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Regarding this, what do you wrap asbestos pipes with?

Choose your encapsulation material. You can encapsulate pipes with paint (called a bridging encapsulant) or a specially designed penetrating encapsulant, which will sink into the pipe and bond with the asbestos fibers, preventing them from flaking.

Subsequently, question is, are asbestos wrapped pipes dangerous? You got it: asbestos-wrapped pipes. The expert we called said if the asbestos is contained, it's safe. It's only dangerous when its fibers become airborne and are inhaled. The asbestos can be completely removed and replaced by safe materials, the basement thoroughly vacuumed with special equipment, then air-tested.

Also Know, what do you use to encapsulate asbestos?

Once this is accomplished, you can encapsulate the asbestos with Lag Kote II, a spray-on encapsulating coating. You can also use Fiberlock ABC, an asbestos binding compound. For lead paint encapsulation, the best choice is Fiberlock LBC Lead Barrier Compound, a federally recognized paint encapsulant.

Can I cover asbestos tape with foil tape?

That is almost certainly asbestos. You can remove it or encapsulate it. If you use spray paint you can paint right over it and keep the fibers from ever going anywhere. You can tape over that with foil duct tape if you want.