Lead Paint Removal

[Birdhunter]

I'd still look at the seller's disclosure. If he said there was no lead paint in his disclosure, you may have a shot at getting him to pay for remediation. If he said there was lead paint and you bought the house knowing it had lead paint, then you own the problem.

 

[rbjenterprises]

A couple thoughts. As a remodeling contractor who works mostly in pre 1940's houses usually 1890-1930, they all have lead. Any house built before around 1980 will have lead paint.
It was banned to make but there was a lot to sell after it was banned.

To mitigate the problem they went after the contractor, me, with a sledge hammer. The fine is $38,000 per day for not following the proper procedures. Lead is really bad and the effects may not show up for years. Mitigation involves lots of plastic, plastic bags, hepa vacuum, mops, pictures and paperwork.

 

[carlb40]

Years ago i watched a TOH episode and Tommy demonstrated a new paint removal tool from metabo.



It scrapes/ shaves the paint off rather than sands it.  [smile]

 

[philphilop]

Years ago i watched a TOH episode and Tommy demonstrated a new paint removal tool from metabo.



It scrapes/ shaves the paint off rather than sands it.  [smile]

We use these paint removers along with the Virutex planer paint remover for all paint removal, never understood why people use sand paper to remove paint, very tiresome and expensive.

 

[Cheese]

[member=30494]carlb40[/member]
That Metabo paint shaver is pretty slick. Thanks for the post.

 

[carlb40]

[member=30494]carlb40[/member]
That Metabo paint shaver is pretty slick. Thanks for the post.

Glad to help.  [smile]

 

[dunacn]

Anybody use Soy Gel to strip the paint?

 

[carlb40]

I haven't used that gel. But unless it's only a small area to be stripped?  Using a chemical/ gel stripper on a whole house will be very expensive.  [eek]

 

[dunacn]

Based on the feedback on this post, I am re-assessing the project. I am leaning towards just stripping (soy gel), scraping, and sanding the panels/sills that really need to be cleaned up. For the rest that are in pretty good shape I am going to paint over them.

 

[monstrol]

You may want to look at some videos from John Leek. He recommends using a steamer to remove paint. I have tried and it works great for the failing latex coats but is slow for the first coats that likely have lead. I  use a jiffy clothing steamer that works well with a steam box for bending.

 

[promhandicam]

Just get the apprentice to sand it off  ;D