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  1. 27th September 2012, 08:44 AM #1
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    Defender camper - black roof bad idea?

    I am in the early stages of turning a 6x6 defender tour bus into a camper, I am stripping the interior at the moment, then the engine will come out to make way for a 4bd1t. Whilst it is stripped i plan to respray it.
    It is currently a delightful mustard colour with a white roof and is in need of a respray, regardless of the questionable colour the paint is damaged where the tour company decals were removed.

    This brings me to a tough decision, WHAT COLOUR?.

    The truck will be going overseas for a big trip through some dodgy countries so a full military paint job is out of the question.

    I really like the Nara Bronze colour scheme on the limited edition defender but is a black roof a bad idea? It will be properly insulated inside with solar panels covering some of the outside.

    Anyone any experience of dark Vs light roof paint in hot climates?

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  2. 27th September 2012, 08:53 AM #2
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    bad idea

    I had a dark red 80 series cruiser,
    Sept Oct Nov in the WA Goldfields north to Pilbara.

    Painted the roof White with hardware shop pressure packs dropped the inside temps by 10 degrees and A/C actually bacame useful.

    You also need an air gap btwn the panels & roof. they work better if cooled.
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  3. 27th September 2012, 09:12 AM #3
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    Painting the roof black will definitely increase interior temperature in hot climes. Even with insulation it will become an oven.
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  4. 27th September 2012, 09:33 AM #4
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    White, white and more white
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  5. 27th September 2012, 09:45 AM #5
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    So black roof is out by the looks of it!

    White roof and ??? body. Any suggestions, other than white?
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  6. 27th September 2012, 09:49 AM #6
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    This is how it looks at the moment:

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  7. 27th September 2012, 09:51 AM #7
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    I have the SVX. It's completely black and very hot. Cracking the sunroof to let heat escape was an option, but that now leaks like a sieve, so I'm not game to ever open it again.

    As others said, try avoid black, it's very hot.
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  8. 27th September 2012, 10:15 AM #8
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    Quote Originally Posted by Jitterbug View Post
    So black roof is out by the looks of it!

    White roof and ??? body. Any suggestions, other than white?
    Coniston green or Rutland red or a nice blue (I'd be very torn between colors if I had a Deefer, so would probs go white!!)

    Personally I would go white all over, an off white though, not that appliance colour (Fuji) you get on new Landies, more like chamonix on the old Rangies

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  9. 27th September 2012, 10:32 AM #9
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    Oh second the red or the blue
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  10. 27th September 2012, 10:44 AM #10
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    red & dark blue will still be hot-- not as hot as the black roof.

    Pale Green may help you merge in the bush if you do not wnt to be as noticable.
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