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Originally Posted by airdave
Although I do like the idea of the original Heart of Gold with a black finish so black that you couldn't see it even if you were touching it!
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Actually, that was Disaster Area's stunt ship that was so black you couldn't even feel it.
As for metal finishes on spaceships, either brushed stainless or any anodized finish makes sense rather than paint of any kind. And even though the vastness of space would make visual contact seem rare, you would still want something that was easily noticeable to sensors to avoid collision in heavy-traffic areas. Stealth isn't desirable if your approaching a heavily-trafficked space station.