FYI- Note that ABS is often used in cars- e.g. the dashboard.
ABS is Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene. Acrylonitrile is the main ingredient
in Orlon fiber, Butadiene is component of synthetic rubber, Syrene is a
plastic, somewhat brittle in nature. The idea for using that material is that any
cracks that start just propagate until they hit a butadiene segment in the
polymer chain, then the butadiene acts like a shock absorber to stop the crack
propagation.
So, if it is OK in dashboards, it should be OK in trunks (or boots.....)

Bill Kenyon
Global Centre Consulting
3336 Birmingham Drive
Fort Collins, CO   80526
Tel: 970.207.9586     Cell: 302.377.4272

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