Paint Question

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hello all,

we are thinking of repainting our 28. We believe it to be original paint.

My question is, was the paint used in 1928 lead based? Also,

does anyone know of any laws governing this as far a stripping it ?

thanks in advance !

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If it’s a lacquer paint job, it probably has no lead in it.

Some enamels of the time had lead content, particularly the brighter colors of paint.

There’s no law regarding an individual taking paint off a car at his private facility. If there is lead in the paint, however, you’d want to do it without raising a lot of dust (i.e. wire wheel) and dispose of waste material immediately.

Lead in paint was outlawed, so to speak, sometime in the 60’s or 70’s, I think…

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David,

thanks yes I know it is outlawed I was just wondering about automotive paint from that era. It is a deep dark green

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Hi Chester,

3M makes lead test swabs available online that cost around $10. Home depot sells them. They are designed for home paint, but the product info says they work on any surface. Try it on your paint and if negative, I would then very lightly (carefully) sand your paint and then run the swab over it. From what I have seen on the web most older auto paint has some degree of lead in the pigments, red, orange and yellow being the worst.

A web page by the Australian Govt. has some info: http://www.environment.gov.au/protection/chemicals-management/lead/lead-in-auto-paints

Dave

Try this:

http:// http://www.homedepot.com/p/3M-LeadCheck-Instant-Lead-Test-Swabs-2-Pack-LC-2SDC6/203313743

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Chester- If you’re having trouble getting to sleep, here is a link to U.S. lead laws.

I did not see anything on automotive paint just residential.

Dave

http://www.epa.gov/lead/lead-laws-and-regulations

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My link to Home Depot had an extra space and wouldn’t work. Here is a corrected link:

http://www.homedepot.com/p/3M-LeadCheck-Instant-Lead-Test-Swabs-2-Pack-LC-2SDC6/203313743

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