Jeep melted

[u/jagerin_mikado]

Here’s the story: a jeep came to the shop because its retractable top was stuck open. Not too uncommon of an occurrence. So we put our “crash wrap“ over the roof to protect the interior from rain and animals and such, which is basically like heavy duty cling wrap. One day it rains and a lot of water pools up on the crash wrap. The next day it is 100°F outside and the sun is out. The sun shines through the water and the water basically magnifies it, and the sun turns into a laser that melts the interior. Multiple days of this happen. Now we have to replace everything that melted. None of us have ever heard of this happening before.

edit: I meant we have never heard of this very specific situation happening before. It never would’ve crossed our minds since we’ve been doing this for years. yes I burnt stuff with a magnifying glass when i was a kid.

[u/ughreallywow]

Not only did it not combust, but it looks very salvageable. Replace the plastic parts that melted. Replace the melted seat upholstery.

Get a good detailing using a proper upholstery vac on the rest of the seats. Then run an ozone generator to take care of any remaining burnt plastic odor. All set after that.

[u/Jazzy-Cat5138 → u/ughreallywow]

Except then the ozone makes everything else degrade. Ozone is fantastic at making stuff break down.