Tonneau mystery- update mystery solved!

[Crissa]

Each slat is stored in a slightly different orientation, which means a different amount of dust or moisture will adhere to it.

Additionally. slats could have been baked at slightly different times using slightly different mix of pigments due to environmental or supply variations, which can result in a slightly different surface which would only show when light is applied at certain angles.

But Gus is probably right, it was probably just the former, some slats stored slightly differently picked up more or less dust or moisture so had a slightly different reflectivity at the time.

-Crissa

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[SanJoseNinjya]

I checked my CT when someone got a tonneau cover with different colors(mix of black and silver) on delivery, and found mine was all black. When I picked up CT at wrapping shop todat, my tonneau cover became mix of black and silver!!!, then when I got home, the tonneau got all black again. I can not figure out what happened to my tonneau,

wonder anyone got the same experience. this is like a magic

mystery solved- it was basically caused by shade. the attached pic explains all. the original panels are mixed silver and black, but when its not enough light or shade, it looks all black.(bottom right )

 

[BeleeEV]

On another note, it might be an illusion, but it looks like maybe the wrap doesn’t go around the edges of the panels. They say it is really hard to get ppf to stay down if wrapped around. Is that the case with you? Did the cut the ppf to meet up with the edges rather than wrap around or am I seeing things. Curious to learn.

 

[allwayne]

Looks like it might be the angle of the light hitting the 'micro-texture' of the slats. Even in the second photo, you can kind of see the differences. I think it is byproduct of a manufacturing texture left behind in the same way a sawmill leaves behind small kerf marks during milling. I think if you replicated the angle of the sun and the orientation of the truck in the first photo, you'd see it return. Like how the paint color on plastic bumpers doesn't look like the body color in the sun or the shade on some cars. Think velvet or velour when you rub your hand on it in different directions.

 

[CyberJay]

Each slat is stored in a slightly different orientation, which means a different amount of dust or moisture will adhere to it.

Additionally. slats could have been baked at slightly different times using slightly different mix of pigments due to environmental or supply variations, which can result in a slightly different surface which would only show when light is applied at certain angles.

But Gus is probably right, it was probably just the former, some slats stored slightly differently picked up more or less dust or moisture so had a slightly different reflectivity at the time.

-Crissa

Crissa, you have all the answers! Impressive and thanks for your insights on this and EMP stuff!

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