update on this thread...... first off.... Thanks Joe and Ralph, and Mr. Sandwich and Tommy guy for adding to this thread. I bought a plastic repair kit from Eastwood. It's called Plastex. About 40 bucks........... Fixes cracks, mends broken and missing pieces and works unbelieveably great on AMC ABS dashes. I have 2 extra dash instrument overlay panels for the 70 Javelin that I'm learning on and repairing. There's a great little video with the kit shows you very clearly how to use the product. Try it, I'm sure you won't be disappointed. Armand ----- Original Message ----- From: "RetroRalph" <retroralph@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: "AMC/Rambler owners, drivers and fans." <amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, September 05, 2007 7:04 PM Subject: Re: [Amc-list] Lookin for a little advice > Armand, I remembered a Plastic Welding article I once out if the club's > newsletter and it is posted at: > http://clubs.hemmings.com/clubsites/classicamx/jul2001/jul2001.htm > > It's about 2/3rds the way through the newsletter and it might have some > info you can use. Perhaps some reference material. I think I came > across this in some farm magazine or something. Give it a look. > ______________________________________________________________ > Ralph Ausmann - Hillsboro, OR - > <ralph.ausmann@xxxxxxxxx> > http://mysite.verizon.net/res79g4m/ > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Armand Eshleman > Subject: [Amc-list] Lookin for a little advice > > OK, > I think I'm getting closer to figuring this out, but I still don't know > what > type of plastic AMC made its plastic dash components from. So here are > the > choices that I can think of, > > 1. styrene - probably not it's pretty brittle and not very temperature > resistant. Isn't this what our model cars were molded of? > > 2. ABS - good chance, was this stuff around in 1970 or earlier? I know > PVC > was (Germans invented PVC during WW2 to replace more stratetic materials > with. > > 3. styrol - most likely this is the one. > > Actually I think all of these are based on the same early copolymers, so > I'm > confused.......... > > Somebody has to know what AMC made those parts from????? > Or has any one read anything in one of the TSMs? > Thanks, > Armand > ====================== > > > _______________________________________________ > Amc-list mailing list > Amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx > http://www.amc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/amc-list > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.485 / Virus Database: 269.13.6/991 - Release Date: 9/5/07 2:55 PM > _______________________________________________ Amc-list mailing list Amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx http://www.amc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/amc-list