My background is mainly engineering, so I sometimes get hairbrained ideas or meanderings of the mind. Having done a stint with plastics, at that time, adding color to a plastic component resulted in a weaker finished product.
For intance, if you are familiar with Closet Maid Shelving systems, the plastic components used to come in white and brown. The white was significantly stronger.

This makes me wonder about the coatings on Bussekin blades. Is there any consensus on whether or not a certain color shows better characteristics for wear, chipping, etc?

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