rubadubdub
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Hi
I have a late 1800s cottage with internal oak beams that span the roof line through the upstairs bedrooms. Someone had painted these gloss black at some point and it wasn't to my taste. The surface did not test positive for lead and I have used klingstrip to take the beams down to bare wood. Multiple layers of paint have been removed.
For some reason I decided to test the beam after I had stripped the paint and it is now showing positive.
Clearly there was some lead paint lurking under the top gloss layer, which is now gone. I currently have 2 more beams covered in klingstrip that I treated before I tested the completed beam.
My plan had been to treat the beams with wood preservative then some wax on top. I am now in a quandry on how to proceed.
Option 1: Use lead encapsulating paint over the beams to seal in any lead residue. Having spent days removing the old paint, i really dont want to do this unless needs must. I found a clear encapsulation product "LeadX" in USA, but cannot find it in the UK.
Option 2: Continue with the preservative/wax alone (will lead leach into the surface wax?)
Option 3: Stop worrying, the lead paint has gone. Don't test the other beams and live in blissful ignorance! (Is it expected for wood painted with lead paint to remain positive for a while?)
I will have to finish removing the klingstrip from the beams I'm half way through. Thankfully i used an FFP3 mask last time, but will be meticulous with PPE from now on.
Any advice gratefully received.
Thanks
I have a late 1800s cottage with internal oak beams that span the roof line through the upstairs bedrooms. Someone had painted these gloss black at some point and it wasn't to my taste. The surface did not test positive for lead and I have used klingstrip to take the beams down to bare wood. Multiple layers of paint have been removed.
For some reason I decided to test the beam after I had stripped the paint and it is now showing positive.
Clearly there was some lead paint lurking under the top gloss layer, which is now gone. I currently have 2 more beams covered in klingstrip that I treated before I tested the completed beam.
My plan had been to treat the beams with wood preservative then some wax on top. I am now in a quandry on how to proceed.
Option 1: Use lead encapsulating paint over the beams to seal in any lead residue. Having spent days removing the old paint, i really dont want to do this unless needs must. I found a clear encapsulation product "LeadX" in USA, but cannot find it in the UK.
Option 2: Continue with the preservative/wax alone (will lead leach into the surface wax?)
Option 3: Stop worrying, the lead paint has gone. Don't test the other beams and live in blissful ignorance! (Is it expected for wood painted with lead paint to remain positive for a while?)
I will have to finish removing the klingstrip from the beams I'm half way through. Thankfully i used an FFP3 mask last time, but will be meticulous with PPE from now on.
Any advice gratefully received.
Thanks