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Re: Surprised to see it like that! -- floorkasp | Post Reply | Edit | Forum | Where am I? |
In case you want to try this yourself - place the suspect bead in the oven at 350 F for only a few minutes (less than 5). If the bead is phenolic resin, there will be minimal color change in 5 minutes, and no odor. If the bead is polystyrene or polyester, the heat will knock the gloss off and the odor will be strong. Don't inhale a lot of it!
The bead may start melting so place it on a piece of tin foil.
Please see my follow-on posts (coming soon) on these types of plastic beads.
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