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Old 09-02-2015, 09:23 PM
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WTH kind of paint do they use?
Seriously, car melts in heatwave?

Video: British tourist captures moment car melts in the sun during heatwave - Telegraph

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Old 09-02-2015, 09:34 PM
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LOL. The temp in the sun was certainly well above ambient, but still, poor engineering choice of materials.
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Old 09-03-2015, 09:17 AM
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Didn't see any paint melting, just the plastic, but still.
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There's a building in London which has been causing melted cars for a few years. Here's a BBC article on it: 'Walkie-Talkie' skyscraper melts Jaguar car parts - BBC News
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Yep, plastic. Sorry. Even then... this is like that damn sunroof glue in the ML.
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French car . . . probably using fondant . . .
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That's not even 100*F?!?

Have to wonder if there wasn't some manner of reflection/concentration going on (a la the building in London as mentioned by jcyuhn).

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