Date: Thu, 11 Jun 2015 19:15:27 -0500
Reply-To: mcneely4@COX.NET
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From: Dave Mcneely <mcneely4@COX.NET>
Subject: Re: how to cool a poptop?
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John, you refer to the surface temperature of the vehicle, as perceived by your skin. Two points: 1. Human skin is incredibly sensitive to very slight temperature differences, as demonstrated by what you perceive when wading in a stream and encounter very slightly cooler water. 2. You are putting your hand on the vehicle surface, which is exposed directly to the sunlight, not in the interior, where greenhouse absorption is the main heater.
mcneely
---- John Dillon <johndillon@JOHNDILLON.COM> wrote:
> on any sunny day … walk into a parking lot and put your hand on a whitish or light coloured car and a black or dark coloured car … and see the difference … its way way more than 2 or 3 degrees ..
>
> > On Jun 11, 2015, at 3:00 PM, Julianna Elligsen <mumbrue@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> >
> > I am wondering if truck bed liner would help? Very interesting idea! I am interested in others thoughts too!
> >
> > Julianna
> > http://about.me/juliannaelligsen
> > 1991 VW Vanagon Westfalia (Ophelia)
> > 1990 VW Vanagon Westfalia (The Rastafalia)
> > 1988 VW Vanagon Tintop (James)
> >
> >> On Jun 11, 2015, at 11:02 AM, PB <pbrattan@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> >>
> >> The "paint guy," where I took my Westy for an estimate, seemed to think
> >> that a white poptop would not make a difference during hot weather. Where
> >> I live it can go up to 110 degrees or more, but there are usually only
> >> about 20 or less of these days per year, and usually spread out in August
> >> and September. If it's 108 degrees outside, I can't see how a white rooftop
> >> could reduce the inside temp by more than 2 or 3 degrees, which would still
> >> result in a sizzling 105 degrees.
> >>
> >> I'm wondering if there's any feasible or "creative" way to install
> >> Reflectix or any other type of insulation *inside* the poptop, or would
> >> there happen to be some kind of "paint on" insulation for the exterior...
> >>
> >> Patti
> >> 90 Westy Automatic
> >> North Hollywood, CA
> >>
> >> *♪♫**♥**♫♪♪♫**♥**♫♪♪♫**♥**♫♪♪♫**♥**♫♪*
> >> If it's not on my Smart Phone, it doesn't exist...
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David McNeely
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