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Tag Archives: paint

Why you should never travel with paint in the car

By Dean McCleland in Other Galleries 8 Apr 2015 0 Comment

A funny thing happened on the way back from Builders Warehouse. At least all the bystanders had a great laugh but for the victims of the paint attack, it must not so pleasant. Never ever put a 25L container of paint instead in the car. Here is the reason why.

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