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A Pietenpol builder by the name of Kirk Huizenga did a series of
spectrometry tests on several colors of latex. Turns out that there's
nothing special about black, nothing at all. Paint it with whatever
color you want, they all protect from UV equally well. His report, the
transformed data and the analysis are available (pdf & xls files):

http://www.mykitplane.com/Planes/fil....cfm?AlbumID=5

It would seem that you are correct. I should have been more specific, as I
was offering a single case study as an example. Emeraude N29GL was finished
using a black latex undercoat and blue & white color coats. After 20 years,
the fabric was still in good condition although the workmanship on the
finish was extremely rough. I'm not sure if the builder even cleaned his
broom before using it to apply the paint. )

Rich S.