Re: [Amc-list] Lookin for a little advice

[JOE FULTON <piper_pa20@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hornet era dashes were definitely ABS or at least as
definite as I can be without seeing one of the modern
recycling symbols on the products.  ABS solvent glue
works very well on the Hornet-era 70s dashes.

Joe Fulton
Salinas, CA
--- Armand Eshleman <aje1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> 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
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