For anyone out there that has full body paint on their TH, is it pretty tough to keep them cool in the summer time? Had the guy at Holman's tell me that down south a lot of the guys dont want the full body paint since its so hard to keep cool. Wasn't sure if that was a little exageration since he didnt have any full body paints on the lot or more truth.

I don't have a Th but I can tell you my dark paint will burn your hands and I see temps over 150 all the time. I use an infared gun. White would definitely be easier to keep cool.

White trailers and white trucks for me....maybe boring, maybe not as showy, but practical.

Common sense says yes. There are numerous other threads on here about keeping large haulers cool with the available sizes of A/C units. As stated black gets HOT in the sun. Ever wonder why ski boats rarely have black seats? As a kid I remember sitting in friend's flat bottoms with black seats and always sitting on towels.

I would say yes. Our MH has dark color. Maybe only a mind thing.

Are they telling you with any full body paint or just darker ones? Many often have a pearl color option or something lighter. Living in the desert myself I wouldn't go for a black, but pearl or sandstone color would be ok.

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YC_1
Nomad
Jul 31, 2013
I don't have a Th but I can tell you my dark paint will burn your hands and I see temps over 150 all the time. I use an infared gun. White would definitely be easier to keep cool.
downtheroad
Explorer
Jul 31, 2013
White trailers and white trucks for me....maybe boring, maybe not as showy, but practical.
nayther
Explorer
Jul 31, 2013
Common sense says yes. There are numerous other threads on here about keeping large haulers cool with the available sizes of A/C units. As stated black gets HOT in the sun. Ever wonder why ski boats rarely have black seats? As a kid I remember sitting in friend's flat bottoms with black seats and always sitting on towels.
rvten
Explorer
Jul 31, 2013
I would say yes. Our MH has dark color. Maybe only a mind thing.
Y-Guy
Moderator
Jul 31, 2013
Are they telling you with any full body paint or just darker ones? Many often have a pearl color option or something lighter. Living in the desert myself I wouldn't go for a black, but pearl or sandstone color would be ok.
rayford118
Explorer
Jul 31, 2013
i knew that they would be hotter, especially to the touch, im just wondering if it will become unbearable inside or can it still stay cool. Unit im looking at will have 3 ACs
Randu
Explorer
Jul 31, 2013
Go with light color. My tan bottom paint is always warmer than the plain white gelcoat. My choice in full body paint would be a silver or very light blue with just a few darker shades for accent but not much of anything dark unless it was below the floor line of the rig. Randu
Traveler_II
Explorer
Jul 31, 2013
I think that they are warmer, but they sure look nice.
resmas
Explorer
Jul 31, 2013
Our Work and Play was black. It was warm inside, even in the Alaska sunshine and lack of "heat".
rayford118
Explorer
Jul 31, 2013
resmas wrote:
Our Work and Play was black. It was warm inside, even in the Alaska sunshine and lack of "heat".

this is what i was needing to know. Thanks for the intel

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