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Originally Posted by SayWhut
Black cars make dents look more obvious as well as the black reflects more light than say ... white ....
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Actually... black, by definition, absorbs all light... and reflects none. The same physics are involved in reasoning why black gets hotter... because whatever light energy gets past the protective coats is getting absorbed into the body of the car, heating it up.
It might seem more reflective, however, because the light reflected by the gloss-coat doesn't have any other ambient light to compete with.
It's probably also why it appears to get dirty easier... the eye's quick to pick out those specks that do reflect light toward it in a backdrop void of light.
Personally, I've opted for tan, silver, red, and white vehicles so far in life... much easier to maintain when compared to black.