine driving, so I am looking forward to testing it tomorrow in our morning drive to school, at the same time, same route, same speeds and likely similar ambient temperature Installing was easy but patience is key. I did, however, not have enough to fully wrap the pipe components with this 15’ roll, and am weary about spending another $30 for another roll unless I see true benefits. I did see other much cheaper rolls listed here, but probably are just gimmicks so didn’t want to waste my time as this brand was recommended by multiple online reviews. In theory, it seems like a sure way to care for your engine by providing it fresh ambient like air temperatures, which translate into better performance and likely less strain, more so for an older engine like this. And seeing how I like to drive my 2002 Expedition more than my 2025 Suburban, I want this thing to last as long as I can get it to!

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great tape, add some spray adhesive to be safe
*by D***S on January 21, 2015*

Absolutely gorgeous, definitely keeps my intake temps down. As per the heed of other peoples reviews around the internet with premature peeling of the tape, I first sprayed the item I was wrapping with 3M super 77 spray adhesive. In my case I wrapped a turbo inlet I built as it is located across my turbos hot side. Before wrapping the intake, my first few drives with the car showed heat soak after full strong pulls, especially when it is hotter outside. I installed the tape by measuring the diameter (3" in my case) and added roughly 1/8" just for complete coverage. It took a while, but I flipped every strip over and also sprayed the 3M adhesive to the back side. After a few hrs of operation, one with higher engine temps the tape performed as expected, was cool to the touch shortly after shutting down the vehicle and showed zero signs of sagging or peeling up. A few drives and days later and same results. Even sprayed it off with water to clean the road debris off. One last thing worth mentioning, any sort of radius is going to be difficult to wrap. For this I cut the wrap in half and used shorter 1.5"-2" strips to get 180 degrees of coverage properly. If you are wrapping an intake or intercooler piping and your filter or coupler is rated for same diameter, I recommend leaving the gold tape back just enough for your filter to clamp on. In my case I am running a K&N 3" cone and it was too snug to fit over the gold wrap. After a few frustrating attempts I eventually ended up scrapping one 3" section as it had gotten too beat up during attempts to install my filter to consider presentable. See attached picture of my engine for reference.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Performance
*by D***9 on February 16, 2026*

Super nice good quality

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*Last updated: 2026-04-22*