Black Chill Tech - Honest Feedback

[jph3]

Thanks, much appreciated! Sounds like I should verify they have cleaned it correctly up to this point.

[Guppydriver]

For those who have have it....

How would you compare really dark chill tech with white vinyl?

I do like that I can spray vinyl with an interior cleaner de jour. Not that I'm getting a Supra any time soon (unless the power ball hits), but I've been curious. I went white vinyl on my boat just to try to mitigate the heat. My boat order had chill tech available (not standard), but it was crazy expensive and we were pushing up against our budget.

[Oldernotwiser]

It has no tangible difference in heat. That being said, I am in Alberta, Canada so we at best get to low 80s for daytime temps in summer.

[2in2out]

Our last boat had white vinyl, and our new-used Supra has mocha chill tech. What I noticed while working on the Supra out in the driveway on one mid-90’s day. White vinyl would burn skin in this condition. I had a set of boat slippers to keep from getting burned, but not scuff the vinyl.

Under same condition with chilltech, initial touch to chilltech is hot, but temperature dissipates rapidly, so it isn’t uncomfortable but for a second. I would strategically lay out towels to step or sit on when working in the boat with white vinyl.