Lead Paint

[Terence McCann]

Inspected a home built in 1874 today. Most of the exterior doors had the paint cracking in the small 2x2 square type of pattern.

The realtor said that a home inspector once told her that this was a sign of lead paint. I replied that although I would think lead paint had been used in the home at some point the cracking pattern would most likely be do to lack of a primer base coat, improper exterior paint and weathering.

Truth or urban legend on this pattern and lead paint?

Thanks,

[Jim Morrison]

Most everything you hear about lead paint is urban legend -especially from realtors. What'll they think of next?

[hausdok]

Sounds like incompatible layers. Someone repainted the doors without sanding them down and re-priming them. The top layer is reacting with whatever is underneath. Lead paint tends to curl up as it peels off.

OT - OF!!!

M.

[Chad Fabry]

Paint over shellac.. I bet the doors were grained originally.

[Rob Amaral]

Jim and Chad are right. What BS. R