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<body class='hmmessage'><div dir='ltr'>Hello Big Brain,<BR> <BR>I suspect I already know the answer I'm going to hear, but I'll ask anyway. At the college where I work, we have a fair amount of silver 20.5" x 20.5" aluminum truss. It's very useful and we like it a lot, except for the fact that it's silver (purchased by a predecessor, not current staff/faculty's decision). So the question came up about painting it matte black.<BR> <BR>The question for the List is whether or not that's an acceptable thing to do? Is there a reason to not paint truss? Does it affect how well truss can be inspected?<BR> <BR>I look forward to your responses.<BR> <BR>Thanks!<BR> <BR> <BR>Chad<BR> </div></body>
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