Anyone using a SunShade

mobiledynamics · 2024-07-02T01:42:52+0000

In the forum of tint gurus, some of you may live in very hot summer states.... Tell me, can foam shrink... I have a sunshade. Used only during the spring - mid fall about maybe 1-2X a week (mainly weekends if it's parked outside ) My sunshade (name brand, use made, etc) appeared to shrink a bit over the course of 2 years based on above use. Enough to have a gap on left/right that I was not crazed about So I bought a new one. It was tight to the edges on fit out of the box. I ever thought *foam can shrink* but apparently it does , as this new one confirmed my findings on my previous sunshade. The new one just 1 week later and used 2X on Saturday and Sunday, the -fit- is a smidge easier than when brand new out of the box as it seems to have shrunk a bit from the edges for a less tight fit. Am I crazy in this observation and concluded theory that -foam shrinks-

By mobiledynamics
Tuesday at 01:42 AM in Window Tinting - General Discussion

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