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Is it likely there's lead paint in my home?
Anonymous user 16/03/2024 - 2.32 PM
Hi there, I've just started stripping skirting boards using Nitromors. I read on the can that you can use Nitromors on lead paint but don't sand it. My flat is in a 1900 house that was converted into flats in 1989 - is it likely there's lead paint in the flat? Is it safe to use Nitromors to strip the skirting board and if so, how do you smooth it if you can't sand? Any advice very gratefully received.
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4 Answers
Decorating Naturally
Rating: 5 out of 5
If you use nitromors to remove all the paint then when you sand you will just be working on the bare wood and not the lead. Wear a mask anyway because wood particles are still not good to breathe.
Answered24 July 2020
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Timothy David Interiors
Rating: 5 out of 5
There are test kits availabe that indicate the presence of lead in paint.
But the best advice, and this applies regardless of lead or not, is to use appropriate ppe especially using the correct mask when sanding etc
Answered24 July 2020
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A O R DECOR
Rating: 5 out of 5
To be honest
I would have got new skirting run up to the same profile as the original and started again . nitromors is not good for the environment and messy to work with .
Answered24 July 2020
1
Ken Dean Decorating Service's
Rating: 4.8 out of 5
If you need to sand use wet an dry paper no dust at all when used with warm water ok
Answered15 September 2020
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