I've got an argosy, which is white already, and have seriously thought of
painting it with a special white ceramic paint that reflects heat and
insulates whatever it's covering--supposedly to an almost unbelievable value
of R-19. It was developed by NASA to coat missile nosecones, and is
available to the public for $75/gallon, last I heard. The paint is called
Supertherm, and full technical literature, including extensive third-party
testing results, is available from the distributor: Superior Products
International, 6459 Universal Avenue, Kansas City, MO 64120, 816/241-1976. I
think I calculated that to coat my 26' Argosy including belly pan with 4
mils of paint, as required, would cost me about $800 bucks in paint alone.
Even though I use my trailer every day as an office, the payback would take
quite a while. I decided to insulate instead, but if anyone decides to use
this stuff, I'd love to hear your thoughts. Gerald J., if you're out there
with your ears on, I could think of no one more qualified to either bless or
debunk this mfrs claims . . .
Dan Weeks
'75 Argosy 26
Des Moines, IA
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> Subject: [VAC] Re: white top
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> Polly and all,
> You all must have the June 57 National Geographic by now and you will
> notice that Wally was experimenting (as usual) on this caravan; this
> time with an all white trailer. I've also heard on this list many moons
> ago that damaged bodies at the factory got filled and painted and
> outfitted as Argosy models. This may be apocryphal, though. Bill Scott
> should know.
> Tom Walden
> 56 Overlander
> 55 Safari
> 59 Traveler
> 96 BVAN
> in Rhode Island
>
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>> I looked at an early 60s or maybe late 50s AS near here that is painted
>> completely white, no company logos on it. I have seen a few with white tops.
>> If the company was experimenting, evidently others were trying it also.
>>
>> Just Plain Polly
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