stackyFACTSThat sleek, mysterious dark window glass isn't actually black glass. It is quite literally just a sheet of dyed polyester film squeegeed onto the inside of the window with some sticky adhesive. Give it a few years in the blistering sun, and it will inevitably turn purple and bubble up like a terrible rash.
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