Tempted to spray LB trusses black, thoughts?

[mbaddah (Mo)]

I've just finished flocking the inside of my LB and I'm thinking of spraying the trusses in black. Has anyone done this and if so has it helped? Thanks guys.

[GrahamL]

I painted my truss poles black , cant really say if it makes a differance as the whole scopes black.. though it must reflect less light as I'm always walking into it in the dark .


If your poles are bare aluminium you'll need an etch primer on first .

[floyd_2 (Dean)]

Some manufacturers put black tube foam around their truss poles instead of painting them. My old obsession was done that way and I was quite happy with it.

Dean

[astronut (John)]

Moh,
Painting won't last very long, it will chip easily.
The tubes are anodized, I would suggest that you have them anodized in black or powder coat them.
Both are very durable finishes.

[mbaddah (Mo)]

Thanks all for the response, very informative. Quite a few options to choose from there, luckily I held back from getting out the black spray paint

[erick (Eric)]

You certainly don't want paint flaking off and dropping onto your primary mirror.

[GrahamL]

Apply an etch primer before any overcoats of black .

You can seal that off with some urethane if you want .. flakes and chips are .. imo .. not an issue .

[Kevnool (Kev)]

Why not go down to reeces or another plumbing shop and buy black tube rubbery foam insulation it comes in 1/2 or 3/4 inch....its cheap as and its on my lightbrige.
Cheers Kev.