[Healeys] asbestos lookalike insulation sheet

[Michael Salter]

I believe that I  recently read that Asbestos recently was contemplating
having a name change.

M

On Thu., Jan. 14, 2021, 4:02 p.m. Jean Caron, <
vintage_roadster_restoration at hotmail.com> wrote:

> There is a small city in Quebec called Asbestos and they used to have an
> open mine there, not closed. You can see it on Google map, it is located
> south east of Montreal.
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> Jean
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> *From: *Bob Spidell <bspidell at comcast.net>
> *Sent: *January 14, 2021 12:02 PM
> *To: *healeys at autox.team.net
> *Subject: *Re: [Healeys] asbestos lookalike insulation sheet
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> Steve McQueen (the actor) died of mesothelioma. Urban legend says he
> contracted it from working in a brake shop--Healey content: I believe he
> campaigned a Sprite for a while--but it's more likely he got it in the
> Navy. True to character, he was a 'bad boy' and for punishment was assigned
> to clean up parts of the ships that were insulated with asbestos. It wasn't
> an intentional death sentence; it was before the dangers of asbestos were
> widely known.
>
> I caught a news item years ago about a city in Russia that got its entire
> revenue from a nearby asbestos mine. The city is mostly abandoned now, for
> good reason, but a few stragglers stuck aroun. One was an octogenarian who
> had worked in the mine most of his life but never got sick from it. Do they
> have lotteries in Russia? If so, he should buy a ticket.
>
> On 1/14/2021 8:42 AM, m.g.sharp at sympatico.ca wrote:
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> I believe it is a bit more than just “dust” as if you were cutting it.
> Asbestos is fiberous and the fibres are composed of microscopic components
> that will shed with any abrasion, even simple handling.  The microscopic
> fibrils become airborne and are easily inhaled.  They can also adhere to
> your skin and clothing and be transferred later, after the job is
> finished.  I am no expert, but suspect a short, once-in-a-lifetime exposure
> are probably not a risk, but why take even a small risk when exposure is
> easily prevented.
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> What worries me is when I look back to when I was a kid working in a gas
> station in the 60s and when the mechanics did a brake job, the first thing
> they did after removing the brake drums was take an air hose and blow the
> brake dust off the shoes and backing plate etc.  Of course brake material
> had asbestos fibres in it back then and these clouds of black
> asbestos-filled dust would fill the shop for us all to enjoy.
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> Cheers, Mirek
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> *From:* Healeys <healeys-bounces at autox.team.net>
> <healeys-bounces at autox.team.net> *On Behalf Of *Jean Caron
> *Sent:* January 14, 2021 11:16 AM
> *To:* simon.lachlan at alexarevel.plus.com; 'Perry Small' <healeyguy at aol.com>
> <healeyguy at aol.com>
> *Cc:* healeys at autox.team.net
> *Subject:* Re: [Healeys] asbestos lookalike insulation sheet
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> I have always been told that it is the dust of asbestos that is dangerous,
> not the board itself. I recall many years ago helping a friend with these
> on his Austin-Healey and he was totally afraid of even removing these
> panels, he was wearing a mask, and then a shield and gloves, that’s even
> before they had these “hazmat” suits. Meanwhile he smoked a pack to a pack
> and half of cigarettes daily which eventually and unfortunately took his
> life.
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> Jean
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> *From: *simon.lachlan at alexarevel.plus.com
> *Sent: *January 14, 2021 8:47 AM
> *To: *'Perry Small' <healeyguy at aol.com>
> *Cc: *healeys at autox.team.net
> *Subject: *Re: [Healeys] asbestos lookalike insulation sheet
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> Thank you to everyone regarding the sheet.
> I gave it a gentle pry, per Perry's advice, and then one rather less
> gentle.
> It just popped off. Intact and without cracking or breaking.
> I wonder if it is asbestos. It looked to be in really good condition, but
> it
> was there when I bought the car back in '96.
> Anyhow, I was able to easily put the slide's 3 T-nuts in and reinstall the
> sheet. All suitably masked of course.
> Simon
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Perry Small <healeyguy at aol.com>
> Sent: 11 January 2021 19:11
> To: simon.lachlan at alexarevel.plus.com
> Cc: healeys at autox.team.net
> Subject: asbestos lookalike insulation sheet
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> Simon
> Notice the square blocks attached to the big sheet. They have been known to
> bond themselves to the bottom of the floor pan. Gentle pry them loose.
> Perry
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