How do you safely dispose of the paint removed? As the house is 80 years old, I'm sure some of the layers are lead-based.
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Where I live, we are allowed to (even encouraged to) throw it in our regular trash. I scrape the paint into an old plastic jar or tub, seal it, and put in the garbage. As others have written, check with your county.
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Usually toxic material from home is picked up by your city. Or there may be drop offs already in place. I usually wrap up my waste and dispose it that way than throwing it out.
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Call your county landfill and ask what the requirements are where you live. I captured the gel waste and took it to a toxic waste collection site maintained by the county.
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Nothing really to do with the smart strip product. I ended up buying a lead check kit prior to stripping the paint. I didn't find any lead in my circumstance. Sorry, I can't help any more than this.
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You need to check with your local refuse hauler. Paint is considered a hazardous material.
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No. 3M states it's for paint, pesticides, or home uses.As for 'lead fumes' there are no fumes from pure lead until it reaches it's boiling point of 3180 Fahrenheit. The fumes one smells when casting are from the dross or flux in the lead which should be ventilated away from one breathing themGood ventilation and standing away from lead is a good idea.
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Have you tried fine grade steel wool? I would warm the element up a little, then unplug the unit and with some fine steel wool go over the element, all should come off pretty easy. Don't get the finest steel wool, but about two grades up from the finest. Can by bought at Lowe's, Home Depot or your local hardware or paint store. I would also check firt to see if the element has any kind of coating on it. I doubt that it does, but would check anyway. I know that the what ever is on the element will come off easier if the element is hot or at least warm before you clean it. Just be careful.
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Forget the paint stripper. It's dangerous stuff, plus that will take forever. And it's expensive.This blisters the paint quickly and it comes right off with a putty knife. I much prefer using this method over paint stripper. It's easy and much, much faster.One important piece of advice: really old paint has lead in it. I stripped a lot of paint off an old house long ago before I knew any better and didn't use a respirator or make sure I had good ventilation.
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These paints are non-toxic, and they are appropriate for the older children, i would say probably older then 6 years old, just due to when it dries it is very hard to remove from surfaces, but if its wet war water and soap would do the trick.
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I doubt it. Lead paint has been outlawed for children's toys for a long time.
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You would have to check in your area to find where to recycle it. There should be somewhere you can bring it.
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I don't remember, I didn't think this was an issues at the time of purchase so I wasn't actively looking it. Why do you think there would be lead in there to begin with?
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I really can't answer that forsure. It appears to be largely a plastic product. If there is lead I'm not sure where it would even be unless it's where the batteries go in the base of the unit. Sorry!
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I'm inclined to agree with ginomari's answer. I wouldn't consider dismantling. One might use upholstery cleaner, or oxygen cleaners, or stain removers if the canvas is really nasty.Maybe even a car wash if the pressure's not too high, or a vacuum cleaner with upholstery cleaning fittings.
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It's coated. I guess you probably could if you sanded it a little, otherwise your new paint will come off. Give it a try!
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Adding to the below not sure if its toxic the paint and thats something i need to look at. + the parts dont come off as I have around 200+ hot wheels and have had no damages till date though its been thrown around several times.
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i recieved 2 steps for 84.00 acording to my records, i have not taken my steps off but i would guess thet the paint will not scrape off.OK good luck.
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Slide the bottle in an old sock. If that doesn't work for ya, get over it! It's not lead paint!
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sorry but it is done. That is exactly how you are suppose to dispose batteries - drop them in water to destroy before giving them to a recycling center.
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The paint that I put it on was a commercial acrylic paint put on by the contractor who built the house. It did not take the paint off. If it were put on over a less durable paint such as water-base enamel, it might take it off when removed.