Beware of Asbestos when opening up that vintage amp

[Swee_tone]

After buying a vintage 1966 amp at a garage sale, I was pretty excited.

I opened it up and looked in awe at the point to point wiring, and all the little goodies you just dont see these days very often.

I noticed some ruffled paper on the back panel that I had unscrewed. I decided to rip it off, but didn't have time, so i'd get to it later and clean it all up.

After some reading, I found out it was actually asbestos, which was quite common for the time.

A transformerless amp with a 2 prong plug and asbestos! Wow!

Just figured I would send out a warning, for those who may not know.

[charlie chitlin]

Hit it with some high heat spray paint if you're worried.
BBQ paint or engine paint from the auto parts store.
That'll stabilize it.

[Swee_tone]

yea, thanks Charlie, appreciate that.

I did read this thread as well:
http://www.tdpri.com/forum/amp-centr...backpanel.html

I just wanted to warn others though, because as cool as vintage amps are, they need to be treated with care and some education in place before jumping right in there.