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Hullo,

We have recently (2 months ago) moved into a 100-year-old house. Last
week my 3-year-old was diagnosed for elevated lead levels in her blood.

I performed a lead-check test on our old, pitted and coarse, claw-tool
tub, and sure enough there is definitely lead present at the surface of
the tub.

Question is: what kind of refinishing/reglazing options do I have have
which will safely encapsulate the lead, and give me a nice durable
finish?

Seems like there are several spray-on/brush-on products, but is there
another level of refinishing quality above that?

TAI!

I think you are jumping to conclusions. Some groups of people are
subject to pica (eating dirt), is your child one? The reason I ask,
is that it is extremely unlike that the child got leaded by having
baths. Here are the possibilities that you need to consider for the
source of the lead in decreasing order of likelyhood: 1. previously
dwelling, 2. paint chips that the child eats, 3. cookware, especially
crockery, 4. household plumbing, 5. domestic water source (well,
municipal, private). You should immediately monitor the food and
everything that the child put in his/her mouth and provide a good
driking source such as a britta or other filter water.

Lastly, why would you test your child for lead? and was this done at
a regular doctors office? I agree with another responder that it is
highly unlikely that the child has had a singificant increase in lead
levels in two months. You need to question the doctors and get test
done by a different lab.

As for the tub, any good paint will encapsulate the lead. You could
paint it with a high quality water based enamel, an oil based enamel
or whatever but it might not last for more than an year before
starting to flake off. You need a good two part epoxy paint for it to
last a long time.

Good luck.