 (OT) Reflective values of paint, What color works better? |
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| Randal |
 Mar 15 2006, 05:46 PM
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Advanced Member  Group: Members Posts: 4,446 Joined: 29-May 03 From: Los Altos, CA Member No.: 750  |
The question is whether or not to power coat the pickup bed cover as show in the link following:
http://www.redsbeds.com/index.html So on a sunny / hot day will white or silver work better to keep my race tires cooler? |
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| J P Stein |
Mar 15 2006, 05:51 PM
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Irrelevant old fart Group: Members Posts: 8,797 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Vancouver, WA Member No.: 45 Region Association: None |
Yellow is best for bout everything (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/laugh.gif)
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| davep |
Mar 15 2006, 05:56 PM
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914 Historian Group: Benefactors Posts: 5,141 Joined: 13-October 03 From: Burford, ON, N0E 1A0 Member No.: 1,244 Region Association: Canada  |
Technically I think you are correct. Both white and silver tend to be reflective through the full spectrum. The red, actually infrared, end of the spectrum is where the heat is. Possibly a red car would also reflect the red end of the spectrum enough to be noticeable, afterall, the color you see is the color that is reflected and not absorbed.
Dave, the mad physicist |
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| TimT |
Mar 15 2006, 06:04 PM
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retired Group: Members Posts: 4,033 Joined: 18-February 03 From: Wantagh, NY Member No.: 313 |
I like that bed cover, any idea how much they cost?
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| Eddie Williams |
Mar 15 2006, 06:10 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 822 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Nederland, TX Member No.: 55 Region Association: None |
Yeah, I'm diggin' that bed cover... are you ordering direct?
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| SirAndy |
Mar 15 2006, 06:15 PM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,633 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
white/silver is certainly better than flat black ... also, you probably want to leave parts of the cover open, so air can circulate ... (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/cool.gif) Andy |
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| Randal |
Mar 15 2006, 08:06 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 4,446 Joined: 29-May 03 From: Los Altos, CA Member No.: 750 |
They run about $750 silver, $150 for powder coating. |
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| Katmanken |
Mar 15 2006, 08:24 PM
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You haven't seen me if anybody asks... Group: Members Posts: 4,738 Joined: 14-June 03 From: USA Member No.: 819 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
White is best for cool.....
There is a reason the top of the Space Shuttle is white...... The REALLY REALLY EXPENSIVE black CarbonCarbon tiles on the bottom just don't care what color they are... Almost no heat transmision (unless there is a hole) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/blink.gif) Ken |
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