a multitude of sins” as they say. Chris Toole Product Manager, Yacht Coats at Hempel says, “Another technical reason for white being so prevalent is that regardless of the paint, the manufacturer, the vessel, at some point the sun will always win! UV light is an unrelenting beast and at some point, it will break through the glossy resin-rich surface and start to degrade both the resin and the pigments of the paint. With a white, when the resin starts to breakdown, the discolouration and loss of gloss will take more time to notice than on a darker coloured hull. We’ve all seen red cars that are somewhat pink! But how many white cars have we seen that are that discoloured. The pigments
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