Painted lorica segmentata ?

[Renatus]

There is absolutely no evidence that lorica segmentata was ever painted.

"Conservation has suggested that some fragments of armour were painted black . . ."

"There are, in addition, at least 14 fragments of ferrous plate, which can be identified as body armour, but are of uncertain type...None add significantly to the conclusions drawn except for a few fragments where conservation seems to suggest that some of the armour could have been painted black . . ."

Does "body armour . . . of uncertain type" exclude lorica segmentata? And does "conservation has suggested . . ." and "conservation seems to suggest . . ." constitute "absolutely" no evidence that lorica segmentata was ever painted?