Asbestos Paint?

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• TomMasz@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Far more likely to contain lead. Either way, it should be remediated properly.

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• bluGill@fedia.io ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Asbestos is normally in the texture under the paint, not the paint itself. (Not that it can't be in paint but the texture is a different thing)

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• just_ducky_in_NH@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  I believe you’d have to get an inspector to test a sample of the paint.

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• ileftreddit@piefed.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  I think asbestos was used more for insulation, right?

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  • resting_parrot@sh.itjust.works ⁨23⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Pretty common to be used in tile too. It was a great material until we realized it causes cancer.

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  • paul0207@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    It was also used for some paints until circa 1980.

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    • ileftreddit@piefed.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Wow TIL thank you

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• halfwaythere@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  I don’t believe you can visually identify asbestos in paint and or other materials. There may be indicators but to be sure you need it tested.

  In my neck of the US, I was required to take samples to a lab for testing prior to dumping during a remodel. Think it was about 135 for exterior paint and plater/drywall. Check your local regulations.

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• BombOmOm@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Asbestos is only an issue if it gets in the air. If you are worried about it, grab a respirator, break off the loose parts and paint over it.

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• wizzor@sopuli.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  You need to look at a sample under a microscope to tell.

  You could simply bind it with another paint and leave it be.

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