On Thu, 4 Aug 94 16:21:56 CDT Carl Schwink said: >Anyone know how hot you can get your Bus gearshift knob, steering wheel, >glovebox knob, etc.? Will they stand, say, 300 degrees F for half an hour? >Will they melt, or burn? one of the operation folks has a little article cut out from some magazine that shows the temps inside a car (with outside temp = 105 F). the dash gets up to 233F, and the gearshift area runs around 157 - 183 F (depending on what you call the gearshift area). one way to find out is to trapse over to a junkyard, pick up a few odds and ends and stick them in the oven. :) i'd bet they would stand up to 200 F for over an hour. but 300? >Nevermind why, if I told you you'd send someone to take me away ;-) ... i don't know if you can powder-blast plastic, carl. :) joel
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