Beware of Asbestos when opening up that vintage amp

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.

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.

yea, thanks Charlie, appreciate that.

I did read this thread as well:
http://www.tdpri.com/forum/amp-central-station/110561-tweed-amps-asbestos-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.