heavyweight280 Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 Was removing sound deadening (and finding a lot more rust) when I bumped into this. The fiber looking stuff, is that asbestos? I think I may have breathed some in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xander Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 Highly unlikely. A crude but simple test is to hold a flame to it. Asbestos does not burn or melt. It will just glow. I work with asbestos every day (inspection and research). You are more like to find asbestos in the original gaskets. So take care when scraping and brushing you gasket surfaces. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heavyweight280 Posted January 18, 2012 Author Share Posted January 18, 2012 Highly unlikely. A crude but simple test is to hold a flame to it. Asbestos does not burn or melt. It will just glow. I work with asbestos every day (inspection and research). You are more like to find asbestos in the original gaskets. So take care when scraping and brushing you gasket surfaces. I will try that. I love this site btw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluDestiny Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 Its the firewall heat shielding/ sound deadening crap. For the future use a little smaller pic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony D Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 As Xander stated "McQueen Metal" is not usually found but in original gaskets for exhaust/intake on Nissans. Listen to him! He (cough) works with (cough cough) asbestos (cough) every (cough wheeze) day! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randy 77zt Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 Also in brake pads and shoes + clutch discs.I have had more than my fair share. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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