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> 914 Rubber Screw Covers, after sitting in the Sun
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post Sep 7 2020, 03:52 PM
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Hey Mark, what did ya'll make these out of; bubble gum? After sitting in the sun for 4 hours & OAT of 90F these things melted beyond recognition. If I hadn't had an OEM one mixed in the bunch I wouldn't have been able to tell what they were.

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post Sep 7 2020, 03:59 PM
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Instead of those stupid Prop 65 warnings on everything, maybe we need "not CA heat appropriate"... everything is melting... was 117 here yesterday.... Death Valley at the same time was 115...
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post Sep 7 2020, 04:04 PM
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post Sep 7 2020, 04:12 PM
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post Sep 7 2020, 04:28 PM
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QUOTE(Robarabian @ Sep 7 2020, 04:59 PM) *

Instead of those stupid Prop 65 warnings on everything, maybe we need "not CA heat appropriate"... everything is melting... was 117 here yesterday.... Death Valley at the same time was 115...


Been there done that....

1980 DFW Heat wave.

I was 17 in 1980. The official temp at DFW airport was 113 for two days in a row. But we saw 117 on the thermometer in our back yard. And I was young and dumb enough to take the AC out of my car for better performance. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/screwy.gif)

Nobody was outside during the day. We all ventured out after dark. It was miserable...

So I feel for you man.
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post Sep 7 2020, 04:55 PM
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Yeah, we had 115F Saturday & Sunday and the cars were in the garage then. But it was only 90F today and overcast for an hour of those 4 hours outside. That melted glob reminds me of Peter Sellers' nose melting in "The revenge of the Pink Panther". (IMG:style_emoticons/default/av-943.gif)
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post Sep 7 2020, 06:03 PM
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The black plastic got way over 90f sitting in the sun and in an airtight bag. I'd venture 120-130F.

My black car hits 150+F on the surface.

Oh, and you can have the smoke from your fires back. Air is nasty and unbreathable here today.
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post Sep 7 2020, 07:15 PM
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post Sep 7 2020, 07:46 PM
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post Sep 7 2020, 07:51 PM
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post Sep 7 2020, 08:06 PM
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post Sep 7 2020, 10:10 PM
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I had the same problem with them just in the garage.
I also had one of their Hockey Pucks sitting in the garage and the thing puckered up beyond recognition.
If they cant survive the garage......
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post Sep 8 2020, 07:44 AM
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I haven't had any melt (they haven't been exposed to heat), but found the screw covers so soft they are difficult to remove without tearing them up. More of a one time use item than the original hard covers.
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post Sep 8 2020, 09:13 AM
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QUOTE(Chris914n6 @ Sep 7 2020, 05:03 PM) *

The black plastic got way over 90f sitting in the sun and in an airtight bag. I'd venture 120-130F.

My black car hits 150+F on the surface.

Oh, and you can have the smoke from your fires back. Air is nasty and unbreathable here today.
That's as may be but any car interior can easily reach 160F in the sun. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/shades.gif)
QUOTE(djway @ Sep 7 2020, 09:10 PM) *

I had the same problem with them just in the garage.
I also had one of their Hockey Pucks sitting in the garage and the thing puckered up beyond recognition.
If they cant survive the garage......
Yeah. I heard about that through the Grapevine. I sure hope the ones that Mark @mepstein offered on his group buy aren't the same pucks.
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I haven't had any melt (they haven't been exposed to heat), but found the screw covers so soft they are difficult to remove without tearing them up. More of a one time use item than the original hard covers.
The thin edges tear when removed. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/screwy.gif)
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post Sep 8 2020, 09:16 AM
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Take them out at night, put them in the freezer. Reinstall in the morning! Problem solved! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/av-943.gif)
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post Sep 8 2020, 09:27 AM
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QUOTE(ClayPerrine @ Sep 7 2020, 06:28 PM) *

Been there done that....

1980 DFW Heat wave.

I was 17 in 1980. The official temp at DFW airport was 113 for two days in a row. But we saw 117 on the thermometer in our back yard. And I was young and dumb enough to take the AC out of my car for better performance. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/screwy.gif)


I was really little at the time (5 years old) and used to have a shirt saying that I had survived the '80 heat wave. Kinda wish I still had it, I remember it really clearly.
Was in Denton TX at the time.

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post Sep 8 2020, 11:43 AM
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Crazy weather. August in Oklahoma is almost always 30 days of over 100 temps. We had just a few days over 90 in Tulsa this August.
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post Sep 8 2020, 01:40 PM
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Take them out at night, put them in the freezer. Reinstall in the morning! Problem solved! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/av-943.gif)
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QUOTE(ClayPerrine @ Sep 7 2020, 06:28 PM) *

Been there done that....

1980 DFW Heat wave.

I was 17 in 1980. The official temp at DFW airport was 113 for two days in a row. But we saw 117 on the thermometer in our back yard. And I was young and dumb enough to take the AC out of my car for better performance. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/screwy.gif)


I was really little at the time (5 years old) and used to have a shirt saying that I had survived the '80 heat wave. Kinda wish I still had it, I remember it really clearly.
Was in Denton TX at the time.

Zach
I lived in TX for almost 50 years and I remember that area could boil at times.
QUOTE(TheCabinetmaker @ Sep 8 2020, 10:43 AM) *

Crazy weather. August in Oklahoma is almost always 30 days of over 100 temps. We had just a few days over 90 in Tulsa this August.

That's true in TX too. The only difference between TX & OK is that Tx has fewer Tornados and Snow than OK.
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post Sep 8 2020, 01:46 PM
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The hockey puck horn buttons that I have made are machined aluminum with a leather pad. If they melt, get out of the car because it’s on fire.
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post Sep 8 2020, 02:12 PM
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The hockey puck horn buttons that I have made are machined aluminum with a leather pad. If they melt, get out of the car because it’s on fire.

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