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Darla
Reviewed in the United States on September 10, 2024
We were surprised to find so many things around our apartment that tested positive for lead. The most surprising being the front door doorknob! (We got maintenance to replace that for us!) With children in the house we wanted to minimize the amount of lead exposure and these have helped. We’ve stored away a brass antique lamp and painted the edges/corners of the walls when they get dinged up and the metal corners show through and have stored away some other jewelry and decorative pieces out of reach. I also spend less time touching these leaded items as I am always with my little ones. These swabs work really well, are easy to use and are accurate. We have bought them twice.
kiara
Reviewed in the United States on February 19, 2024
This is very easy to use. I found lead in some parts of my house. I would recommend this. I see a lot of reviewers saying it dosnt work but I was able to pass the qtip on two different parts of the paint. And the lead came out on the yellow paint behind the white paint that was painted over by the previous owners.
Orville A Guinn
Reviewed in the United States on October 10, 2024
I suspected my chair was painted in lead based paint and it turned out to be so. This gave me the information to remove the paint safely.
belmore
Reviewed in the United States on August 10, 2023
I found this test kit easy to use but I didn’t find anything with lead. Even the item I suspected. I found the color never changes. I can’t really say if they work or if they don’t.
Customer
Reviewed in the United States on July 28, 2023
It did not change color to mustard yellow to do the test
AnonyMouse
Reviewed in Canada on July 21, 2023
I dipped these in vinegar as the seller description states, rather than water as the instructions on the bottle. That should help any lead dissolve into the liquid and trip the test. I tested some solder I knew had lead in it first and it tripped the test. I also was able to identify an old door that was painted with lead paint, it turned dark immediately. In short these seem to do the job, though if the lead is under glaze / other layers of paint it might be hard to tell. If it is positive it certainly has lead in it. If it is not, it is hard to be certain there is not some there. It could be under the top layer.
JBurdman7
Reviewed in the United States on June 13, 2023
In general-They arrived with a manufacture date of 3 weeks prior to delivery-Claim to be good for two years from the date of manufacture-Package makes no mention of using the product within any time frame from opening the container-The container features an air tight foil seal under the lid-The instructions make no mention of using distilled water or otherwise trying to prevent contamination of the water from potentially producing false positives for lead in test items-The instructions make no mention of a time frame one can continue to search for a lead reaction so if you keep testing more items you do so at your own risk. This worked well for me howeverMy tests and resultsI ran a single swab over six pieces of Corelle Corningware arranged from newest to some of the first Corelle made. When I got to the oldest and most worn piece, the portion of the swab in contact with the test item flagged as containing lead, see the first orange tip photo. I then used the opposite surface of the swab yet unchanged in color to test a few more pieces which were lead free, then I wiped that unreacted spot on a lead pipe joint in the basement most certainly joined with leaded solder and that is the really deep color result in the second photo. That pipe was roughly the 10th item tested with the same swab.I used a second swab to check the first and got identical results except for that one I did not use a lead pipe. I let the swab sit in the open air for 10 minutes then rubbed it on known leaded electrical solder. The small area of the swab exposed to the solder quickly turned a fresh blood red.Note that the stick that the swab is fastened to will sometimes streak red. I believe that can be ignored. The result you are looking for will be where the swab touched the test piece and only where the swab touched the test pieceSo no fooling- these work. I would recommend using distilled water to prevent false positives from any possible lead in the water5 stars
Jean G
Reviewed in the United States on April 29, 2023
I’ve used lead test swabs before. I recommend these because they are simple to use, perform well, and deliver accurate results in 30 seconds. I tested them by swabbing a piece of antique pottery that I know has lead in its glaze. As expected, the swab turned pink almost instantly, then a deep purple after about 30 seconds. The results can be read by comparing the swab to the color band at the top and bottom edges of the label. I encourage everyone to test household items, especially those items that are handled often by people or pets or are used for food and drink. A tip for testing: Make sure the surface is clean. Dish soap is not enough sometimes, especially if the item is metal. Clean the item with a powdered cleanser, like Comet or Bar Keepers Friend, or a metal cleaner that removes oxidation. Why? All metal oxidizes, just some oxidize very slowly and it’s not noticeable to the eye. The swab will pick up oxidized particles, so you may end up with a black swab that’s hard to read if an oxidized surface isn’t cleaned well before testing.
EnigmaDan
Reviewed in the United States on April 27, 2023
My family has been in my house since 1974, and it still has the same paint on the outside of it now as it did then. I figured it must contain lead, how could it not? (Plus the durability of oil-based leaded paint points to the fact).Thought I'd test it, being as how I'll soon be doing some work, and wanted to know how much PPE as well as environmental safeguards I should be using.The instructions say to scrub the surface with a swab for 30 seconds; it immediately began changing color when I began. So now I know for sure. I did a control test on the inside, which I painted myself in about 2000. No trace of lead there.If you plan on any repairs or remodeling to your home, you should really test for lead, so you can take proper measures to eliminate short or long term exposure, especially if you have kids.
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