Date:         Thu, 04 Aug 94 16:37:41 CDT
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         Joel Walker <JWALKER@ua1vm.ua.edu>
Subject:      Re: Knobs, wheels, etc.

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