Cool Mods - Thread restored 10/18/2012
My daughter was getting a little warm in her bunk during our last camping trip, so I decided to put her a fan in to keep the air flowing. I had been wanting to add a 12-volt fan to the main livin...
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TreeSeeker wrote:
I think the idea of first painting the vent white, then black has merit. It would look more like the unpainted one. Also, since the plastic is translucent, I expect some IR light gets through and the black will tend to absorb it and re-radiate the heat into the RV. Painting it white first should reflect more of the IR light.
Strictly from the IR point, it would be better to paint it silver or chrome before painting it black. This would reflect more than white.
I was thinking silver would be a good first coat. Silver tends to block all light and covers better than white. Most of the white paints I have used don't cover very well (slightly translucent). Use flat-black as a second coat, since it will reflect less light that does come through the louvers.
