Painting a Pelican Box????

[4lowdean]

Looks good. Keep us posted on how well it holds up. I got a tan case for my laptop because I was worried about the case heating up.

[SWITAWI]

Nicely done, Pat. Looking forward to your report as I have a beat-up yellow Pelican I'd like to try this on.

What a small world... I <3 boobies, too!

[Kilroy]

OK Pat, how'd it work? Did you take on the boat, or are you in the UP again?

Nicely done, Pat. Looking forward to your report as I have a beat-up yellow Pelican I'd like to try this on.

What a small world... I <3 boobies, too!

[Every Miles A Memory]

Hey Dave, I'm still home in Cedar Key. We've taken it out a few times and the one thing I've noticed is I need to put another coat of normal paint on it. The primer that I put on it stays somewhat soft, I'm guessing to grab ahold of the final paint you're supposed to put over it.

It's still holding up good, and even Cindy mentioned how much cooler the top of the case felt compared to even our tan Pelican Box. Compared to the black box, it's night and day cooler.

I'm going to grab another can of white spray paint that isnt primer and see if it hardens more than just the primer alone

I'll be sure to report back

[mikelite80]

I'm starting work on a special install of some delicate equipment which lives in some modified pelicans. A big concern was heat in the black boxes, so we tested it. Average 110° day here in Phoenix, outside on the concrete, next to the parking lot. Outside of the box peaked in the low 140° while the inside temp only got to like 102°. This was in about 4 hours of the afternoon and the case was previously in the warehouse so probably had a room temp in the low 80's. I believe it was empty with just the top and bottom foam in. I was surprised all around. Of course there are about a million different variables, so this is a very general set of findings.

[John E]

Wonder if adding a layer of that thin bubble wrap encased in foil under the foam padding would help?