Roger Halstead wrote:

It's been my experience which is admittedly limited, that metallic
colors/pigments tend to get hotter than the same colors with out the
metallic pigment. (hope I phrased that correctly)

Roger Halstead (K8RI EN73 & ARRL Life Member)
www.rogerhalstead.com
N833R World's oldest Debonair? (S# CD-2)



Would that be because the non-metallic paints have a much lower
coefficient of heat transfer? That is, the very outer layer heats up,
but then acts as insulation and doesn't transfer the heat energy any
deeper. The higher metal content would work as a heat wick.

Just guessing.

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