I KNEW my car was noticeable faster after being detailed!!

I remember my Uncle telling me stories when he was a F-4 Phantom fighter pilot in Vietnam. Every moment of downtime was spent waxing their jet. They believed it could get them an extra 50mph. And that might be the difference between being hit and not. I guess it worked for him.:p
 
I've heard about that, Brad. I've also seen it used in advertising for a variety of polymer and teflon sealants that it reduces wind friction on planes and boats.



There was a rumor once, that a lot of people still believe, that the silver Acura Integra was faster than all other colors due to the polymers in the paint. People claimed that it had less wind friction and therefore could pull slightly quicker ETs than any other color. :p :p I always laugh when I hear someone say that. :rolleyes:
 
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There was a rumor once, that a lot of people still believe, that the silver Acura Integra was faster than all other colors due to the polymers in the paint. People claimed that it had less wind friction and therefore could pull slightly quicker ETs than any other color. :p :p I always laugh when I hear someone say that. :rolleyes: [/b]</blockquote><strong class='bbc'>DUH![/b] ... everyone knows YELLOW is the fast color :D
 
Actually, it has been scientifically proven that <strong class='bbc'>BOTH[/b] yellow and silver are the fastest colors ;)
 
Does this mean black is the slowest, since it attracts the most sun rays, which create serious drag?
 
No, black is the slowest because of the decreased aerodynamics encountered with swirls all over the paint. Of course, all paints swirl at the same rate, but since you can see it more on black, it must make it slower ;)



Believe it or not, I know some people that are HARDCORE racers that save weight by using black paint instead of a lighter color. Paint weighs a good 5-10 lbs on the car, and since you can get away with one VERY thin coat of black on the primer, it is lighter than say, white (enough to provide coverage). You can always go the primer only route as well :)
 
Well I think that the different colors are subject to the doppler effect. So the relative time that it takes to travel to your eye will be affected, thereby making the car appear either faster or slower depending upon where the frequency falls in the color spectrum. If the race occured in a vacuum, I believe yellow cars will appear to cross the finish line even before the race starts! Warp 10!!!!!



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A black hood results in hotter underhood temperatures, therefore making it slower than a white ITR. But both are still slower than my brothers GSR...
 
But it would depend on the outside weather, would it not? If it was cool outside, the painted inside of your hood would reflect heat if it was white, meaning it keeps engine heat inside of the engine a little bit more.



On the other hand, the black painted hood would absorb a little bit more heat, hopefully diffusing it through the panel and allowing the air outside to cool it somewhat. Doubt it would make much of a difference though;)
 
When a car of any color is approaching an observer, its light will appear to be shifted to the blue part of the spectrum.



Conversely, when the car is moving away from the observer its light will appear to be shifted to the red part of the spectrum.



Now, as you all by now realize, my Corvette appears red to you because I'm leaving all of you in the dust! :D



Oh yeah, for this effect to be observable you really need to have a relative velocity that is a significant fraction of the speed of light. This requires a V8.
 
To maximise effect of your red Corvette, should not the observer be relatively stationary. I have also been trying to figure out if Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle could be a factor. Any ideas?



Steven

Alfa 164
 
as far as I can see the only diffrence between a detailed car and a dirty one is the inside temp. on a hot summers day.

There are simmularitys too: people turn their head both by a detailed car an a dirty one:

they turn their head on a detailed car to see it better,wondring how You did it.On a dirty car they turn away their head ,wondring where you got the nerve to drive that around...;)
 
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Oh yeah, for this effect to be observable you really need to have a relative velocity that is a significant fraction of the speed of light. This requires a V8.</blockquote>
This referred to the object being observed - worded stupidly...

The Uncertainty Principle applies thusly:

You can measure the reflectivity of a finish or you can measure the amount of money in your bank account - but you once you measure one you necessarily lose all information of the other.

This last little tidbit has to be the corniest and most inane thing I have ever wrote. :rolleyes:
 
Cybercowboy, you disappoint me!
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You can measure the reflectivity of a finish or you can measure the amount of money in your bank account - but you once you measure one you necessarily lose all information of the other.</blockquote>

You forgot one important factor. Reflectivity is not only measured by the amount of money in your bank account, it is also measured by the unpaid balance left on the credit cards!

:bounce
 
Yes...I see where your going with this - Schrödinger's Cat. Is the money postive or negative or both at the same time.



Steven

Alfa 164 (or maybe it is something else- little quantum mechanics joke :) )
 
It's true...

The United Federation of Planets had the USS Enterprise NC1710D detailed, and they gained an additional warp factor..that's why they could outrun the Borg!
 
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