I’m eyeing to paint the stone guards of the KC lights (example below) to match the rest of the van’s aesthetic: teal. I’ve used the same brand of plastidip on all of the accents. Doing some quick research, plastidip is rated up to 300F, but I am seeing varying results for the halogen light temperature. There are factors that play, wattage, housing, distance, etc.
I came across a page measuring different heat outputs for different light sources for terrariums. A 100 watt spot light produced 270F of heat measures 12 inches from the source, and 187F from a similar light but with a flood pattern. My lights are spread beam, and obviously the stone guard is mounted directly on the housing. This test was also done with the light source uncovered in a traditional heat lamp housing, so heat was able to come directly outward. The KC lights are enclosed, so that housing is soaking all that heat.
TL;DR Is plastidipping my stone guards that cover 100watt halogen lights a bad idea?
Worst case ontario, I can look aorund for a very similar paint with a higher temperature threshold.
