Date: Mon, 8 Aug 2005 14:07:48 -0700
Reply-To: Robert Fisher <refisher@MCHSI.COM>
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From: Robert Fisher <refisher@MCHSI.COM>
Subject: Re: Painting Poptop White and Heat Transfer
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I remember reading an article in response to the question of how crows could
survive in the intense desert heat. Apparently the extremely high gloss on
their feathers offsets the heat absorption potential of their black color.
The article explained to some extent how it's not only color but 'finish'
that determines a coating's ability to reject heat.
Heat is a subject that's near and dear to the hearts of the folks around
here- it's apparently going to be a bit cooler around here this week; it'll
be around 101/04 instead of 108/11. Believe me you can feel the difference.
It's 104 right now but the humidity is around 19% versus the normal 11%.
Yesterday the humidity went over 30%- you can definitely feel that.
I had noticed that the interior of my van (Pastel White) seemed to stay
cooler than my other vehicles, a good bit cooler than my silver Cadillac. It
occurred to me that the large volume of air in the van might have something
to do with it, but I don't know much about that works
CIA,
Robert.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Roger Sisler" <rogersisler2000@YAHOO.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Monday, August 08, 2005 8:39 AM
Subject: Re: Painting Poptop White and Heat Transfer
> www.vanagonauts.com has a article on painting the pop top.It shows a
> person
> who painted with the top still inplace. I did mine with the top
> removed.The
> directions given will get you a very shiny top , even with semi-gloss.It
> will knock your eyes out.I like the flat, and added lots of gloss reducer
> and still got shine.Looks great, but it is different and took alot of
> getting used to . Primer and top coat will cause the texture dimpels to be
> lost.Using a brush will cause disaster.Could not use this method no matter
> how much I tried.Went out and bought an air compressor and sprayed the
> top.Had no choice--- the top was a mess.Primer can be brushed on , but
> not
> the top coat. Lots of work here I must say.Just dont know how anyone can
> beat the manufactures job.I intentionally sprayed "orange peel"finish to
> get my texture back.That was easy for a beginner, right? If anyone has a
> dirty top, I recomend just using chlorox and detergernt with a sponge or
> brush.The new top seems to attract dirt much easier than the old. With the
> old, I seldom had to clean it.Remember, you will also need to buy a new
> skylight gasket,ect.While I had the top off, I flipped it over and glued
> 1/2 inch foam rubber sheets to the interior.If I could have any finish on
> the pop top, that was not origional, I would go for the primer specified
> by
> vanagonauts,then top coat it with semi gloss clear coat(maybe with
> additional gloss reducer).Sounds wierd, but when you see this primer
> finish, you might just want to preserve it.
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