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#1 Brake bottle shield
Posted: Sat May 30, 2015 3:30 am
by tonyabacus
Can anyone tell me the material on the back of this heat shield please. The one on my car which is a U.S. Import has a relatively new shield and the material looks very like asbestos.
Thanks
Tony
#2
Posted: Sat May 30, 2015 6:47 am
by abowie
The original ones did too, because they were.
#3
Posted: Sat May 30, 2015 11:13 am
by PeterCrespin
If it's greyish and feels hard it's probably a cement-style thing like Hardy Backer Board.
If it's softer very white and friable it'll be a non-asbestose fragile substitute.
If it's slightly scorched you've got a missing tile off the space shuttle.
#4
Posted: Wed Jun 03, 2015 11:34 am
by tonyabacus
Thanks Peter
The guy doing some work for me was worried about it being asbestos, especially as it looked so new, but it appears to be the second material you referred to.
Tony
#5
Posted: Wed Jun 03, 2015 7:37 pm
by rolando38
a shame it was'nt the third :D
#6
Posted: Wed Jun 03, 2015 11:16 pm
by tonyabacus
Yes, could have been worth more than the car!
#7
Posted: Thu Jun 04, 2015 3:27 am
by tonyabacus
Yes, could have been worth more than the car!