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How does one tell if paint has lead in it?

Just got a heat gun to remove all the horrible layers of flaking paint from
my garage. It's a 1930's house, but I've no idea when the garage was added
(not recently though!). I believe paint in the 60's and before quite often
had lead in it - don't really want to breathe it in or ingest the dust if it
does!!!




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How does one tell if paint has lead in it?

Just got a heat gun to remove all the horrible layers of flaking paint from
my garage. It's a 1930's house, but I've no idea when the garage was added
(not recently though!). I believe paint in the 60's and before quite often
had lead in it - don't really want to breathe it in or ingest the dust if it
does!!!


You can only tell if it contains lead through analysis.

The introduction of lead in household paint was banned sometime during
the mid sixties IIRC, However if your in doubt as to it's content I'd
recommend wearing a mask anyway just to be on the safe side

I am presently rubbing down (or stripping to be more precise) painted
woodwork thats over eighty years old and it almost certainly contains
lead, Okay it's on a vehicle but unfortunately I cannot use any other
method to remove the paint other than by hand and wearing a mask is
pretty uncomfortable in this weather too

Steve.


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How does one tell if paint has lead in it?

Just got a heat gun to remove all the horrible layers of flaking paint from
my garage. It's a 1930's house, but I've no idea when the garage was added
(not recently though!). I believe paint in the 60's and before quite often
had lead in it - don't really want to breathe it in or ingest the dust if it
does!!!


I think I remember seeing a cylindrical stick thing (in some diy store)
that you rub on a surface and the end of it will change red if lead is
detected. Wouldn't expect it to be too accurate though.

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"al" writes:
How does one tell if paint has lead in it?

Just got a heat gun to remove all the horrible layers of flaking paint from
my garage. It's a 1930's house, but I've no idea when the garage was added
(not recently though!). I believe paint in the 60's and before quite often
had lead in it - don't really want to breathe it in or ingest the dust if it
does!!!


I picked up a small testing kit from one of the decorating
suppliers some time ago. I think it might even have been free.

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You can only tell if it contains lead through analysis.

The introduction of lead in household paint was banned sometime during
the mid sixties IIRC, However if your in doubt as to it's content I'd
recommend wearing a mask anyway just to be on the safe side


What's more dangerous then, dust or vapour?



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How does one tell if paint has lead in it?

Just got a heat gun to remove all the horrible layers of flaking paint

from
my garage. It's a 1930's house, but I've no idea when the garage was

added
(not recently though!). I believe paint in the 60's and before quite

often
had lead in it - don't really want to breathe it in or ingest the dust if

it
does!!!


Run a google groups search on this group - the subject has come up a couple
of times before - dangers of lead, testing kits, methods for stripping, etc.

John Schmidt's probably detailed the precise dangers, and Max Bone's
probably detailed methods for stripping. Apologies to all others who's
posts on the subject escape me at the moment....

cheers
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"al" wrote:

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The introduction of lead in household paint was banned sometime during
the mid sixties IIRC, However if your in doubt as to it's content I'd
recommend wearing a mask anyway just to be on the safe side


What's more dangerous then, dust or vapour?

Good question,
Depends which way the wind is blowing

You have less control over dust so the amount ingested might be more
than it would as a vapour, You can stand back to avoid vapours but not
so with dust IYSWIM.

Having said that I'd wear a mask anyway even if you knew for certain the
paint doesn't contain lead, again to protect your lungs.


Steve.


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"RichardS" noaccess@invalid wrote in message news:3f30f5b9$0$10776
Run a google groups search on this group - the subject has come up a

couple
of times before - dangers of lead, testing kits, methods for stripping,

etc.

John Schmidt's probably detailed the precise dangers, and Max Bone's
probably detailed methods for stripping. Apologies to all others who's
posts on the subject escape me at the moment....


Didn't find a lot with "lead paint group:uk.d-i-y" to be honest. Just this
crayon thing from a diy store. Has anyone had any success with them?



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"RichardS" noaccess@invalid wrote in message news:3f30f5b9$0$10776
Run a google groups search on this group - the subject has come up a

couple
of times before - dangers of lead, testing kits, methods for stripping,

etc.

John Schmidt's probably detailed the precise dangers, and Max Bone's
probably detailed methods for stripping. Apologies to all others who's
posts on the subject escape me at the moment....


Didn't find a lot with "lead paint group:uk.d-i-y" to be honest. Just

this
crayon thing from a diy store. Has anyone had any success with them?



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That's odd... the search (forgive the word wrap - I want to show the entire
URL constructed by the search) ...

http://groups.google.co.uk/groups?as...s&ie=ISO-8859-
1&as_ugroup=uk.d-i-y&lr=&hl=en


.... returns about 500 results for me, the top 10 being particularly
releavent.

cheers
Richard


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"RichardS" noaccess@invalid wrote in message news:3f3204f6$0$18257

That's odd... the search (forgive the word wrap - I want to show the

entire
URL constructed by the search) ...


http://groups.google.co.uk/groups?as...s&ie=ISO-8859-
1&as_ugroup=uk.d-i-y&lr=&hl=en


... returns about 500 results for me, the top 10 being particularly
releavent.


Hmmm ... me too this time ..... {scratches head} ....!




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