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So you like Black cars? You think your car is Black?

DaTT

DaTT

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You may need to reconsider your initial assessment of what a black car really is. As the guy says, it looks photoshopped.


You can then follow that video up with them spraying a pearl hypershift overtop, unreal, and I WANT THIS!

 
Yep, that is black. However…

From the manufacturer's website

Precautions for use
Due to the powdery light absorption layer, the strength of the coating is very low, so glossing and peeling of the coating will occur even with light contact. The painted object may shrink and crack.
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And
FAQ
Q: Can Musou Black be used as a car paint?
A: The simple answer is No. We do not recommend painting a car with Musou Black because the paint is fragile and the coating can easily be scratched/peeled off. Top or clear coats may improve its durability however this will decrease Musou Black's darkness. To put it bluntly, Musou Black was never designed to be used as a car paint. If you want to paint a car, we recommend to do it solely for display purposes and not for long-term use.
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-KeithP
 
Is this a competing product to Vanta Black? I would love to spray down my entire home theater walls, ceiling and floor with it.
 
There is no way to make a black that matte and have it hold up over time, depends on a grainy structure that wears away... even washing it, is not possible to retain that level of light absorption.
 
I know a few wealthy folks who drive black cars. So to make a bad joke from what might appear in the P&N forum -- Black Cars Matter.

I once had a 1964 "limited edition" Impala SS -- gloss jet black. This is So-Cal. The paint blistered on the sedan top, showing little spots of red primer. And you didn't want to sit in that car or drive it without the windows open or the AC on during the summer months. I had it repainted egg-nog white . . . .

The question remains: What am I going to do with my brother's black Nissan hardbody truck? Paint it white? Paint it silver? Maybe a nice sky- or baby-blue?

I'd have a black car if I lived in Minnesota or Alaska. But -- not here. God, what a wonderful day this is, even for December! So cold I have to wear a down parka just to sit outdoors. Last couple days left a 12" blanket of snow on the San Gabriels. I'd like to see a Blizzard of the Century occur here in July. We could live like the Torrance family at the Overlook Hotel in Kubrick's movie "The Shining". Get up every morning and announce to the family like Scatman Crothers: "Ya know you always have to eat healthy to stay regular!"
 
DaTT said:
They mention Vanta black in the video, and how hard it is to get a hold of. That's about it.
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That is because the idiots that made it licensed it to one (1) person on the planet, an artist. Talk about coming up with the cure for cancer, obesity and everything else and licensing it to an anti-vaxer.
 
I'd love to spray this stuff around my projector screen. Ullllllllltra light absorbing!
 
Kaido said:
I'd love to spray this stuff around my projector screen. Ullllllllltra light absorbing!
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Then I guess you would enjoy watching a black screen? It would just gobble up the picture and never spit it out.
 
DaTT said:
Then I guess you would enjoy watching a black screen? It would just gobble up the picture and never spit it out.
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Pretty sure that's why he said around and not on? He wants it to absorb overshoot and to boost contrast by preventing reflections (people already do this with similar paint for the borders around their screens, I think some do like shag carpet or velvet curtains so they can adjust the aspect ratio, although the carpeting I think is also about sound absorption). Kinda curious about other aspects, like sound, radar, and thermal properties (does it get warmer due to absorbing the light wavelengths?).

Which, this might be interesting material to put on things like hoods for cameras or pro monitors. Maybe it could be used for telescopes. Heck, maybe it'd be good for putting around lidar sensors to prevent certain backscatter.

I feel like I remember them looking to do some hybrid solar/thermal things (where either they used heat to boost the solar panel, or they used the heat from the sunlight on the solar panels, and maybe this could help that, or help focus those mirror solar plants?).
 
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darkswordsman17 said:
Pretty sure that's why he said around and not on? He wants it to absorb overshoot and to boost contrast by preventing reflections (people already do this with similar paint for the borders around their screens, I think some do like shag carpet or velvet curtains so they can adjust the aspect ratio, although the carpeting I think is also about sound absorption). Kinda curious about other aspects, like sound, radar, and thermal properties (does it get warmer due to absorbing the light wavelengths?).

Which, this might be interesting material to put on things like hoods for cameras or pro monitors. Maybe it could be used for telescopes. Heck, maybe it'd be good for putting around lidar sensors to prevent certain backscatter.

I feel like I remember them looking to do some hybrid solar/thermal things (where either they used heat to boost the solar panel, or they used the heat from the sunlight on the solar panels, and maybe this could help that, or help focus those mirror solar plants?).
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I stand corrected. I misread the post.

I did read that it does get continuously warmer as it absorbs light.
 
DaTT said:
I stand corrected. I misread the post.

I did read that it does get continuously warmer as it absorbs light.
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Yup, around. Previously I bought black telescope paper for my last screen, which worked pretty well! It would be awesome to spray a whole wall with light-absorbing black & just have the projector screen float in front of it with some crazy contrast!
 
Kaido said:
Yup, around. Previously I bought black telescope paper for my last screen, which worked pretty well! It would be awesome to spray a whole wall with light-absorbing black & just have the projector screen float in front of it with some crazy contrast!
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might be worth a shot. If you have the extra cash to spare, the black in the OP is $750/ liter
 
KeithP said:
Yep, that is black. However…

From the manufacturer's website


And


-KeithP
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idk making superficial coatings is fairly easy to do. Having been in the painting/flocking industry for a while, its way way way way way way way easier to make something that is fragile and peels away easily than it is to create a long lasting durable finish without a lacquer or clear coat of some kind to sort of binds everything together.
 
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