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Lead paint test? Remi 10-15-2006
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Posted by Remi on October 15, 2006, 2:33 pm


Hi. I've recently moved into an older house and I want to repaint some
rooms. I also need to strip some paint. Is there a test to determine if the
old paint contains lead? Also, if I find there is lead in the old paint,
what should I do? Thanks.



Posted by Buck Turgidson on October 15, 2006, 2:37 pm


You can buy a test kit at Home Depot. You would just take a utility knife
and cut into your paint layers at a 45 degree angle to expose enough of the
layers. Then you take a cotton swab dipped in a solution and rub the swab
on the paint. Then you touch the swab to a test strip like litmus paper,
and it turns a certain color if it contains lead. The kit is about $10.
I've found them to be pretty accurate if you follow the instructions.



Posted by Buck Turgidson on October 15, 2006, 2:43 pm


Per the 2nd part of your question - what you should do it lead. I won't
give advice but your local housing authority or HUD has some brochures.

Here is a typical government webiste on it:

http://www.cpsc.gov/CPSCPUB/PUBS/5054.html



Posted by Remi on October 15, 2006, 2:51 pm


Thanks Buck.


> Hi. I've recently moved into an older house and I want to repaint some
> rooms. I also need to strip some paint. Is there a test to determine if
> the old paint contains lead? Also, if I find there is lead in the old
> paint, what should I do? Thanks.
>



Posted by Buck Turgidson on October 15, 2006, 3:44 pm


I will say, too, that I called our local housing office about lead paint
about 5 or 5 years ago when my wife was pregnant with twins.

The gentlemen I spoke with said that as long as someone takes reasonable
precautions, and doesn't allow small children to crawl around on floors,
espeically unmopped floors, that it's not a big problem, even in the older
historic houses in the area.

He said that the only kids that he consistently sees who come back with high
lead level tests are kids who have been adopted from Eastern Europe.



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