melting step carpet

Did you have your foot on the step while you were spraying insect repellent or sunscreen on yourself?

Denny and Cindy Henderson
fulltiming, currently at Jellystone Park in Natural Bridge Station, VA

The pattern almost appears as if someone had something damaging on their shoes and walked up the steps.

othertonka wrote:
They look to me like someone exchanged their old ones for your new ones. look around the neighbor hood, maybe you will find them?????

Ya know.... as unlikely as this sounds, it sure makes sense from what those carpet pieces look like.

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Your trailer is too shiny. :)

This appears to be the same phenomena that has melted plastic siding on houses. Sunlight reflected from nearby windows adds to the heat of direct sunlight, and the "combined" temperature exceeds the melting point of some plastics. Normally the house window is on a 90 degree adjacent wall.

(It seems one guy on here even melted his house siding with his nearby trailer, or trailer window, in the driveway if I'm not mistaken.)
EDIT:
I was wrong, the thread was the guys pick-up topper and truck mirror was melting.
Silverado dissolves itself: http://www.rv.net/forum/index.cfm/fuseaction/thread/tid/27369720

The thread might show up under a search for "melt or melted". I'm not sure, but some of this might be because of new E-glass characteristics. In your case, a brilliant white trailer might reflect enough additional energy to melt already sun-drenched carpet.

There was also a case in London(?) where a building was melting cars parked on a nearby street. I think the building was shaped concave, thereby magnifying the effect. Rather embarrassing for the architect.

Wes
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Dennis Henderson wrote:
Did you have your foot on the step while you were spraying insect repellent or sunscreen on yourself?

Denny and Cindy Henderson
fulltiming, currently at Jellystone Park in Natural Bridge Station, VA

THIS. If you happen to use insect repellant with DEET, this could very well happen... Although you would have to get quite a bit on there, it seems, to cause that much damage.

othertonka wrote:
They look to me like someone exchanged their old ones for your new ones. look around the neighbor hood, maybe you will find them?????

That's exactly what mine looked like after a few years of use. Just plain worn out!

Stray cat? Raccoon? My 2 yr old CW step covers are doing great - take em back.