vent cover
Are there any difference between the black and white maxair vent covers?Will the black keep more sunlight out than the white or does it make no difference?
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- It sounds like painting the inside of the covers black and leaving the outsde white is the best idea and sounds right to me.Thanks for the info.
- I bought the new-style ones a few years ago. Got a black one on a catalogue site for almost half price. Apparently they don't sell very well. Anyhoo, I put that one on the bedroom fan up front and it definately cuts some light. Can't speak for the heat part. Seems the fan running takes care of that.
- Mine are white. A few years ago I painted them with white paint which was supposed to help protect from UV. In Florida I figured it might help.
So far so good. All of the plastic white items on top of the RV that I painted white remain in good condition. Plus after painting I have noticed that they stay much cleaner than they did before painted.
I'll guess it would make some difference depending on the color.
Go Vols! - For the bedroom, I painted a white one black on the inside. It looks gray from the outside, but who's looking. It keeps the room much darker.
- Yes there is, yes it will, yes it does. However, when black is keeping sunlight out, it's absorbing heat from the sun.
If you want it to be both light-blocking and heat-blocking, it has to be white on the outside and black or opaque on the inside.
