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It isn't uncommon at all to simply apply new coats of paint over existing ones, rather than sanding and scraping off the old paint. As long as kids don't eat y
by zdragnar 5y ago
It isn't uncommon at all to simply apply new coats of paint over existing ones, rather than sanding and scraping off the old paint.
As long as kids don't eat your walls, it is safer too- the risks from a few chips are much lower than fine powdered dust that lingers around a long time and is even harder to completely remove.
- thehappypm 5y agoThis is 100% true. Even in high regulation states like Massachusetts nobody is required to remove all lead paint, just lead paint that’s at risk of flaking or being ingested, like a door jamb or a window sill, or a non-intact wall. To put it another way: a child won’t break through your living room wall and ingest that paint. They might scrape flakes off the already flaking window sill, though.