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Old 01-18-2015, 10:44 AM
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Originally Posted by kingsly
Not necessarily. I'd assume the shiny surface would actually bounce heat away from the truck. Kind of like the gold mylar all over the lunar module? For similar reasons I'm planning on painting my roof white. (Also the clear coat is gone )

Also, I was doing some custom wiring to replace my terrible spit and shoestring job I did last time, and finally confirmed the color code. It IS woodcote green.

Anyone got a door? Bueller?
I was thinking of the blinding glare off the surface.
 
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hmph. its a miracle that mine isn't rusted. the inside of the gutters are a little, but not the roof.
It's probably electro-galvanized, and the zinc is still holding up.
 
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Roof is steel I used to have a few deep scratches on the rear of my roof it was rusting

One of the guys here swapped d2 rear corners on his d1 and stripped the paint to the aluminum, looked great , probly a crap load of work
 
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Originally Posted by TOM R
Roof is steel I used to have a few deep scratches on the rear of my roof it was rusting

One of the guys here swapped d2 rear corners on his d1 and stripped the paint to the aluminum, looked great , probly a crap load of work
Scratches on my roof are rusting too. I've got a full interior swap coming up; I'm afraid of what I'll find under the carpet. It was a california desert truck it's whole life save for the last two years it's spent as a leaky pacific northwest truck.

Originally Posted by ArmyRover
I was thinking of the blinding glare off the surface.
Ah, yeah that would be a bummer.

Side note - is glare from safari lights the reason for the black hood?
 
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Old 01-18-2015, 01:16 PM
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Mine is British Racing Green.

Good luck

Originally Posted by kingsly
Not necessarily. I'd assume the shiny surface would actually bounce heat away from the truck. Kind of like the gold mylar all over the lunar module? For similar reasons I'm planning on painting my roof white. (Also the clear coat is gone )

Also, I was doing some custom wiring to replace my terrible spit and shoestring job I did last time, and finally confirmed the color code. It IS woodcote green.

Anyone got a door? Bueller?
 
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