Indeed, thank you for the info! But alas I also tested a pan that I knew was not contaminated and the tests came back negative. It’s of course still possible the positives were false, but I figure it’s not really worth the risk.
I don’t disagree but I have a pan from a 60’s camping trailer that tested positive. The person who originally bought it assured me it had never been used to melt led. I stripped with lye and rechecked it. It tested negative after that. The difference here being that I was told the pan I was checking was clean by the person who bought it new.
You know those test kits have a high false positive history.
https://tamararubin.com/2023/01/dont-panic-these-lead-test-kits-do-not-work-for-testing-consumer-goods-you-might-as-well-tear-up-your-money-and-throw-it-in-the-trash/
https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/reviews/home-lead-test-review/
Indeed, thank you for the info! But alas I also tested a pan that I knew was not contaminated and the tests came back negative. It’s of course still possible the positives were false, but I figure it’s not really worth the risk.
I don’t disagree but I have a pan from a 60’s camping trailer that tested positive. The person who originally bought it assured me it had never been used to melt led. I stripped with lye and rechecked it. It tested negative after that. The difference here being that I was told the pan I was checking was clean by the person who bought it new.