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Quickurt · 06-20-2008, 04:12 PM

You're dead on Wret, go with black. I've had them all, over the years, and black outlasts others by two to one, and looks great the whole time. :dance:
I don't have an idea what is used for dye in the canvas tops, but I manufacture plastic items and black is several times more resistant to UV light than any of the UV inhibitors in other colors. They use carbon black for the pigment in the polythylene and it really holds up in the sun.
I believe this is also why black tops last longer and look better, it withstands the UV better.

06-20-2008, 04:12 PM	#3
Quickurt Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Coastal Oak Forest Posts: 1,069	You're dead on Wret, go with black. I've had them all, over the years, and black outlasts others by two to one, and looks great the whole time. :dance: I don't have an idea what is used for dye in the canvas tops, but I manufacture plastic items and black is several times more resistant to UV light than any of the UV inhibitors in other colors. They use carbon black for the pigment in the polythylene and it really holds up in the sun. I believe this is also why black tops last longer and look better, it withstands the UV better. __________________ Sold - Black on Sand Beige 2006 S - 48K miles 18x8.5 and 10 OZ Alleggerita HLT Anthracite wheels and anthracite Cayman side grilles - lovingly adjusted Schnell Short Shift Last edited by Quickurt; 06-20-2008 at 04:15 PM.