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Yep. Asbestos 'dust' is actually tiny/microscopic fibers; this is what
makes it so dangerous (the usual cause of mesothelioma). The fibers are
small enough to get trapped in the alveoli (air sacs) in the lungs, but
too large to be coughed-out (or vice versa). Pretty much any small
particulate matter is bad news in the lungs, possibly causing silicosis.
Since we've all probably got a lifetime supply of face masks anyway it's
probably a good idea to don one--N95 are of course the best--any time
you might inhale particles larger than an oxygen molecule and smaller
than a marble. When my dad bought our BN2 he went to town on the engine
bay with a pressure washer, destroying the panels and leaving wet,
fibrous stuff everywhere. If you get one of the asbestos pieces off the
car--with proper precautions--it could be reused if properly 'sealed,'
using a quality high-temperature paint.
Here in California's Central Valley, there is a little-known disease
called 'valley fever,' caused by a fungus living in the soil that can be
fatal and usually causes some scarring of lung tissue. CA natives like
myself probably got it early in life and have some immunity; non-natives
can become very sick with it (my uncle, who was born in CA, got it). The
prison industry is big in CA, and imprisoned non-natives are susceptible
to it. My retired Marine Lt. Colonel cousin told me a Marine got very
sick and the drs. were stumped; he suggested valley fever and the Marine
was treated for that and survived. Also, the hunta virus is present in
the Southwest, and some parts of CA. I keep my smaller Healey parts in
an old dresser; yesterday I opened a drawer and a mouse jumped up on the
side. I contemplated grabbing him and, err, 'euthanizing' him, but
thoughts of hunta, rabies, etc. caused momentary paralysis and he made
good on his escape.
On 1/14/2021 8:16 AM, Jean Caron wrote:
>
> 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.
>
> Jean
>
> Sent from Mail <https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for
> Windows 10
>
> *From: *simon.lachlan@alexarevel.plus.com
> *Sent: *January 14, 2021 8:47 AM
> *Subject: *Re: [Healeys] asbestos lookalike insulation sheet
>
> 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
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Perry Small <healeyguy@aol.com>
> Sent: 11 January 2021 19:11
> To: simon.lachlan@alexarevel.plus.com
> Cc: healeys@autox.team.net
> Subject: asbestos lookalike insulation sheet
>
> 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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Yep. Asbestos 'dust' is actually tiny/microscopic fibers; this is
what makes it so dangerous (the usual cause of mesothelioma). The
fibers are small enough to get trapped in the alveoli (air sacs) in
the lungs, but too large to be coughed-out (or vice versa). Pretty
much any small particulate matter is bad news in the lungs, possibly
causing silicosis. Since we've all probably got a lifetime supply of
face masks anyway it's probably a good idea to don one--N95 are of
course the best--any time you might inhale particles larger than an
oxygen molecule and smaller than a marble. When my dad bought our
BN2 he went to town on the engine bay with a pressure washer,
destroying the panels and leaving wet, fibrous stuff everywhere. If
you get one of the asbestos pieces off the car--with proper
precautions--it could be reused if properly 'sealed,' using a
quality high-temperature paint.<br>
<br>
Here in California's Central Valley, there is a little-known disease
called 'valley fever,' caused by a fungus living in the soil that
can be fatal and usually causes some scarring of lung tissue. CA
natives like myself probably got it early in life and have some
immunity; non-natives can become very sick with it (my uncle, who
was born in CA, got it). The prison industry is big in CA, and
imprisoned non-natives are susceptible to it. My retired Marine Lt.
Colonel cousin told me a Marine got very sick and the drs. were
stumped; he suggested valley fever and the Marine was treated for
that and survived. Also, the hunta virus is present in the
Southwest, and some parts of CA. I keep my smaller Healey parts in
an old dresser; yesterday I opened a drawer and a mouse jumped up on
the side. I contemplated grabbing him and, err, 'euthanizing' him,
but thoughts of hunta, rabies, etc. caused momentary paralysis and
he made good on his escape. <br>
<br>
<br>
<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 1/14/2021 8:16 AM, Jean Caron wrote:<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">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.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Jean </p>
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</b><a href="mailto:simon.lachlan@alexarevel.plus.com";
moz-do-not-send="true">simon.lachlan@alexarevel.plus.com</a><br>
<b>Sent: </b>January 14, 2021 8:47 AM<br>
<b>To: </b><a href="mailto:healeyguy@aol.com";
moz-do-not-send="true">'Perry Small'</a><br>
<b>Cc: </b><a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net";
moz-do-not-send="true">healeys@autox.team.net</a><br>
<b>Subject: </b>Re: [Healeys] asbestos lookalike insulation
sheet</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">Thank you to
everyone regarding the sheet.
<br>
I gave it a gentle pry, per Perry's advice, and then one
rather less gentle.<br>
It just popped off. Intact and without cracking or breaking. <br>
I wonder if it is asbestos. It looked to be in really good
condition, but it<br>
was there when I bought the car back in '96.<br>
Anyhow, I was able to easily put the slide's 3 T-nuts in and
reinstall the<br>
sheet. All suitably masked of course.<br>
Simon<br>
<br>
-----Original Message-----<br>
From: Perry Small <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E"
href="mailto:healeyguy@aol.com";><healeyguy@aol.com></a> <br>
Sent: 11 January 2021 19:11<br>
To: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
href="mailto:simon.lachlan@alexarevel.plus.com";>simon.lachlan@alexarevel.plus.com</a><br>
Cc: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net";>healeys@autox.team.net</a><br>
Subject: asbestos lookalike insulation sheet<br>
<br>
Simon<br>
Notice the square blocks attached to the big sheet. They have
been known to<br>
bond themselves to the bottom of the floor pan. Gentle pry
them loose. <br>
Perry<br>
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