tristan
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I have a old vintage viscount alumvan which I'm doing up we've got chassis number c102
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May 16, 2015 12:31:13 GMT 10
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Post by tristan on May 16, 2015 12:31:13 GMT 10
Is this asbestos ?
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Post by atouchofglass on May 16, 2015 12:43:21 GMT 10
No Asbestos is made up of white fibres. That's a compressed board. Safe. A quick google image search will give you plenty of photos of asbestos.
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Post by shesgotthelook on May 16, 2015 12:47:42 GMT 10
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tristan
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I have a old vintage viscount alumvan which I'm doing up we've got chassis number c102
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Asbestos
May 16, 2015 12:54:42 GMT 10
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Post by tristan on May 16, 2015 12:54:42 GMT 10
Thanks. I had thought it was just a particle board type of material but thought I'd double check. Thanks heaps.
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Post by Rattles on May 16, 2015 15:36:47 GMT 10
That Material is called Masonite Hardboard.
Rattles
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Aug 8, 2021 6:39:27 GMT 10
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Post by katiek78 on Aug 8, 2021 6:39:27 GMT 10
Hi there … sorry if this question has been asked and answered a million times. We are renovation a 77 Millard. There is putty around the windows which we have been scrapping off for days. Would this contain asbestos ? I have t given it a thought until now. Thanks
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Post by Mustang on Aug 8, 2021 9:18:36 GMT 10
I haven't heard of putty containing nasties, most asbestos was discontinued in caravan manufacture I believe around 1970 ? But with any reno where dust etc is disturbed , mask up !
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Aug 8, 2021 9:52:56 GMT 10
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Post by Franklin1 on Aug 8, 2021 9:52:56 GMT 10
G'day katiek78, When I restored a 1976 Millard poptop, there were two distinctly different sealants used around the van. For the windows and the door, a bluish butyl mastic was used, which was still soft and pliable after 35 years. For the aluminium cover strips around the wall/roof joints, a cream sealant was used, which was rock hard and brittle.
A member on the Classic forum submitted a sample of the cream sealant on his van for testing, and the result came back positive for containing asbestos.
I'm inclined to think the sealants used up until 1985 might contain some asbestos, because asbestos use in building products started to be outlawed at that time.
The asbestos locations in caravans built before 1985 are: - brake shoe pads - insulation in the gas/elect fridge - vinyl floor tiles - a heat shield built into the wall behind the stove - sealants used to weatherproof the van
Hope this helps.
Cheers, Al.
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