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Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Washington, DC
 
2006-07-05, 14:23

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Originally Posted by Ebby
Tint doesn't absorb heat. What you want to do is prevent infrared radiation from entering your car and allow heat to escape. The windshield screen is a good idea since it reflects light back out of the car and keep the windows down a crack to let hot air escape. That is probably the best you can do.
Well, yeah, but dark tint (especially of the dyed type) can't help but absorb heat -- it's part of its nature. Metal-based tints, or the newer ceramic-based types, are probably better at reflecting more heat than they'd absorb.

And, what I've learned from the Vega story is to not hose down the interior...
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