I thought it was because it was made from fiberglass or plastic so the mind
control rays could get in.
On Thu, Aug 15, 2019, 6:23 PM Bill Prince <part15...@gmail.com> wrote:
> It improves memory in children.
>
> We have a shed in the backyard with a metal roof. Plain gray. Nothing
> fancy. I used my laser thermometer on the inside early this afternoon. The
> OAT was 91F. The inside temp of just the roof was 152F.
>
> I should have brought bacon, eggs, and a frying pan.
> --
> bp
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> On Thu, Aug 15, 2019 at 5:03 PM Ken Hohhof <af...@kwisp.com> wrote:
>
>> OK, is that why they paint the tops of school buses white? I've always
>> wondered about that.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: AF <af-boun...@af.afmug.com> On Behalf Of Robert Andrews
>> Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2019 6:55 PM
>> To: af@af.afmug.com
>> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Solar load
>>
>> Why most smart airplane owners want at least the top to be white!
>>
>> On 08/15/2019 04:40 PM, Bill Prince wrote:
>> > Burt Rutan did a study of his own back around 1985 or so, as his
>> > fiberglass creations were all sensitive to heat (room
>> > temperature-cured epoxy/fiberglass). There is no question that pure,
>> > unadulterated white is the best "color" to prevent thermal gain from
>> > direct sun. All other colors, cream, light yellow, even mirror
>> > experienced significant gains above just plain white.
>> >
>> > bp
>> > <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com>
>> >
>> > On 8/15/2019 4:31 PM, Ken Hohhof wrote:
>> >>
>> >> The difference between standard machine grey and just bright white
>> >> spray paint from the hardware store is dramatic. I suspect
>> >> everything beyond that is incremental.
>> >>
>> >> Also back around 2005 when I ordered my first outdoor cabinet from
>> >> DDB, I thought I wanted unpainted metal aluminum since all the
>> >> traffic control boxes I see are plain metal or stainless steel. The
>> >> salesperson said I absolutely didn’t want plain metal because it
>> >> would get hot in the sun and what I wanted was the cream color.
>> >>
>> >> *From:*AF <af-boun...@af.afmug.com> *On Behalf Of *Bill Prince
>> >> *Sent:* Thursday, August 15, 2019 6:19 PM
>> >> *To:* af@af.afmug.com
>> >> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Solar load
>> >>
>> >> If you look up insulating paint on Wikipedia, the entry there says
>> >> all ceramic heat-reflective coatings are snake oil.
>> >>
>> >> I did find a good discussion on Scientific American
>> >> (
>> https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/benefits-of-insulating-paint/
>> ).
>> >> They don't exactly describe it as snake oil, but they also suggest
>> >> that you not get your hopes up.
>> >>
>> >> I suspect you can get your best results with a coat of reflective
>> >> white paint, and try to keep it clean.
>> >>
>> >> bp
>> >> <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com>
>> >>
>> >> On 8/15/2019 1:12 PM, ch...@wbmfg.com <mailto:ch...@wbmfg.com> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Be interesting to do a bake off between this and the plain
>> >> “satellite white” I use.
>> >>
>> >> I have always found it interesting that highly reflective things
>> >> like polished aluminum, chrome and silver paint seem to be really
>> >> bad at reflecting heat/sun. But we have all grabbed a chrome
>> >> wrench that has been left in the hot summer sun and realized hot
>> >> much it absorbs. I am guessing what we see as reflective, Infra
>> >> Red sees as flat black.
>> >>
>> >> *From:*Bill Prince
>> >>
>> >> *Sent:*Thursday, August 15, 2019 1:46 PM
>> >>
>> >> *To:*af@af.afmug.com <mailto:af@af.afmug.com>
>> >>
>> >> *Subject:*Re: [AFMUG] Solar load
>> >>
>> >> Which reminds me of this material that a friend clued me in on.
>> >>
>> >> You can get this at Home Depot (for example). It is pricey; around
>> >> $250 per 5 gallon bucket, AND it needs a top coat of another
>> >> material at near the same price. However, for an advertised
>> >> reduction in temperature of over 60 degrees F, it may be worth a
>> look.
>> >>
>> >> https://superiorcoatingsolutions.com/super-therm/
>> >>
>> >> bp
>> >>
>> >> <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com>
>> >>
>> >> On 8/15/2019 12:35 PM, Lewis Bergman wrote:
>> >>
>> >> I remember Chuck doing a study on this same subject so I
>> >> thought there might be some interest.
>> >>
>> >> Cabinet heat load
>> >>
>> >> <https://www.ddbunlimited.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Solar-Load-o
>> >> n-DDB-Enclosures.pdf>
>> >>
>> >> --
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>> >>
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>> >>
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