Cathryn
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Red lead paintHaving just scraped and cleaned out an old built in cupboard, it has just occurred to me that the soft red layer over the lathe and plaster might have be red lead paint. Was that only used on wood or have I just been doing something stupid? There's certainly a lot of lime plaster in the air now.
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mochyn
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I'd ask Gervase if I were you.
If we don't hear from you again, what do we do with the children? Are they wards of Downsizer?
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Cathryn
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I'm hoping he will be along in a minute. 
Children, did I have children?
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Gervase
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Lead paint wouldn't be used on plaster - that'd be limewash or distemper, and the red pigment would be iron oxide.
One colour to worry about with distemper on plaster is a blue-green viridian; sometimes arsenic salts were used as a pigment.
Usually, however, the only paint to worry about is on wood and metalwork. If it's pre-war it's almost certainly lead-based, so don't sand it. If you need to use wire-wool to key the surface on old wood, wet the wool in turps substitute first to keep dusting to a minimum.
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Bernie66
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Is there any significant risk to burning timber that has lead based paint on it?
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Cathryn
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Thank you very much Gervase. I will get back to cleaning the bottom cupboard now.
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Gervase
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| Bernie66 wrote: | | Is there any significant risk to burning timber that has lead based paint on it? |
In a confined space - by using a blowlamp or heat gun, say - it's not to be recommended, as there's a risk of sublimation, which means you'd end up breathing in lead fumes. On a woodburner or bonfire, where the smoke doesn't go into you, no worries.
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Bernie66
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Cheers
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mochyn
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| Cathryn wrote: | | Thank you very much Gervase. I will get back to cleaning the bottom cupboard now. |
Oh ye gods: not just a vinery, she has a cupboard for keeping bottoms in now. 
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12Bore
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"Sings"
"Oh, she's got a lovely bottom [size=9]set of teeth..."[/size]
Coat please
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