How long does paint last? I'm actually a little surprised how much paint there
is on the house. I don't remember it ever being painted and the previous
occupant doesn't seem to either. I'm guessing its been around about 40-45
years. Probably isn't lead but I should probably pick up a test kit.
-Curt
On Monday, June 7, 2021, 10:42:55 PM EDT, Randy Bennell via Mercedes
<mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
You might want to reconsider taking the paint off with the pressure
washer. Is it lead paint? I was involved in a case where the painters
had to re-landscape a whole yard because they stripped off old paint
with a pressure washer and contaminated the whole area with lead.
On 6/6/2021 2:12 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote:
> Another "exciting" story from our trip. I hauled home Dad's pressure washer
> yesterday. Its a Troy Bilt 2700psi with a 175cc Briggs "Commercial" engine on
> it.
> As with everything that sits in my dad's shed I had to evict a mouse nest.
> Then put new o-rings in the sprayer part. Amazingly my Harbor Freight o-ring
> set had some to fit. Also amazingly a generic hose washer with some sil-glide
> brake lube sealed nicely, no leaks on either side.
> The engine obviously wasn't stored well, no fuel flow at all. I had to take
> the gas line off and blow carb cleaner through the inlet. The needle was
> covered in a tar like substance. I didn't know gas in anything could smell
> worse than from an old snowmobile. I don't remember when he got the sprayer
> but I don't think dad has ever run it, so its probably sat 5 years or more.
> The dang thing is so safety-ficated it's terrible to work on, plastic covers
> over the carb, no choke control "it's automatic!", no fuel shut off... I got
> it so it'll pop if I squirt some carb cleaner into it but it won't stay
> going. Of course you have to have water in the pump all the time which is a
> PITA. Tomorrow I'll see if I can come up with a fuel shut off so I don't have
> to lose all the gas every time I do anything. I think it's not flowing gas
> into the carb again.
> Oh well, ideally I'll get it going and use it to take the paint off the house
> before we paint it in July. Its got a variety of nozzles from "delicate" for
> things you don't want to ruin to "sandblaster" for things you do...
>
> -Curt
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