That distinctive odor is all the plastic trim
and upholstery out gassing. The same thing goes for
recently cured fiberglass. If you
can smell it it is changing.

Paul, this is true, but with some of the vinylester and cyanate ester composites we post cure in an oven to as high as 450°F These will show negligible change at 300° and using carbon as a fiber won't lose strenght at that temp either.
Bill Jepson

Well call me back in ten years :)

Paul Lamar
 
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