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Old 08-02-2018, 10:25 PM   #61 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by California98Civic View Post
But I need a clarification: are you saying Shadow Chrome is heat rejecting/reflective? If so, what brands?
https://ecomodder.com/forum/showthre...tml#post559281

I'd imagine that any coloured 'chrome' will give the similar results. Shadow (or black) chrome, red chrome, blue chrome etc. Ie cooler than white. Possibly gold might be the best of all - but you might look like a two bit drug dealer.

The shadow chrome looks almost OEM on both the dark cars I used it on. It would also look really cool on a silver car - it would give you that fashionable dark roof look (at least from low angles), without the heat penalty.

As for brands, I've only been able to get eBay crap. I won't be doing any more wrapping until I can get some quality product.

EDIT: Looking at my notes, I'm not sure about shadow chrome - I'll re-run the white vs chrome test, but with shadow as well. When we get some sun that is.

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