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Old 03-08-2022, 12:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Malsua View Post
Dark colors also emit heat better. It's why engines are painted black, at least among those engines that are painted. Old cars used to have a lot of different color engines, they also used to overheat a lot. At some point in the early 80s the big three finally got a handle on engine overheating and one of those methods that helped was painting the engines black.
Interesting. Thanks for the information but I don't know if that holds true for a home painted in a very dark color.
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