Lead in Paint

[TxBlacksmith]

Just a guess, but does anybody know if the original Lister green paint contains Lead?
I started thinking about it, when i stated grinding on my SOM cast base. There doesn't appear to ever have been paint underneath.
Since the top and sides need wire brush clean up, I don't need to be sucking down heavy metals....

[32 coupe]

I don't KNOW if the paint has lead or not. But I would bet it does.

Why chance it anyway ? Breathing ANY of that crap will kill you sooner or later.
I prefer a needle scaller and a fan or 2 along with a face mask of some
type for that type of clean-up.
Works great !

Gary

[Hugh Conway]

Good point Tx! I don't recall the possibility of lead in the paint being questioned before. Gary is probably right, so why chance it?
Several members have removed paint by using a caustic bath. I did that too, pretty effective, gets into all the cracks crevices and dark places to really things up. Little labour and no dust.
Cheers,
Hugh

[TxBlacksmith]

A needle scaler,  that's one of them cool toys I ain't got   But should have.  I guess I will use the NA OH
solution for taking the paint off, just gotta get that neat little brass plate off first.   Say, is there a domestic source for those neat little brass rivets to re attach the name plates to the engine etc?

It seems all good old paints had white lead in them.  My 1936 Old Town wood/canvas canoe is loaded with it.  They used it as a flexible sealer
and anti fungal  additive until the 1970's.  Its nearly 80 years old and still going strong.   
Toxic, smoxic, if it ain't broke, don't fix it!!!   

[32 coupe]

The thing about the needle scaller is that inside the crankcase I found several
areas where sand and casting flash were mixed together and I didn't think
"tanking" would remove all the material.
It also makes sure you cover every square inch with both eyes to make sure you
know what you are dealing with.

Most surfaces I just let the needles do its own thing. I wear leather gloves while
using it and in tight spaces I would grab the needles in a bundle to point the needles
to the necessary spots.

On one engine I used a chemical stripper, pressure washed it then went over it with
the the needle scaller. Ready for primer and paint !


Gary

[38ac]

I don't know for certain either but I would bet money that it does.  This is why I build my redneck caustic dip tank.
 When I get a thick accumulation crud on the bottom of the tank I boil it down. Put the remains in a 5 gallon bucket and donate itt to the greenies when they have a free hazardous household chemical collection day, haha!

[32 coupe]

Don't forget to paint the inside of the crankcase when you get it all cleaned up.
Oil will weep through the porous sand castings.
I used oil base Rusolieum. Easy to brush on and has been holding fine for
a couple of years now. Others here have used other products but the point is
to seal it with something.

Gary