{"id":32163,"date":"2016-10-29T13:00:12","date_gmt":"2016-10-29T06:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/how-a-trip-to-bq-to-buy-paint-can-wreck-your-car\/"},"modified":"2016-10-29T13:11:26","modified_gmt":"2016-10-29T06:11:26","slug":"how-a-trip-to-bq-to-buy-paint-can-wreck-your-car","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/how-a-trip-to-bq-to-buy-paint-can-wreck-your-car\/","title":{"rendered":"How a trip to B&Q to buy paint can wreck your car"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nTins of Valspar paint, mixed in the stores, are opening on the journey home and causing devastating damage to cars, say shoppers who allege they are too flimsyWhen Kelly and Steve O\u2019Reilly from Fife popped a five-litre can of paint mixed at their local B&Q store into the boot of their new BMW, they had no idea of the destruction it was about to cause. On the short drive home, the container opened, causing, they say, an extraordinary \u00a39,000 worth of damage as it poured through the car. But the O\u2019Reillys are not alone; a growing number of shoppers allege that paint mixed at B&Q, under the Valspar brand, is placed into flimsy plastic containers that open far too easily on journeys home, causing devastating damage.\u201cYou have no idea how much damage five litres of paint can do to a car until it happens to you \u2013 it went over everything \u2013 our shoes, clothes \u2013 everything,\u201d says Kelly, who was 35 weeks pregnant at the time. \u201cAfter three hours of cleaning we were not making any difference \u2013 the paint had seeped into the seats. But when we looked at the tin we couldn\u2019t believe how flimsy it was. A 49p milk carton has more protection against spillages than these. They are patently not up to the job of carrying paint.\u201d Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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