Paints

This page includes links to plots of the emissivity of a various black paints with the current (ARC-Jun97-Jul97) MAS system response functions superimposed. The plots have been separated into the Mid Wave Infrared (MWIR) and Long Wave Infrared (LWIR). The last two links show rescaled versions of the best 4 paints.

The following key provides a detailed description of the paints in the plots

1. DM625 - Design Master Glossy Black spray paint
2. DM725 - Design Master Flat Black spray paint
3. 1249 - Testors 1249 Flat Black spray enamel paint
4. 1247 - Testors 1247 Gloss Black spray enamel paint
5. 1246 - Testors 1246 Metallic Silver spray enamel paint
6. 1949 - Testors 1949 (FS37038) Flat Black custom spray enamel
7. DA67 - DecoArt Americana acrylic paint, Lamp (Ebony) Black, liquid paint applied with a brush
8. 7211 - Krylon Living Color Latex Enamel, Flat Black spray, 7211
9. 1601 - Krylon Glossy Black spray, 1601
10. 1602 - Krylon Ultra Flat Black spray, 1602
11. copper - copper plate #14
12. 2713 - Testors 2713 Metallic Black
13. 17038 - Testors water base gloss black, fs17038
14. 37038 - Testors water base flat black, fs37038
15. 1149 - Testors enamel, flat black 1149
16. 1147 - Testors enamel, gloss black, 1147
17. Labsphere
18. Nextel 3101c10 (Selected paint from Red Spot)

• Paints 1-12 MWIR
• Paints 13-17 MWIR
• Paints 1-12 LWIR
• Paints 13-17 LWIR
• Best 4 paints MWIR (excluding labsphere)
• Best 4 paints LWIR (excluding labsphere)

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