Fw: [Chrysler300] Abestos

["Gerry and Moana Steinberg" <mopar@xxxx>]

Dave: Common sense is the key. Like you, I have used
all of the 'nasties' you mentioned plus a few others.
I'll be 74 next Feb. God willing. Hope you make it many
many more years.
Good Luck,
Gerry Steinberg
Sierra Vista, AZ
'60 300F convert plus 8 other Chrysler products...

>-----Original Message-----
>From: D. Moore <dintym@xxxx>
>To: Chrysler300 <Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Date: Wednesday, October 31, 2001 2:28 PM
>Subject: [Chrysler300] Abestos
>
>
>>The "dust mask" respirators that are sold in many
>>auto, hardware, or home improvement stores will not
>>work for asbestos. These dust masks are designed for
>>nusance dust such as sweeping a floor. A respirator
>>with a HEPA (high efficiency particulate arresting)
>>filter is needed. Same for a vacuum as asbestos
>>fibers will pass through a standard vacuum cleaner
>>bag.
>>Note that an asbestos fiber is much smaller than a
>>human hair and will pass right through a "dust mask"
>>style respirator.
>>
>>I have done many brake jobs since a teenager and used
>>air guns to clean the dust off shoes, drums, backing
>>plates, etc without the knowledge that asbestos could
>>be harmful. Of course the same goes for lead, carbon
>>tetrachloride, solvents, leaded gas and other nasties
>>we all have used in our time.
>>
>>I'll make it a couple of more years!! We all just
>>need to use common sense.
>>
>>Thanks
>>Dave Moore