Yeah I wouldn't take the "let it burn/shred" route either. Too many possibilities for something to go wrong if it clogs up an oil passage somewhere. Then again most of these that I've seen are plastic-coated paper, too, so maybe I'm not correctly picturing just how flimsy and fragile it is.
Pulling the valve cover is pretty trivial once you get past the basic stuff you have to do first for access (e.g. removing the air intake on one side at least, maybe the upper intake manifold as well for access to the bolts, not sure).
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