Date:         Mon, 19 Nov 2001 12:56:17 -0600
Reply-To:     Stan Wilder <wilden1@JUNO.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Stan Wilder <wilden1@JUNO.COM>
Subject:      Re: The lid is *NOT* Plastic!
Comments: To: CTONLINE@WEBTV.NET
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You guys are going to beat this thing to death.
Having been in the injection, vacuum forming, blow molding of plastics in
varying capacities since 1979 I can without question tell you that
expensive flame retardant resins can be added to almost every plastic
product manufactured. IE all plastics used in Aircraft have to meet flame
retardant regulations as well as all upholstery, seat padding, wire
insulation, surface paints, brake lines.
Fiberglass boats don't fall into a restriction for flame retardant hulls
but all fiberglass engine covers and the such do have flame retardant
added to the resins. (manufacturers option)
Fire retardant just means it has to cook longer with an open flame before
combustion occurs ....... just about everything made of plastic will burn
at some temperature.
All plastics are derived from the sludge from refineries that manufacture
fuel ... plastic is also a fuel.
Higher quality plastics are produced in very special formulations.....
your Vanagon Ashtray for example. Hold a cutting or welding torch to it
and you can bet your spare tire that its going to actually burst into
flames very soon.
Fiberglass is glass fibers bonded together with resins, the glass may not
burn but the resins will. Just keep throwing the open flame to it.

Stan Wilder

On Mon, 19 Nov 2001 11:00:10 -0600 Terry Kay <CTONLINE@WEBTV.NET> writes:
> Ms. Gnarl,
>
> Could you please "splain" the difference between high desity
> fiberglass,
> cloth or resin, and low density.
>
> I've been repairing this stuff for a long time and have never run
> into
> any variations of the material.-----
>
> Oh, and just to set the record straight, regardless of which one or
> the
> other it is, fiberglass cloth, matting or resin, even dryed, is
> highly
> flamabale, or let me put it this way-----if your van is on fire,
> grab
> the dog, grab the kids, grab the beer, and get the hell out of there
> !!
>
> Why did you even try to slip this one past me?
>
> Later
>
> Terry
>
>
> E-mail message From Ms. Gnarl,
>
> I thought my post last night adquately described the lid as High
> Density
> Fiberglass and NOT flammable.
> Why are you guys even discussnig this?
>
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