Pros and Cons of Black Aluminum Siding

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Pros and Cons of Black Aluminum Siding

Postby Andrew Herrick » Thu Apr 20, 2017 4:05 pm

Ladies and gentlemen,

Maybe it's my inner goth, but I love the appearance of glossy black aluminum siding. Having not used it myself, however, I'm timid to try. I insulate my campers pretty well, but even so, I'm petrified of turning a beloved teardrop into a solar oven. Does anyone have some light from experience they can shed on the topic? Did you add extra windows to compensate for heat build up? Use a highly polished finish?

I'm all ears.
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Re: Pros and Cons of Black Aluminum Siding

Postby KCStudly » Mon Apr 24, 2017 8:44 am

Search for 2bits LT. His first(?) build was really classy in black aluminum skin.

Oh, here it is: http://www.tnttt.com/viewtopic.php?f=50&t=21516
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Re: Pros and Cons of Black Aluminum Siding

Postby Andrew Herrick » Mon Apr 24, 2017 8:47 am

KCStudly wrote:Search for 2bits LT. His first(?) build was really classy in black aluminum skin.

Oh, here it is: http://www.tnttt.com/viewtopic.php?f=50&t=21516


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Re: Pros and Cons of Black Aluminum Siding

Postby KCStudly » Mon Apr 24, 2017 8:48 am

Oops, don't thank me too quickly. I see Thomas' pic links are broken.

Here's a shot of it on another site: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/481603753878840999/.
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Re: Pros and Cons of Black Aluminum Siding

Postby KCStudly » Mon Apr 24, 2017 8:49 am

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Re: Pros and Cons of Black Aluminum Siding

Postby greygoos » Mon Apr 24, 2017 7:49 pm

Look up Ken Fincher. There is a black one in his album
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